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Camelopardalids meteor shower to light up the night sky on May 24
The shower will not be visible in the rest of the world outside North America but you can watch a live stream.
Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony: Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan and Lata Mangeshkar invited
Narendra Modi's government has decided to invite these celebrities to his oath ceremony as prime minister, which is scheduled for May 26.
Bihar minister Binay Bihari may land in trouble over 'obscene' music album
Newly inducted minister Binay Bihari in the Jitan Ram Manjhi government might land in trouble as a court case is pending against him in a Bhojpur district court in connection with an 'obscene' music album.
UP continues to reel under sweltering heat, temperature likely to reach 44°C
Weather continued to remain dry in Uttar Pradesh leading to rise in day temperatures in some parts of the state.
Thane: Shiv Sena corporator shot dead
The assailants opened fire at Sena leader Mohan Raut at around 11.30 am in Apte Wadi locality of Thane's Badlapur township.
500-year-old banyan tree gets tourist spot status in Odisha
The gigantic tree, spread across 1.3 acres of land with about 600 trunks and sub-trunks has been granted the tourist spot status by the state government.
25 injured as bus falls into ditch
Twenty-five people were injured, some of them seriously, when a bus overturned and fell into a ditch near Sedpura village in the district, police said on Friday.
Six policemen injured in attack by Loni locals
Six policemen were injured in an attack by some locals in the Loni area in Ghaziabad when they had gone there to arrest a person who was allegedly involved in power theft, police said.
Nitish Kumar has betrayed Bihar by taking RJD's support: Sushil Kumar Modi
The BJP leader alleged that JDU, RJD and Congress had entered into a secret understanding during the recent Lok Sabha elections too.
Army chief defers visit to Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Amid preparations to brief the next government on the issues facing the Defence Ministry and the armed forces, Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh has deferred his visit to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
Five IEDs planted by Naxals to harm security personnel during polls recovered in Dantewada
Five improvised explosive devices (IEDs), suspected to have planted by Naxals to harm security personnel during just-held parliamentary polls, were recovered on Thursday in insurgency-hit Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, police said.
Chopper service enlivens Char Dham yatra
The recent launch of chopper services between Linchauli to Kedarnath in Rudraprayag district seems to have enlivened the Char Dham yatra, which had a low key opening this season due to bad weather.
Luis Suarez could miss World Cup after picking up a knee injury
Luis Suarez is to have surgery on his knee on Thursday morning, just over three weeks before the start of the World Cup, according to local media reports.
Rivals eye chinks in Nadal's claycourt armour
Nadal has suffered a mediocre season on Europe's red dust courts so far and one or two players, chiefly Novak Djokovic, will arrive in Paris with genuine title hopes.
Saina Nehwal and Co to take on Indonesia in quarter-finals on Friday
Indian women's team, led by world No 8 Saina Nehwal, will take on three-time champions Indonesia in the quarter-finals of the Uber Cup Badminton Tournament.
Three sentenced to life imprisonment in dowry murder case
A local court on Thursday sentenced three members of a family to life imprisonment for killing a woman and her infant girl over dowry in Palamau district four years back.