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Nitish Kumar Will Campaign in Gujarat Assembly Polls, says Sharad Yadav

Janta Dal (United) is all set to fight against its own ally in Gujarat, with party president Sharad Yadav saying that Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar will campaign against his counterpart Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP) in the upcoming general elections held this year end.

Sep 10, 2012

Road Mishap in HP: 52 Killed and 46 Injured, Toll to Rise

At least 52 people were killed and 46 others injured in a road mishap in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday.

Aug 12, 2012

Poverty-Driven Indian Couple Sell New-Born for Son’s Treatment

An Indian couple from the north western state of Rajasthan has been arrested Thursday for allegedly selling their new-born child for Rs. 40,000 to their neighbors.

Aug 11, 2012

IMF Cuts India Growth Projections to 6.1 Per Cent for 2012; Recommends Subsidies Cut

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday revised India's economic growth to 6.1 percent for 2012 from the previous April projection of 6.8 percent.

Jul 17, 2012

Akhilesh Succumbs to Criticism: MLAs Can’t Buy Cars on Public Funds

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday withdrew proposal to allow the MLAs of state assembly to buy cars using public funds, following the intense criticism from the opposition parties.

Jul 4, 2012

Assamese Return to Mud-Filled Homes After Flood Water Recedes [PHOTOS]

Floodwaters in India's remote north-east state of Assam began receding on Tuesday, thus allowing thousands of hungry and worn out villagers to return to their mud-filled homes from the relief camps. The monsoon floods that hit Assam over the last week is perhaps the worst disaster to have struck the state in the past decade. Nearly half a million people, who were misplaced from their homes, sought refuge in camps set up in government buildings. At least 95 people were reportedly killed while ...

Jul 4, 2012

Akhilesh Yadav Suggests MLAs to Buy Car on Taxpayers’ Money

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav kicked off a fresh controversy in the state assembly on Tuesday with suggesting MLAs to buy cars within Rs 2 million using their area developmental funds.

Jul 3, 2012

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Assam Floods: PM Announces ₹5 Billion Ad-hoc Central Support

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi reached Assam on Monday to visit the flood-affected areas and oversee relief operations in the state. The duo, who was accompanied by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, surveyed the flood-hit areas of Jorhat, Dhemaji and Lakhimpur.

Jul 2, 2012

Northeast Floods: At least 77 Dead in Assam; 75,000 Homeless in Meghalaya

In what might be called as the worst flood disaster this past decade, at least 77 people are reportedly dead after continuous rains and landslides hit the north-eastern state of Assam.

Jul 2, 2012

IPL 5 Spot-Fixing Scandal: BCCI Bans 5 Players Found Guilty; Former Cricketers Embrace Decision

The Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) on Saturday banned five players who were involved in the spot fixing scandal during season five of the Indian Premiere League (IPL).

Jul 1, 2012

Eurozone Crisis To Affect India; Manmohan Singh Urges Strong Agenda for Economic Recovery

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has warned that the ongoing crisis in Europe will have the potential to cause further deterioration in India's faltering economic growth.

Jun 17, 2012

Rajat Gupta Convicted in Insider Trading Case; Who is Raj Rajaratnam?

Rajat Gupta, a former director of Goldman Sachs Group Inc, was convicted of conspiracy and securities fraud by a federal court jury in Manhattan on Friday.

Jun 16, 2012

Microsoft Looking at ₹ 55 Billion Acquisiton Deal With Yammer: Reports

Software titan Microsoft may soon acquire Yammer Inc., a business networking company, for an alleged sum of over $1 billion (INR ₹ 55 billion), said sources "familiar with the matter."

Jun 15, 2012

Sunny Leone on Jism 2's Lingerie Auction: 'It sucks I didn't Know'

Adult film star-turned-Bollywood actress, Sunny Leone, is reportedly irked with the film's producers for not informing her at the start about auctioning the lingeries donned by her in "Jism 2."

Jun 13, 2012

HP to Lay Off 27000 Employees, Expects to Save Over $3 Billion Annually

Following declining profits and stiff competition from rival companies, tech firm Hewlett-Packard (HP) has decided to lay off 27,000 jobs by 2014.

May 24, 2012

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