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Telangana: Congress Core Group to Decide on Statehood Issue on Friday

Bowing to the pressure of general and assembly elections next year, the Congress core group headed by Sonia Gandhi is likely to decide on the future of Telangana issue today. Top leaders from Andhra Pradesh including Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy will meet PM Manmohan Singh and other members of the core group today in Delhi.

Jul 12, 2013

Indo-Pak Conflict May Shift to Afghanistan, Says Former US Envoy

India and Pakistan's conflict could soon go beyond the borders and shift to Afghanistan, as the latter's military policy towards the former has not changed over the years, said Robert Blackwill, former US Ambassador to India.

Jul 12, 2013

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Indonesia: Deadly Prison Riot Claims 5 Lives, Hundreds of Inmates Including Terrorists Escape [PHOTOS]

A prison riot and resulting fire by jail inmates of Tanjung Gusta prison in North Sumatra has claimed five lives and led to the escape of over hundreds of prisoners, including more than a dozen terror suspects.

Jul 12, 2013

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Egypt Unrest: Stop 'Arbitrary' Arrests of Muslim Brotherhood, Says US

The United States has remained cautious to name the ouster of Mohamed Morsi as a coup d'état, while condemning the arrests and shooting of Muslim brotherhood protesters who support the overthrown leader.

Jul 12, 2013

Malaysia: Yesteryear Actress Charged with Cheating and Fraud

Putri Salbiah Megat Razalli, a popular Malaysian actress of the 80s, was charged with four counts of fraud and cheating in a land dealing case.

Jul 12, 2013

Chinese Mother Stabs 8-Month-Old Boy 90 Times While Breastfeeding

An eight-month-old baby miraculously survived an attack by his mother who stabbed him 90 times for biting her while she was breastfeeding.

Jul 12, 2013

Malaysia: Parliamentary Officer's 'Show your Panties' Remark Sparks Uproar

Stirring up a gender storm in the Malaysian parliament, a woman MP accused a male officer of making an indecent comment that she failed to qualify as the state executive council member since she did not 'flash her panties'.

Jul 11, 2013

Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra Begins in Puri and Ahmedabad [PHOTOS]

The much-awaited annual celebration of the Jagannath Rath Yatra (chariot festival) began on Wednesday morning in Puri, Odisha and Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Jul 11, 2013

Delhi-Gang Rape Case: Juvenile Board Defers Verdict to 25 July

The Juvenile Justice Board on Thursday reserved its order against the youngest accused in the Delhi gang-rape case and deferred its verdict till 25 July.

Jul 11, 2013

5-Year-Old Raped, Stabbed over 50 Times in Lucknow

A minor girl in Uttar Pradesh's capital city Lucknow was allegedly raped and brutally killed in the early hours of Monday.

Jul 11, 2013

Fire Breaks out at Srinagar Civil Secretariat, Office Records Feared Destroyed

A major fire broke out in the building of the Civil Secretariat premises of Jammu and Kashmir this morning. The two-storeyed building was engulfed in flames, destroying many crucial department records.

Jul 11, 2013

85% of Indians Think Political Parties are Corrupt, Says Survey

A new survey showed that India is among the top nations where corruption has increased in the past two years. It also revealed that 85 percent of Indians believe political parties in the country to be corrupt.

Jul 11, 2013

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NSA's Spying on Latin America Emerges as Snowden 'Likely' to Pick Venezuela for Asylum

In another revelation of National Security Agency's controversial activities, the American intelligence community targeted many Latin American countries as well. The news comes at a time when whistleblower Edward Snowden, who leaked the NSA's controversial surveillance programs, appeared "likely" to pick a Latin American country for asylum.

Jul 11, 2013

Supreme Court Strikes Down Protection Law of Convicted Politicians

The Supreme Court in an unprecedented judgment issued an order for convicted MPs/MLAs to be disqualified and further restrained from contesting elections.

Jul 11, 2013

India-China Border Issue: China Defends Second Incursion, Says Status Quo be Maintained Along LAC

Defending the latest incursion in the Chumar sector in Ladakh by China's People's Liberation Army (PLA), China said on Wednesday that its troops were patrolling on its side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and maintained that both the countries should not change the status quo along the LAC till the final settlement on the disputed region is made.

Jul 11, 2013

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Telangana: Congress Core Group to Decide on Statehood Issue on Friday

Indo-Pak Conflict May Shift to Afghanistan, Says Former US Envoy

Indonesia: Deadly Prison Riot Claims 5 Lives, Hundreds of Inmates Including Terrorists Escape [PHOTOS]

Egypt Unrest: Stop 'Arbitrary' Arrests of Muslim Brotherhood, Says US

Malaysia: Yesteryear Actress Charged with Cheating and Fraud

Chinese Mother Stabs 8-Month-Old Boy 90 Times While Breastfeeding

Malaysia: Parliamentary Officer's 'Show your Panties' Remark Sparks Uproar

Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra Begins in Puri and Ahmedabad [PHOTOS]

Delhi-Gang Rape Case: Juvenile Board Defers Verdict to 25 July

5-Year-Old Raped, Stabbed over 50 Times in Lucknow

Fire Breaks out at Srinagar Civil Secretariat, Office Records Feared Destroyed

85% of Indians Think Political Parties are Corrupt, Says Survey

NSA's Spying on Latin America Emerges as Snowden 'Likely' to Pick Venezuela for Asylum

Supreme Court Strikes Down Protection Law of Convicted Politicians

India-China Border Issue: China Defends Second Incursion, Says Status Quo be Maintained Along LAC

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]