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CBS reporter Bob Simon killed in car crash

Veteran CBS news correspondent Bob Simon was killed in a car crash in New York City Wednesday night. CBS news quoted police as saying Simon was a passenger in a car that hit another vehicle. He and

Feb 12, 2015

Blast in Imphal injures four

Imphal, Feb 12 (ANI): Four people sustained injuries in a grenade explosion in Imphal city Manipur. All the four wounded persons were rushed to a local government hospital. Condition of one of the injured persons, identified as Laishram Pilot (24), was said to be serious. After the explosion, paramilitary and state police team investigated the area. Gun totting security personnel manned streets and examined the blast site. So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the blast.

Feb 12, 2015

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley meets US Treasury Secy Jacob Lew

New Delhi, Feb 12 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley met US treasury secretary Jacob J Lew on Thursday. RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan was also present at the meeting. Lew is in India to attend the fifth U.S.-India Economic and Financial Partnership Dialogue in New Delhi. He recently met Indian business leaders in financial hub Mumbai at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and US-India Business Council Roundtable ahead of the dialogue in Delhi that will focus on capital market reforms and economic policies between the two countries. Lew's trip to India marks the first Cabinet-level visit after the successful visit of US President Barack Obama to India last month.

Feb 12, 2015

Inauguration of Modi temple cancelled after PM expresses displeasure

New Delhi, Feb 12 (ANI): The inauguration ceremony of the temple made to worship Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Rajkot's Kothadia village has been cancelled after his disapproving tweet on the same. According to reports, the initiator has decided to remove the idol and photograph from the site and build a "Bharat Mata" temple in its place. Modi earlier in the day had tweeted, "Have seen the news about a temple being built in my name. I was appalled. This is shocking and against India's great traditions. Building such Temples is not what our culture teaches us. Personally, it made me very sad. Would urge those doing it not to do it." He urged his supporters to instead devote their time and resources towards fulfilling the dream of a clean India.

Feb 12, 2015

At least three injured after a bridge collapses in Delhi's Pitampura

New Delhi, Feb 12 (ANI): Atleast three people were injured after a bridge collapsed in Delhi's Pitampura area on Thursday. According to reports, two cars were trapped under the debris. The injured were rushed to the nearby hospital. Reportedly, the incident took place at Madhuban Chauk at 10 am when a pillar of an under construction bridge collapsed and fell on the cars, an Alto and an Ikon. Police is investigating the matter.

Feb 12, 2015

Bihar Governor asks Manjhi to prove majority on Feb 20; politicos react

New Delhi/ Patna, Feb 12 (ANI): Politicos on Thursday gave mixed reactions as Bihar governor Keshari Nath Tripathi late Wednesday asked chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi to prove his majority on the floor of the assembly on February 20. The decision came on a day the Patna high court put on hold Nitish Kumar's election as the JD(U) legislative party leader.

Feb 12, 2015

When Kayla Mueller was Nearly Rescued from ISIS by Man Posing as Husband

A man posing as Kayla Mueller's husband had appeared at the site where she was kept hostage.

Feb 12, 2015

Valentine's Day: 700 Couples Tie the Knot during Manila Mass Wedding [PHOTOS]

The special mass wedding event was organized by a government agency in Manila.

Feb 12, 2015

Bihar Political Crisis: BJP Accuses Nitish Kumar of Indulging in 'Horse Trading'

BJP leader Sushil Modi has called the parading of MLAs before the President "a political drama".

Feb 12, 2015

Gujarat Man Paralysed After Rough Treatment by US Police

Sureshbhai Patel, a 57-year-old from Pij, Gujarat, was walking on the sidewalk when he was confronted by the police.

Feb 12, 2015

South Korea Nut Rage: Heather Cho Found Guilty, Sentenced to One Year in Jail

A South Korean court has ruled that Heather Cho, is guilty of breaking the air aviation law in the "nut rage case".

Feb 12, 2015

Police officers stand guard outside Kaohsiung Prison, southern Taiwan, February 11, 2015.

Taiwan: 6 Prisoners Kill Themselves as Jailbreak Bid Fails

Six inmates who held a warden and a guard hostage inside a prison in Taiwan ended the hours-long stand-off by shooting themselves.

Feb 12, 2015

AH 64 Apache is a primary attack and destroy helicopter used by United States.

Japan's Military Helicopter Goes Missing with 3 on Board

The chopper was a naval training helicopter and was flying above Kagoshima prefecture in southwestern Japan, before it went missing.

Feb 12, 2015

US lottery half-billion up for grabs

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Feb 12, 2015

PM Modi not to attend Kejriwal's swearing-in ceremony on Saturday: Sisodia

New Delhi, Feb 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who met Delhi Chief Minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal Thursday, will not be attending the latter's oath taking ceremony on February 14. Kejriwal, who met Prime Minister Modi for about 15 minutes this morning and invited him to his swearing-in ceremony at the Ramlila Maidan, had met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu and President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday. Kejriwal's party, AAP, made a clean sweep of the Delhi assembly polls yesterday, winning 67 of the 70 seats on offer and decimated rivals BJP and Congress. Kejriwal had earlier met Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung at the latter's official residence and staked a claim to form the government in the national capital.

Feb 12, 2015