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Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Tuesday passed by voice vote the UP Water Management and Regulatory Commission Bill, 2014, which will pave the way for the setting up of a body which would suggest ways and means for judicious utilisation of water.

Mathura district authorities on Tuesday asked people to desist from spreading rumours regarding the sighting of the leopard which has run amok in the area.

Ankara's chief prosecutor initiated a probe into audio recordings - purportedly of Erdogan and his son arranging to dispose of vast amounts of cash.

Schools and market places reopened on Tuesday after being closed since Sunday as a precautionary measure after a leopard entered the city and attacked several people, officials said.

Claiming that Congress was in "coma" and BJP would be unable to form the government after Lok Sabha elections, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said it was time for "like-minded forces" to capture power at the Centre.

Senior RJD leader Samrat Chaudhary, who handed over a letter with the signatures of 13 MLAs quitting RJD to the Bihar Assembly Speaker, on Tuesday rubbished allegations of fraud and claimed those who returned to the party did so under pressure.

Anupam Kher, who will be seen in multiple films this year, has already picked his favourite and says 'Daawat-e-Ishq' is one of the best.

A government publication in Uttar Pradesh now enlists parks and monuments built by former Chief Minister Mayawati as new visiting attractions in the state capital, leaving the Akhilesh Yadav government red-faced.

The Samsung Galaxy S5, which will be available in April, has a slightly bigger screen than its predecessor.

Holding brooms and placards, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers on Monday staged a demonstration outside the Chhattisgarh Assembly in Raipur, demanding among other things arrest of BJP MP Sohan Potai for his alleged links with Maoists supporters.

Amid indications that its ally LJP was moving towards BJP, RJD President Lalu Prasad on Monday reached out to Ram Vilas Paswan, saying he should not join "communal forces".

"India's economic fundamentals as well as growth story remains intact - growth that is faster, more inclusive and sustainable is an impending reality for India," Pranab said.

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Centre and Election Commission on a plea seeking its direction to allow defence personnel to cast their vote in constituencies where they are posted.

WhatsApp will add voice calls to its product in the second quarter of this year, its CEO Jan Koum said, days after its blockbuster $19 billion acquisition by Facebook.

BJP president Rajnath Singh was ambiguous on Monday on the possibility of a tie-up with Ramvilas Paswan-led LJP for the Lok Sabha polls.

Irked by the death of a man after a train hit him, a mob on Monday vandalised the Hajipur Junction railway station, police said.