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A minor tribal girl was allegedly gangraped by a friend of her and three other minor boys in Shikaripara area of Dumka district on Wednesday, a senior police official said.

The concluding session of the Chhattisgarh Assembly which ended on Wednesday, witnessed massive uproar as the main opposition Congress tried to corner the ruling BJP government over the Darbha massacre on several occasions.

Putin has invited Obama for face-to-face talks in Moscow ahead of a St. Petersburg summit in September.

Reacting sharply over State BJP President Vasundhara Raje's allegations related to refinery land in Barmer district, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said that if any of his minister is found involved in it, he will drop him forthwith.

Four people were killed in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh as moderate to heavy showers on Wednesday lashed several parts of the state where major rivers were in spate. Three people were killed in Pilibhit and one in Sitapur as south-west monsoon...

The Centre has sought a report from the Bihar government on the mid-day meal tragedy in the state that left 22 children dead as it feared food contamination to be the cause of the deaths.  "It is a very sad incident and we are deeply pained over the loss...

Chief Minister Hemant Soren, heading a JMM-Congress coalition government with support of independents, will move a confidence vote in the 82-member Jharkhand Assembly on Thursday.

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is the "only alternative" before the people in the present scenario, Yoga guru Ramdev said on Wednesday. Expressing support to Modi as the BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, Ramdev told reporters in Lucknow, "Modi is t...

A village in Rajasthan's Udaipur district has decided to slap a fine of Rs 500 on anyone found wasting drinking water. The decision has been taken by the panchayat of Ward No.4 in Bhutala village near Gogunda town, some 300 km from Jaipur.

Deepika Kumari and Laishram Bombayla Devi helped India finish second behind China in the recurve qualification round.

Almagro defeated Kamke 6-3, 6-3 to advance to round three of Hamburg Open 2013.

Ninth-seeded Paire advanced to the third round of the German Tennis Championships by beating Albert Montanes of Spain 6-1, 6-4.

A naxal commander was killed and many ultras are feared injured in an encounter with a joint team of police and CRPF in Bijapur forests of Chhattisgarh, police said on Tuesday. "The gun battle between naxalites and the joint team of district police and CR...

BJP state president Vasundhara Raje on Tuesday promised to bring in a new energy policy for Rajasthan if voted to power in the coming Assembly elections. Addressing a rally in Barmer district as part of her 'Suraj Sankalp Yatra', Raje said a new policy is...

Eight persons, accused in the brutal gangrape of four school girls in Pakur district, have been arrested, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said on Tuesday. "Eight of the nine accused have been arrested, and the one remaining will be caught soon," he...

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