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Nitish Kumar and Abdul Kalam to Discuss Presidential Poll Over Lunch?

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has invited former President and scientist APJ Abdul Kalam for lunch, raising speculations over the possibility of Kalam becoming his party's choice as the Presidential candidate.

Jun 15, 2012

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Presidential Poll: UPA Meet Today; Will Congress Get Consensus For Pranab's Candidature?

The race towards the presidential poll is building more, as the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) parties meet to discuss further on the presidential candidate.

Jun 15, 2012

PA Sangma Opts Out of President Race? APJ Abdul Kalam Virtually Gaining Grounds

In an unexpected turn of events related to the upcoming much-hyped Presidential poll, former Lok Sabha speaker and NCP leader PA Sangma has announced that he would not contest for the President post, said the media reports.

Jun 14, 2012

Gandhi's Letter to Kallenbach to Go Under Hammer; Will India Bring It Home?

Sotheby's has announced that it will be auctioning a lot of letters, papers and photographs from the archives of Mahatma Gandhi in London next month. This auction is expected to rack up about 500,000-700,000 pounds.

Jun 14, 2012

Presidential Poll: Mamata At Loggerheads With Congress Again

Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's relationship with the Congress party, its ally in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, is at an all time low. They are at loggerheads over the choice of their candidate in the upcoming Presidential elections.

Jun 14, 2012

Nithyananda Controversy: Court Grants Bail to Godman

Godman Swami Paramahamsa Nithyananda, who surrendered in the Ramanagaram district court in Karnataka on Wednesday following arrest order over sex scandal cases, walked free after a court in Ramanagaram granted him bail on Thursday.

Jun 14, 2012

Rohtak Shelter Home Case: Children Forced to Perform Oral Sex, Naked Yoga; Probe Panel Asks Special Court for Speedy Trial

The Punjab and Haryana High court investigation board report on the Rohtak shelter home, Apna Ghar, has made shocking revelations. According to the report, children - many between five and 10 years - were forced to perform oral sex and naked yoga at the shelter home. Earlier in May, the Rohtak Shelter Home was raided by a National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR).

Jun 14, 2012

Call Center Employee Gang-Raped, Lured By Fake Job Prospects

Delhi police on Tuesday have charged four men for raping a call centre employee at a factory located in South Delhi district. The victim revealed to the police that she was gang raped her in an abandoned factory in Badarpur on Sunday.

Jun 14, 2012

Iraq Serial Bomb Blast: 70 Killed, Over 200 Injured; Suspects Sunni Insurgents

Serial bomb blast rocked several cities across Iraq, killing at least 70 people and injuring over 200 on Wednesday. The attacks apparently targeting the Shi'ite pilgrims, is one of the deadliest days since the United States withdrew its troops in December.

Jun 13, 2012

Presidential Poll: Mamata Banerjee Rejects Sonia Gandhi's Choices

After keeping silent all this while, Congress party President Sonia Gandhi revealed her choices for Presidentship on Wednesday, but sadly, Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is against her choices.

Jun 13, 2012

'King of Ghazal' Mehdi Hassan Passes Away: Bollywood, Twitter World Mourns the Loss

Legendary Gazal singer Mehdi Hassan died at a private clinic in Karachi, Pakistan, TV reports confirmed. The India-born Pakistani singer breathed his last after suffering from complications in multiple lung, chest and urinary tract disorder.

Jun 13, 2012

Mamata's Crucial Meet With Sonia Today, Likely To Back Pranab as Presidential Candidate

Mamata Banerjee will meet Congress chairperson Sonia Gandhi to discuss the prospective UPA candidates for the presidential post. She is likely to support Pranab Mukherjee's candidature. More possible names emerge for the presidential post.

Jun 13, 2012

14th Presidential Election on July 19: Election Commission

With the term of the of office of Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, President of India, ending on July 24, 2012, Chief Election Commissioner V. S. Sampath announced on Tuesday that the 14th Presidential election will be held on July 19, 2012.

Jun 12, 2012

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Saroo Brieley, the Lost Boy Who Found His Home After 25 Years Using Google Earth Has no Plans to Return to India (PHOTOS)

A 31-year-old Indian boy who lost his mother in 1986, when he was just five and reunited with 25 years later using Google Earths' satellite images, has no plans to settle down in his village.

Jun 12, 2012

India, Canada Sign MoU on Road Transportation and Infrastructure Development

India and Canada have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Infrastructure Development, Operation & Maintenance of Roads during the visit of Dr. C.P. Joshi, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, to Canada.

Jun 12, 2012

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Nitish Kumar and Abdul Kalam to Discuss Presidential Poll Over Lunch?

Presidential Poll: UPA Meet Today; Will Congress Get Consensus For Pranab's Candidature?

PA Sangma Opts Out of President Race? APJ Abdul Kalam Virtually Gaining Grounds

Gandhi's Letter to Kallenbach to Go Under Hammer; Will India Bring It Home?

Presidential Poll: Mamata At Loggerheads With Congress Again

Nithyananda Controversy: Court Grants Bail to Godman

Rohtak Shelter Home Case: Children Forced to Perform Oral Sex, Naked Yoga; Probe Panel Asks Special Court for Speedy Trial

Call Center Employee Gang-Raped, Lured By Fake Job Prospects

Iraq Serial Bomb Blast: 70 Killed, Over 200 Injured; Suspects Sunni Insurgents

Presidential Poll: Mamata Banerjee Rejects Sonia Gandhi's Choices

'King of Ghazal' Mehdi Hassan Passes Away: Bollywood, Twitter World Mourns the Loss

Mamata's Crucial Meet With Sonia Today, Likely To Back Pranab as Presidential Candidate

14th Presidential Election on July 19: Election Commission

Saroo Brieley, the Lost Boy Who Found His Home After 25 Years Using Google Earth Has no Plans to Return to India (PHOTOS)

India, Canada Sign MoU on Road Transportation and Infrastructure Development

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]