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Holi 2013 in Pictures: India Celebrates Festival of Colours [PHOTOS]

India on Wednesday celebrated Holi, a Hindu festival which marks the beginning of spring, with 'gulal'.

Mar 27, 2013

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Indian Railways to Run Special 'Holi' Trains till 31 March [Complete List]

Indian Railways has announced that it will run special holiday trains for the festival of Holi till March 31.

Mar 26, 2013

Maharashtra ATS DCP Who Shot Himself was Unpaid for 8 Months

The family of the Maharashtra ATS DCP who shot himself at a restaurant on Saturday was not paid his salary for eight months.

Mar 25, 2013

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Saudi Arabia to Ban Skype, WhatsApp

A month after imposing a censorship on Twitter, the ultra conservative gulf kingdom Saudi Arabia has threatened to ban instant messaging applications like Skype and WhatsApp citing failure to control them as the reason.

Mar 25, 2013

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Earth Hour 2013: World Landmarks Switch Off Lights [STUNNING PHOTOS]

Earth Hour 2013 was observed worldwide on Saturday (23 March) to show support for the planet and to raise awareness about conservation of energy.

Mar 24, 2013

Earth Hour 2013: Millions to Turn Off Lights to Campaign Against Climate Change [VIDEO]

Earth Hour 2013 will be observed across the globe today (23 March), in a bid to campaign against climate change.

Mar 23, 2013

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Millions of Dead Prawns Wash Ashore in Chile [PHOTOS]

Investigators are baffled over the sight of millions of small prawns that washed up on a beach in Chile.

Mar 23, 2013

Holi 2013: Spectacular Images of Lathmar Holi Celebrated in Mathura, Vrindavan [PHOTOS]

The festival of colours has started in India from 22 March with "Lathmar Holi". Hundreds of people from across the country gathered at Barsana, a small village in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, to play Lathmar Holi.

Mar 22, 2013

Financial Bill: Union Budget 2013-14 Approved in Rajya Sabha without Debate

With the house set for a month-long break from Saturday, the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) approved Finance Minister P.Chidambaram's Union Budget 2013-14 without debate on Thursday.

Mar 21, 2013

German Rape Case: Bitti Mohanty Brought to Kannur; What Happens Now?

Kerala police on Monday brought rape convict Bitti Mohanty to Kannur after his identity was verified with Rajasthan police, reported Press Trust of India.

Mar 19, 2013

DMK Withdraws Support to UPA Over Sri Lankan Tamils Issue

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Tuesday withdrew its support to the Congress-led UPA government over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue.

Mar 19, 2013

Sri Lankan Tamils Issue: Over 500 Students Arrested for Anti-Lanka Protests in Chennai

Police arrested over 500 college students taking part in the anti-Lankan protests on Monday when they tried to lay siege on the Raj Bhavan.

Mar 18, 2013

Corporal Punishment: 6 Year Olds Chained, Forced to Clean School Toilet

In a shocking incident, three students of Class 1 were chained and paraded around the school by their teacher who also made them clean the school toilet, on Wednesday in Dadar, a surburban area in Mumbai.

Mar 18, 2013

Samsung Galaxy S4 Release Event in Pictures, Set to Hit Stores in April [PHOTOS]

Samsung Galaxy S4, the most anticipated smartphone of the year, was finally released at the company's Unpacked event held at Radio City Music Hall, New York, on Thursday evening.

Mar 15, 2013

Pope Francis I: A Look at Vatican's New Leader [PHOTOS]

The Vatican has chosen Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a former archbishop of Buenos Aires, as its new pope.

Mar 14, 2013

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