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Solar Eclipse 2012: Northeast States to Witness 'Ring of Fire'

The eclipse will begin at 2.26 am and will end at 8.19 am (IST). Only the northeastern states will witness the first solar eclipse, that too when the eclipse ends between 4.45 and 4.55 am. It will not be visible in any other parts of the country

May 20, 2012

Whistle-Blower's Fate: Assaulted Karnataka Government Auditor Dies

S P Mahantesh, a Karnataka Administrative Service officer who was attacked by an unidentified person on May 16 night, succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital in Bangalore on Sunday.

May 20, 2012

Mayawati And Akhilesh Yadav At Loggerheads, Trade Heated Remarks

Former Chief Minister and BSP supremo Mayawati took on the youngest and current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav over his "ill-governance", which has purportedly led to the rise of crime rate in the state, since the Samajwadi Party came to power.

May 20, 2012

IPL Scandal Intensifies: Notice Served To Siddharth Mallya

The Indian Premier League molestation controversy deepens with a legal notice being served to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team director Siddharth Mallya for his derogatory comments on the victim, who alleged to be physically harassed by cricketer Luke Pomersbach, who plays for RCB.

May 19, 2012

Mamata Banerjee Goes Ballistic, Labels Students Maoists

Hot headed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee labelled the university students as Maoists and Left supporters at a television show organised by CNN-IBN in Kolkata, when few questions of them that she found too uncomfortable to answer.

May 19, 2012

Wankhede Brawl: I Wasn't Drunk, I Was Provoked, Says Shah Rukh

Bollywood actor and Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan on Thursday refuted all the charges against him that he misbehaved with the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) members under the influence of alcohol and said that they should apologise to him for the way they behaved with him.

May 17, 2012

Rajasthan Minister Says Aamir Is Needlessly Sensationalizing 'for Money'; Are Politicians Wary Of Satyamev Jayate's Upbeat Impact On The Society?

Rajasthan Minister Says Aamir is Unnecessarily Sensationalizing 'for Money,' Are Politicians Wary of Satyamev Jayate's Upbeat Impact On the Society?

May 17, 2012

Loitam Richard Case: Autopsy Report Can be Questioned in Court, Says Manipur Police Official

The mystery over the Loitam Richard case deepens as it was widely believed he died after being brutally assaulted.

May 17, 2012

Vehicle Accompanying Anna's Car Attacked; Congress Workers' Hand Suspected

About 15 people allegedly from the youth Congress wing have been detained for carrying out an attack on a car accompanying anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare's rally on Thursday, in Nagpur.

May 17, 2012

Physical Injuries Not The Cause of Richard Loitam's Death, Says Forensic Report

The mystery still surrounds the death of Richard Loitam as the result of an autopsy which was released to Bangalore rural district police on Wednesday said that his death was not due to any physical injuries. Doctors at Victoria Hospital, who conducted the medical examination to find out the exact cause that led to Loitam's death, in their report stated that Loitam died due to a cardiac disease the source of which might be heredity.

May 17, 2012