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Alliance between Nitish Kumar's JDU and Lalu Prasad's RJD unlikely: Sources
While both Nitish and Lalu have refrained from speaking on the issue, party insiders are indicating that the alliance is off the table.
Chennai school expels 9 head of departments over alleged discriminatory fee structure
Opposing the discriminatory fee structure, parents and teachers are staging protests outside the private school.
J&K: Centre to ask state government to shift mobile towers to secure areas
The sources said police has been able to restore 59 towers mostly hub sites and those located close to security forces camps and police stations.
Karunanidhi stops short of saying Stalin is next DMK chief
Stalin, who was seated next to him, was all smiles when his father and party chief uttered the words.
Avoid Maggi noodles: Army; banned in Delhi, sale stopped in Big Bazaar
The Indian Army issued an advisory in the evening asking its personnel not to consume Maggi noodles and directed its canteen to set aside the existing stock till further orders.
Divers comb capsized China ship, hopes fade for survivors
Rescuers searched a sunken cruise ship in the Yangtze River on Wednesday for more than 400 missing people, many of them elderly, but hopes of finding more survivors were fading in what could be China's worst shipping disaster in almost 70 years.
SCI to scout for second-hand LNG carriers: Nitin Gadkari
Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said he has asked state-run Shipping Corporation of India to scout for used LNG ships in the international market, which will help in transportation of the fuel till the country starts building such vesse...
Coal scam: Court to consider CBI's closure report on July 20
A special court on Wednesday fixed July 20 to consider a closure report filed by CBI in a coal block allocation scam case allegedly involving Prakash Industries Ltd (PIL) and others.
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee meets Belarus President, discusses bilateral ties
The President, who arrived in Minsk on Tuesday night on a two-day visit, was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the majestic Palace of Independence by Belarusian President AG Lukashenko.
UEFA scraps Saturday meeting to discuss FIFA, says Platini
European soccer's governing body UEFA has scrapped a meeting planned for Saturday when they were due to discuss their next steps following last week's FIFA presidential election.
If OROP's budget was Rs 500 crore, I would have implemented it in 7 days: Manohar Parrikar
The scheme has been hanging fire for the last 33 years and veterans feel let down by the government of Narendra Modi.
Jaipur Metro starts operations on Wednesday
Jaipur Metro, touted as one of the fastest built metro systems in the country, was thrown open to public on Wednesday.
Organisms from Earth could survive on Mars: study
Mars could support life in the shape of methanogens, one of the simplest and oldest microorganisms found on Earth, a new study claims.
Indian-American Sunil Gulati could be in race for new FIFA chief
Gulati, who is currently serving a record third term as President of the US Soccer Federation, could be in the race to replace Sepp Blatter as the new FIFA chief.
Nifty ends below 8150, Sensex slumps 351 points; ITC sinks 5 per cent
NTPC, Infosys, Coal India, Bharti Airtel and HDFC Bank were top gainers in the Sensex. Among the losers are Tata Power, ITC, ONGC, SBI and GAIL.
Caitlyn Jenner is the new face of transgender revolution; the Kardashians keep it up by being a supportive family
The Kardashians and the Jenners were forthcoming and came out in full support for Caitlyn and for the entire transgender community.
