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111 killed across UP as hailstorms, heavy rains wreak havoc in 25 districts

India, May 14 -- At least 111 people were killed and 72 others injured after massive hailstorms, accompanied by heavy rain and lightning, wreaked havoc in 25 districts in Uttar Pradesh between Wednesd... Read More


Government rejects portrayal of India as "dumping ground" for global fast fashion waste

New Delhi, May 14 -- The Government on Thursday has rejected a "misleading" portrayal of India's textile recycling sector which alleged that the country acts as a dumping ground for Western fast-fashi... Read More


Will regularise 2.3 million plots in B'luru: Dy CM

BENGALURU, May 14 -- With Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) elections expected in the coming months, the Karnataka government on Wednesday announced a major property regularisation drive for the city,... Read More


'Who will cook at home': Why Delhi bus gang rape survivor refused to get admitted to hospital

India, May 14 -- The gang rape of a woman in a moving bus in Delhi that occurred early this week has revived the horrifying memories of the 2012 Nirbhaya rape case that shook the entire country. On M... Read More


Himachal governor rolls out fuel- saving measures after PM's austerity call

Shimla, May 14 -- From announcing petrol-free Sundays to grounding helicopters, Himachal Pradesh governor Kavinder Gupta announced a comprehensive set of measures at Lok Bhavan aimed at reducing fuel ... Read More


'Assam's Peda tastes good': CM Sarma takes swipe as Pawan Khera appears before Guwahati Crime Branch in passport case

Guwahati, May 14 -- As Congress leader Pawan Khera arrived at the Crime Branch Police Station in Guwahati on Thursday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took a swipe at him, saying, "Assam's Pe... Read More


"No justification for terrorism in any form": EAM Jaishankar at BRICS FM Meeting

New Delhi, May 14 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday called for "zero tolerance" against terrorism and stressed the urgent need for reforms in the multilateral system, including the... Read More


Taste of Life: Experiments with weight loss manuals and fashionable diets

India, May 14 -- In 19th-century India, corpulence became a political disqualifier. Colonial thinking increasingly linked bodily discipline with political authority. British writers portrayed the stou... Read More


VD Satheesan swearing-in as Kerala CM likely on May 18; 21 ministers to be inducted

India, May 14 -- VD Satheesan is likely to be sworn in as the next Chief Minister of Kerala on May 18, with the Congress-led alliance expected to induct a full 21-member cabinet. The Congress Legisla... Read More


'Everyone was doubtful': Saif Ali Khan says Omkara convinced Bollywood folks 'who otherwise think I can't do it'

India, May 14 -- As Saif Ali Khan returns to the heartland with his cop drama Kartavya, many viewers and journalists are reminded of his first tryst with the land - Omkara. In Vishal Bhardwaj's semina... Read More