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Senior BJP leader and Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday welcomed the party's decision to nominate Narendra Modi as the Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

Four celebrity contestants will fight for the winner's trophy in the grand finale of 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6'.

The situation in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district and its adjoining areas, where communal clashes took place, was peaceful Saturday, officials said. The curfew was relaxed for 12 hours.

Philipp Kohlschreiber and Florian Mayer gave Germany a 2-0 lead over Brazil in their Davis Cup World Group playoff.

Rajnath Singh brushing aside Advani's strong opposition went ahead and named Modi as the face of the party for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

Advani has seemingly not found it easy to reconcile with the growing mobilisation around Modi.

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday said JMM president Shibu Soren has already approached Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for grant of special status to the state and the JMM-led government would pursue to realise its 'rightful' demand.

Technology should be increasingly used to promote and propagate Urdu among the masses, especially students in schools, Vice President Hamid Ansari said on Friday.

urrently India's highest ranked player in the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) at No.150, Bhullar is closing in to earn full European Tour playing rights for 2014.

New Delhi: Describing the Muzaffarnagar violence as "a warning bell", the CPI-M on Friday accused the RSS of creating communal rifts to benefit the BJP in the next Lok Sabha election.

Puyol returned to training with his team-mates on Friday as the inspirational club captain continues his recovery from knee surgery.

Telugu actor Sai Ram Shankar has decided not to worry about failures and to focus on future.

Expressing concern over growing communal incidents in different parts of the country, CPI(M) on Friday asked the government to be alert during the upcoming festive season and take all steps to "nip the mischief in the bud" wherever it occurred.

Nimrat Kaur says her wishful thinking came true by being part of the drama that revolves around lunch and lunchbox.

Both the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear smartwatch however are expected to go on sale from September 25.

A hacker has stolen the names, addresses and bank account numbers of about 2 million Vodafone Germany customers.