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Obama meets lawmakers on NSA surveillance
President Barack Obama is meeting with lawmakers to discuss surveillance programs run by the National Security Agency.
Poor implementation of MGNREGA in Bihar, says CAG
MGNREGA has not gained momentum in Bihar as the percentage of household provided 100 days employment ranged from one to seven per cent during 2007-12, according to a CAG report submitted to the state assembly on Thursday.
Snowden slips out of Moscow airport after Russia grants him temporary asylum
Whistleblower and former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden slipped quietly out of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on Thursday after Russia granted him temporary asylum, ending more than a month in limbo in the transit area.
AIFF gives thumbs up to IPL-style league
AIFF president Praful Patel said the league will have players from across the world with plenty of experience in international tournaments.
Woman, minor electrocuted in separate incidents
An elderly woman and a minor child were electrocuted in separate incidents in Jaipur, police said on Thursday. Kussum Chauhan(63) got electrocuted when she came in contact with shallow rainwater accumulated on the roadside at Trimurti circle in which heav...
I think I'm too old to work with Saif and SRK: Shilpa Shirodkar
Wowed by the corporate culture and technological revolution in showbiz, Shilpa Shirodkar is happy to start her second innings.
Kids' squabble over flying kite gets 2 communities at loggerheads
Children of different communities squabbled over a kite-flying incident, sparking violence in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh late on Wednesday, as people of the two communities pelted stones and hurled crude bombs at each other, police said.
Isner wins in Washington, to meet Somdev next
The eighth-seeded John Isner held off Alex Kuznetsov 7-6, 7-6 in the second round of the Citi Open on Wednesday.
Real working to bring Bale to Madrid, Ancelotti says
According to reports in Spain, Real are prepared to offer a record fee of 85 million pounds in order to avail the services of Bale.
Peace talks with Pakistan to start soon: Indian High Commissioner
There have been positive signals from both sides after May 11 elections in Pakistan in which Nawaz Sharif returned to power.
US Secretary of State Kerry in Pakistan on unannounced visit
It is Kerry's first visit to Pakistan as Secretary of State although he has visited the country in other capacities before.
Nitish supports Centre's decision to create Telangana
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday supported UPA government's decision to carve out a state of Telangana from Andhra Pradesh and said his party was for small states.
BJP MLA Prem Ranjan Patel defends Shatrughan Sinha
In more embarrassment for BJP, party MLA in Bihar Prem Ranjan Patel on Wednesday came out in strong defence of the party MP Shatrughan Sinha's praise of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as prime ministerial material.
No hand of mining mafia in SDM's suspension, asserts Shivpal Yadav
Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday asserted there was no hand of mining mafia in the suspension of SDM Durga Shakti Nagpal, saying action was taken against her for getting wall of a religious place demolished, which led to communal tension in the area.
Jairam Ramesh pitches for reorganisation of UP
A day after the UPA decided to carve Telangana out of Andhra Pradesh, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday favoured reorganisation of Uttar Pradesh saying the "current structure" of the state is "ungovernable" from the administrative point...
Aam Aadmi Party gets broom as election symbol
The election plank of the AAP is to cleanse India of corrupt politicians and bring transparency to the government.
