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Vice President Poll 2012: Hamid Ansari Set for Undisputed Win

The Vice President Poll began Tuesday morning, with all eyes on UPA nominee Hamid Ansari who is set for a clear win against NDA's Jaswant Singh for the esteemed post.

Aug 7, 2012

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Gurudwara Firing: Worst Shooting Massacres in US in Past Decade

The latest shooting incident at a Gurudwara in Wisconsin, where at least seven people were killed on Sunday, brought to question national security against terror attacks that continue to pummel US states over the past decade.

Aug 6, 2012

Suspect of Delhi High Court Blast Killed in JK Encounter: Reports

Amir Ali aka Akram, a suspect in 2011 Delhi High Court blast, was among the two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen extremists gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday morning, reports said.

Aug 6, 2012

Team Anna Dismantled: Hazare Says Job Over for Lokpal

Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare via his blog on Monday announced that he has dissolved the Team Anna, which was spearheading the protests Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare announced on Monday that he has dissolved Team Anna, which was spearheading the protests across India for Jan Lokpal bill.

Aug 6, 2012

Torrential Rains in Uttarakhand: 30 Feared Dead in Flash Floods

In one of the worst natural disasters to have struck North-India, at least 30 people were feared dead and over 50 missing in the flash floods that swept through Uttarakhand since Friday night.

Aug 5, 2012

Torrential Rains Trigger Landslides, Flash Floods in Uttarakhand; 10 Killed, Pilgrims Stranded

The heavy torrential rains has wreaked havoc in Uttarakhand, with the latest reports suggesting that ten were killed and many missing, while tour of pilgrims have come to an indefinite halt.

Aug 4, 2012

Team Anna’s Political Ideas Irk Supporters; Gandhian Posters Burnt

Anti-corruption crusader who ended his indefinite fast abruptly on Friday has sparked a controversy with announcing that his camp would form a political party to deal with the corruption. It has also prompted a section of Anna's supporters to raise uncanny questions on his alleged political agenda and his team's integrity in fighting corruption.

Aug 4, 2012

Mangalore Homestay Attack Victim Barred From College Exam; PIL Filed For CBI Probe

Four days after the blatant attack at a Mangalore resort on Saturday, a management college has barred one of the assault victims from taking her internal third semester examination which begins on Wednesday.

Aug 1, 2012

India Power Grid Failure: Who are the Culprits?

India registered the world's worst power crisis in history after the three grids connecting over 20 states collapsed for two straight days. Questions on credibility of the Centre and State governments in effectively dealing with such crisis are now brought forward.

Aug 1, 2012

Anna-Govt Adamant on Lokpal Bill; Is it Time for Political Alternative?

Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare, who continued his fast-unto-death protest for the fourth-day on Wednesday, said that he won't quit the protest until his demands are met.

Aug 1, 2012

In Pictures: World's Worst Blackout Covers Half of India [PHOTOS]

Half of India was thrown into darkness on Tuesday, as North and North-Eastern India entered its second consecutive day of a mass blackout, triggering a major power crisis across the country.

Aug 1, 2012

India Blackout Crisis: Power Supply Completely Restored

Power supply has been successfully restored in three electricity grids following massive power outage on Tuesday that affected half the population in India.

Aug 1, 2012

India Blackout: Northern, Eastern Power Grids Partially Restored; Train Services Delayed

For the second consecutive day life has come to standstill in half of India after power grid failure hit North and East India in one if the worst blackouts since 2001. On Monday, the Northern Grid which collapsed and was restored after about 15 hours of blackouts, tripped again on Tuesday. The Eastern and North-Eastern transmission lines also collapsed on Tuesday afternoon affecting more than 600 million people and 22 states across the country.

Jul 31, 2012

Power Crisis in India: 200 Miners Trapped in WB; CM Declares Holiday

The northern and eastern India power crisis worsened on Tuesday with reports suggesting that about 200 miners were trapped inside a mine in Burdwan district of West Bengal following a massive power failure in the state.

Jul 31, 2012

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PM Set to Name Chidambaram as Finance Minister, Say Sources

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to retain incumbent Home Minister P Chidambaram as head of the Finance Ministry, reports said.

Jul 31, 2012

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