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Shaukat Ali had stabbed his partner 18 times in the latter's butcher shop and attempted suicide.

Melnychenko collected 6,586 points, while Theisen Eaton had 6,530 and Schippers had 6,477.

The Bombay High Court, on Tuesday, directed the joint commissioner of police (Thane) to initiate action towards removal of abandoned and unattended cars parked on roads in Thane district. A division bench of Justices P V Hardas and Revati Dere directed th...

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki on Tuesday said a budgetary provision of Rs 5.50 crore has been made for the state's first municipalities, Itanagar and Pasighat, to carry out various activities.

Government has received reports that Naxals have undertaken employment in urban areas in order to earn livelihood and evade police action, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.

"What do you understand by spirit of service and commitment?" Civil services aspirants will face questions like this that will test their attitude to issues like probity in public life.

An encounter between Maoists and security forces took place after the ultras opened fire on a long range patrol in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district on Tuesday, police sources said.

Nobel Prize committee officials say they have received a petition claiming some 100,000 signatures that endorses awarding the peace prize to US soldier Bradley Manning, who faces up to 90 years in prison for disclosing classified information through WikiL...

Ahead of India's Independence Day this week, internet giant Google announced launching of 'Google Impact Challenge in India', inviting Indian nonprofits to explain how they would use technology to improve people's lives.

In a bid to face heightened competition from no-frill carriers and replace its old fleet, Air India has started the process of acquiring 19 new Airbus A-320s, an aircraft that has been its war-horse for domestic operations for over two decades.

Upping the ante on Robert Vadra's controversial land deals in Haryana, BJP on Tuesday termed it as a "serious case of fraud with a nationalised bank". After a meeting of BJP's Parliamentary Party, Deputy Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ravishankar Pra...

Mel Gibson and Antonio Banderas have joined veteran star Harrison Ford in Sylvester Stallone's action movie 'The Expendables 3'.

BlackBerry said its options could also include joint ventures, partnerships, or other moves.

Germany has committed a soft loan of Euro 201.50 million (Rs.1,630 crore) loan to state-run Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL) for its upcoming hydropower project in the state, an official said in Shimla on Monday. "Germany has committed a...

The official said a pamphlet was pasted at the office gate which said "Pakistanis killed our jawans so you don't need to be here".

Activists working to promote Right to Information (RTI) Act on Monday said they will move court if Parliament gives its nod to amendments in the transparency law aimed at providing immunity to political parties from providing information. A bill was intro...