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Unrepaired transformers leave 9,000 villages in darkness
Israel Khan and Awadesh Lal were happy when their village in Bihar's Aurangabad district got electricity in February - 66 years after independence.
Seemandhra electricity employees begin 72-hour strike to protest against bifurcation
Electricity department employees of Seemandhra region of Andhra Pradesh on Thursday began a 72-hour strike to protest the proposed bifurcation of the state, thus affecting electricity generation and supply.
Delhi records 1,121 rape cases in eight months, highest in 13 years
The number of reported cases which stands at 1,121, till August 31 this year, is more than double than last year's figure of 468 in the same period.
Worried about future of players without clubs: Wim Koevermans
Koevermans looked a worried man as he spoke about the side's future, with seven of the current national team players not having any contract with I-League clubs.
Four more arrested for murder of writer Sushmita Banerjee
Four more men were detained on Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in the murder of Indian writer Sushmita Banerjee, taking the total number of arrests to six, sources said.
SC seeks clarifications from Centre on Coal block allocations
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought several clarifications from the Centre relating to the policy and guidelines adopted in coal block allocations which was extended to private sector in the post-liberalisation era.
Sushmita Banerjee's memoir sales go up
The book recounts Sushmita's life in Afghanistan with her husband Jaanbaz Khan and her daring escape from the Taliban.
Nokia, Mercedes-Benz in smart map deal
Nokia says it will cooperate with Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz car division to create and develop digital smart maps.
Genres merge as BFJA honours Bengali film industry
The 75th premier BFJA award feted both Anik Dutta and Dev for 'Bhooter Bhabishyat' and 'Khokababu' respectively.
Danny Denzongpa plans to return to direction
As of now, Danny is looking forward to the release of 'Boss', which stars Akshay Kumar in the lead.
Battle of the Apple phones: iPhone 5s vs iPhone 5c vs iPhone 5
How do the two new Apple phones - iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c - measure up against each other and the predecessor iPhon
CPI-M protests, moves governor on Bengal leader's murder
Kolkata: The Communist Party of India-Marxist on Tuesday demanded the intervention of West Bengal Governor MK Narayanan to nab the culprits responsible for the murder of its leader Jahangir Alam allegedly by the Trinamool Congress-backed assailants.
Rahul Gandhi to kick off Congress poll campaign in Rajasthan
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi will kick off the election campaign of Congress in party-ruled Rajasthan by addressing an election rally in tribal-dominated Salumbar assembly constituency of Udaipur division tomorrow, which will be followed by two rallies of Cong...
China kicks off major military exercise
Beijing: China on Tuesday kicked off a major military exercise to test battle readiness of the world's largest standing army "under real war circumstances" that would also test the logistic ability of moving its troops.
Determined India take on formidable Afghanistan in SAFF final
India have won the trophy six times in the first nine editions having failed to reach the semis only once.
Independent music doesn't get enough attention: Ayushmann
Ayushmann Khurrana rues how independent music still has to struggle to get support.
