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Live: India vs Sri Lanka - ICC Champions Trophy

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:00:17 GMT

India play familiar rivals Sri Lanka in the second semifinals of the ICC Champions Trophy in Cardiff today. Catch live updates as they happen from Cardiff.

Uttarakhand: hundreds feared killed, choppers can't reach Kedarnath

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:47:23 GMT

Though 120 people are reported dead so far from the "Himalayan Tsunami" in Uttarakhand, officials say they expect the death toll to eventually hit the thousands. Many parts of the state where people...

'Lucky dip only' for admission in this Tamil Nadu school

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:16:46 GMT

Every year, around 1,000 three-year-olds apply for admission to start at the privately-run ARLM Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district. Neither children nor parents a...

LK Advani meets RSS chief, stresses need for 'collective leadership'

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:16:32 GMT

After the promotion of Narendra Modi catapulted the BJP into crisis, the party is trying to arrange the peaceful co-existence of its top leaders.

Yamuna's water levels hit East Delhi hard, traffic affected

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:48:00 GMT

The water level in the Yamuna started receding in Delhi since this morning but stayed above the danger mark of 204.83 metres. Many low-lying areas in the city also remained inundated, a government off...

Injured making an arrest, police dog becomes a celebrity

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:24:13 GMT

He waited by an elevator on the 13th floor of Police Headquarters, the final stop Wednesday in a whirlwind of television appearances and newspaper interviews since his line-of-duty injury the previous...

Rupee hits record low on Fed plans, nears 60 against dollar

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:23:55 GMT

The rupee slumped to a record low on Thursday, while stocks and bonds were hit, after the Federal Reserve signalled a tapering of its monetary stimulus, highlighting the country's dependence on foreig...

See hardest-hit areas in Uttarakhand

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:52:23 GMT

Over 60,000 are still stranded in several parts of Uttarakhand, with rescue operations proving to be an uphill task. Some of the areas, especially, have been witnessed massive destruction with Alaknan...

10-year-old prodigy to enter Harvard this fall

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:48:58 GMT

He's only 10-years old but thanks to an IQ similar to Albert Einstein's, Luis Roberto Ramirez will begin the next school year studying applied quantum physics at Harvard University.

Uttarakhand flood: Disaster natural but damage man-made?

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:44:20 GMT

Indiscriminate development in the hill towns, with guest houses, hotels and all manners of illegal encroachment taking place along the rivers, it was a disaster waiting to happen. Since 2002 there has...

Sensex falls 423 points on Fed plans, Nifty below 5700

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:38:33 GMT

Sensex falls 423 points on Fed plans, Nifty below 5700

Mumbai fights for Bijlee, age 58, weight 5 tonnes

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:18:59 GMT

Bijlee, a 58-year-old elephant, collapsed under her own weight on June 11 in suburban Mulund. Weighing 5000 kilograms, the pachyderm is suffering from degenerative joint disease brought on by her obes...

Why rupee, Sensex have plunged on Fed's comments

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:17:59 GMT

The Indian rupee hit a record low of 59.94 on Thursday, while the BSE Sensex plunged over 400 points after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed that the Fed would begin reducing its st...

Now pay before you book your appointment for passport

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:08:20 GMT

To reduce non-availability of appointments and to check 'no-shows' of applicants at Passport Seva Kendras, the government has made prior online payments compulsory for booking appointments at more cen...

Rupee hits record low of 59.94 against dollar

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:04:45 GMT

Rupee hits record low of 59.68 against dollar

Himachal Pradesh: No fuel for Air Force rescue choppers, Chief Minister hits out

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:49:56 GMT

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has hit out at the Centre for sending helicopters without fuel for rescue operations in the rain-ravaged state.

James Gandolfini, Sopranos star, dies at 51

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:28:11 GMT

James Gandolfini, the Emmy Award-winning actor who shot to fame on the HBO drama The Sopranos as Tony Soprano, a tough-talking, hard-living crime boss with a stolid exterior but a rich interior life, ...

Sensex plunges 400 points, Nifty below 5700 on Fed's plans

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:50:11 GMT

Sensex plunges 400 points, Nifty below 5700 on Fed's plans

Mamata Banerjee alleges CPI(M)-Maoist conspiracy to kill her

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:14:19 GMT

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had alleged that the CPI(M) had joined hands with Maoists to kill her in a bid to return to power in the state. Ms Banerjee also charged the Marxists for bei...

No more public praise for LK Advani, decides Nitish Kumar's party

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:53:07 GMT

The BJP, which was dumped on Sunday by Nitish Kumar after a 17-year alliance, boycotted the vote by staging a walk-out. Before that, it asked Mr Kumar to explain why the president of his party, Sharad...

Alliance intact as long as BJP sticks to Hindutva: Uddhav Thackeray

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:58:46 GMT

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said his party's alliance with BJP would last as long as the latter did not forsake 'Hindutva'. Talking about his meeting with BJP president Rajnath Singh...

Narendra Modi an 'autocrat', Rajnath Singh 'foxy', says LK Advani's aide Sudheendra Kulkarni

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:35:44 GMT

In a clear indication that the tussle between senior leader L K Advani and Narendra Modi is far from over, the patriarch's close aide Sudheendra Kulkarni has written an article dubbing the Gujarat Chi...

Blog: Stranded in Uttarakhand, this is my story

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:31:30 GMT

For more than 24 hours, Manoj Goel, a senior advocate in the Supreme Court, has been stranded in Uttarakhand with 3000 others. They are stuck in the pilgrim town of Gangotri, where Mr Goel had attende...

Penney wise and India wiser on Champions Trophy home stretch

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:02:04 GMT

Team India focus on fielding drills for almost two hours as skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni says the islanders will be a dangerous unit and history will have little relevance in a semifinal match.

Yamuna above danger mark: Roads to avoid in Delhi

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:21:34 GMT

The Delhi Traffic Police issued an advisory late on Wednesday for the residents of the national capital on roads to avoid with the water level of the Yamuna rising due to incessant rains in north Indi...