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Centre launches website to help trace missing children
A web portal to be used as social medium for people to share information about missing children was launched on Tuesday by the government in New Delhi.
Swedish Royal family gets taste of India as President Pranab Mukherjee hosts lunch
King Carl Gustaf and Queen Sylvia of Sweden were treated to some delectable Indian street food at a lunch hosted by President Pranab Mukherjee.
In pics: Major fire in engine room of a supply vessel off Mumbai coast
After the Indian Coast Guard Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre at Mumbai (MRCC-MB) received a distress alert from the supply vessel of ONGC in the afternoon, it swung into action and launched fire fighting operations.
Pakistan Army punctured eyes, cut off genitals of Captain Saurabh Kalia and his soldiers but Centre refuses to act
In gross violation of the Geneva Convention the Pakistani Army subjected Captain Kalia and his soldiers to horrendous torture.
Ranchi: Grocery store owner receives electricity bill of over Rs 55 crore
He said he didn't receive any bill for the last three months and suddenly got Rs 55,49,88,036 bill.
Delhi: Boy's face slashed with blade for refusing to buy cigarette
The incident took place on Saturday night when 16-year-old Rajesh, who lives with his family in Madangir area, was returning home from somewhere.
India picks up pace in dousing century-old coal fires as Narendra Modi seeks output boost
BCCL, the Coal India unit which controls the Jharia field, estimates fires have already devoured about 37 million tonnes of coal.
UP: Case filed against Nestle India over safety standards of Maggi
Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit and Preity Zinta have also been separately dragged to court by a lawyer for promoting the brand.
Bainsla-Raje deal on Gujjar quota will be lost in legal hurdles: Bidhuri
Gujjar leader Ramvir Singh Bidhuri on Saturday hit out at the recent agreement between Rajasthan government and Kirori Singh Bainsla over the reservation issue, stating that the assurance will "be lost in legal hurdles" with no benefits reaching the commu...
UP remains dry, Allahabad hottest at 47.3 degree Celsius
Allahabad was the hottest place recording a maximum temperature of 47.3 degree Celsius.
DDA suspends 3 senior officials after sting operation
DDA on has suspended three senior officials and ordered cancellation of all bookings for marriages and other functions in the wake of a sting operation by a private channel that alleged a nexus between the housing authority officials and tent suppliers.
India launches virtual memorial wall to honour UN peacekeepers
India has launched a virtual Memorial Wall to honour its soldiers who laid down their lives while serving in UN peacekeeping operations,
No relief from heatwave, death toll rises to 2,005
While 13 places in the state recorded above 40 degrees Celsius, the state capital Bhubaneswar experienced a temperature of 39.7 degrees celsius.
CCTV cameras installed in ladies coaches of suburban trains
These CCTV cameras are customised to withstand shocks and vibrations on suburban railway trains.
Hindustan Powerprojects achieves COD of unit-I of its Anuppur thermal power plant
India’s leading integrated power player, Hindustan Powerprojects successfully achieved COD of unit-I (600 MW) of the first phase of its flagship 2520 MW Anuppur thermal power project in Madhya Pradesh.
Aruna Shaunbaug's assailant now in UP village, says report
Even as police remains clueless about Aruna Shanbaug's assailant, a local newspaper on Friday claimed to have traced him to a village in Uttar Pradesh where he is working as a labourer and said he cannot recall what happened on that fateful day.