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There has been a spurt in ceasefire violations in last two weeks on the Line of Control and International Border in Jammu and Kashmir "which are happening on daily basis," a senior BSF official said here.

"Government thoroughly considers him a martyr and gives him the status of a martyr," Rajiv Shukla said.

A man, who had sexually assaulted his teenage daughter for the past three years, has been jailed for five years by a Delhi court which termed it "an unfortunate case".

Indian freestyle grapplers disappointed on the final day of the World Junior Wrestling Championships as they failed to go past the second round.

The apparent racial attack on an elderly Sikh man in Britain was "intolerable" and the British government should ensure the strictest punishment to the guilty, Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari said on Monday.

The court charged Salman for culpable homicide not amounting to murder - which attracts ten years of imprisonment.

After a delay of 11 days, the Vijay starrer 'Thalaiva' is all set to hit 500 screens in Tamil Nadu.

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, fighting for its political survival, has accused security forces of killing dozens of detained Islamists, upping the pressure in a crisis that has rocked the Arab world's most populous state.

Subramanian Swamy's plea seeks considering the "mental and intellectual maturity" instead of age limit for such crimes.

Brotherhood leaders accuse the military and other state institutions of sabotaging their time in government.

The religious book written Jain Muni Shri Tarun Sagar measures 30X24 feet and weighs 2,000 kg.

Continuing his strong show in the Auto GP series, Karthikeyan recorded his third win of the season.

Abdul Karim Tunda, one of India's most wanted terrorists who has been arrested, has told his interrogators he was in constant touch with Pakistan's ISI and worked closely with it and also met leaders of several anti- India outfits during his stay in that...

Satbeer Dahiya was found dead with two bullet injuries - one on head and other around the chest.

Olympians and Arjun awardees were of the view that Poonia should also be recommended for the Khel Ratna, along with double trap shooter Sodhi.

The last batch of Amarnath pilgrims to the holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas will start from the Nunwan base camp on Monday, subject to favourable weather conditions.