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5 held in Jharkhand killings, section 144 imposed in the area
"Five persons are arrested and search is on for three others," Latehar Superintendent of Police Anoop Birtharay told reporters.
Amid Afzal Guru row, JNU appoints new Registrar
Pramod Kumar, an associate professor at DU's Aurobindo College has been selected by a three-member panel to take over the position of Registrar from Bhupinder Zutshi.
Australia's Sydney darkens for tenth Earth Hour
In Sydney, where the Earth Hour idea originated in 2007, many harbourside buildings fell dark as the city switched off for the tenth year in a row.
News Digest: Urdu writers asked to declare - My book not against the government, nation
Holidays for Pakistan minorities a 'moderate ideological' move
Pakistan's parliament adopted a resolution to declare Holi, Diwali and Easter festivals as public holidays for minorities on Tuesday.
Delhi water minister hits back at Haryana minister Dhankar
The Delhi Minister said Dhankar does not have "understanding of laws". "Haryana minister perhaps has not read the Constitution. Secondly, he does not have the understanding of laws and third, he is not aware about the dignity of his post.
Mallika Sherawat declares her love for French bizman Cyrille Auxenfans on Twitter
The 39-year-old "Murder" actress also shared a picture of her boyfriend in which she is seen leaning against Auxenfans as they posed together with the ocean in the backdrop.
West Bengal Assembly polls: Some facts about the political hotbed
Here's a compilation of some interesting facts and statistics concerning the Assembly elections in the political hotbed of West Bengal.
RSS says homosexuality is not a crime, but is socially immoral
RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale said that gay marriage should be prohibited as it institutionalises homosexuality.
North Korea test fires two mid-range ballistic missiles
US defence officials said they had tracked two launches -- both believed to be medium-range Rodong missiles fired from road-mobile launch vehicles.
Of 99 names of Allah, none stands for violence: PM Modi at Sufi event
Fight against terrorism is not a confrontation against any religion, Modi said at World Sufi Forum
No water for Delhi, build your own canal: Haryana minister tells Kejriwal
Haryana says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal opposed the SYL canal for political gains in Punjab.
India-Myanmar-Thailand highway pact to be inked in 15 days, says Gadkari
The trilateral pact between India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) will provide a seamless vehicular movement between SAARC and ASEAN nations.
Canon to buy Toshiba's medical equipment unit for $5.9 billion
Toshiba, which is selling the unit to help fund restructuring after a massive accounting scandal, said the deal would yield a profit of about 590 billion yen in the current fiscal year ending this month if it closes in time.
New sonar technology allows smartwatches to respond to mid-air gestures
Called FingerIO, it tracks fine-grained finger movements by turning a smartphone or smartwatch into an active sonar system using the device's own microphones and speakers.
