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Karnataka sends team to Uttarakhand to ensure its poeple's safety

Army personnel rescue stranded children and other pilgrims to a safe place in flood-hit Govind Ghat in Chamoli, Uttarakhand on Tuesday. Floods triggered by torrential rains have stranded many people in the state. PTI Photo

Karnataka government has sent a three-member team to Uttarakhand to ensure safety of people from the state stranded there due to floods.

Seven schoolkids killed in Tamil Nadu accident

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Seven school students, hitching a ride in a milk van, and the van's driver died when their vehicle hit a bus in Tamil Nadu's Pudukottai district Wednesday...

IMA slams Shahrukh Khan over surrogacy reports

Shahrukh Khan. Reuters Image.

The Indian Medical Association (INA) Wednesday slammed Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan over reports that he and his wife were planning...

Modi an 'autocrat', Rajnath 'foxy': Kulkarni

Sudheendra Kulkarni. File Photo

In a clear indication that the tussle between senior leader L K Advani and Narendra Modi is far from over, the patriarch's close aide Sudheendra Kulkarni has...

Business

European Commission fines 9 pharma firms, including Ranbaxy

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Nine drugmakers, including Denmark's Lundbeck (LUN.CO) and India's Ranbaxy (RANB.NS), were fined a total of 146 million euros by EU antitrust regulators on ...

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Gang decamps with ATM in Bangalore

Police commissioner Jyoti Prakash Mirji along with other officers inspecting the SBI ATM center, which was robbed at Dwarakanagar of Bagaluru police limits in Bangalore on Tuesday. (Right) The empty ATM center without machine inside. DH Photo

A seven-member gang on Monday decamped with a State Bank of India (SBI) automated teller machine (ATM) at Bagalur in Bangalore North taluk. The ATM was loaded with around Rs 24 lak

Sports

We just can't focus on Mahela or Sangakkara: Dhoni

India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni catches the ball during the ICC Champions Trophy group B match against the West Indies at The Oval cricket ground in London June 11, 2013. REUTERS

Bowlers take England to CT final, Proteas 'choke' again

An impressive bowling performance powered England to the Champions...

Confident India take on resurgent Sri Lanka in CT semis

Unbeaten so far, a confident India would be up against a massive...

2014 Indian Grand Prix is on, assures Jaypee

Jaypee Sports International, promoters of Indian Grand Prix...

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England's Joe Root, left, runs in safe as South Africa's Francois du Plessis unsuccessfully ...

England's Joe Root, left, runs in safe as South Africa's Francois du Plessis unsuccessfully ...

Tamil actor Dhanush and Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor at a dance reality show Jhalak Dikhla Jaa...

Tamil actor Dhanush and Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor at a dance reality show Jhalak Dikhla Jaa...

Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh during flagged-in ceremony of the Army's Mount Trishul expedition...

Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh during flagged-in ceremony of the Army's Mount Trishul expedition...

Sadhus performing Bhajan kirtan at Kamakhya temple ahead of the Ambubachi mela in Guwahati...

Sadhus performing Bhajan kirtan at Kamakhya temple ahead of the Ambubachi mela in Guwahati...

A view of submerged buildings in the flooded river Ganga in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand on Wednesday.

A view of submerged buildings in the flooded river Ganga in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand on Wednesday.

A dock worker walks past shipping containers at the main Sri Lankan port in Colombo June 19...

A dock worker walks past shipping containers at the main Sri Lankan port in Colombo June 19...

A view of collapsed road in Rishikesh after heavy flooding destroyed it in Rishikesh on Wednesday.

A view of collapsed road in Rishikesh after heavy flooding destroyed it in Rishikesh on Wednesday.

A member of the rescue operation team of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) or Armed Border Force walks...

A member of the rescue operation team of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) or Armed Border Force walks...

West Bengal Governor M K Naryanan , Dadasaheb Phalke awardee actor, Soumitra Chatterjee(C) ...

West Bengal Governor M K Naryanan , Dadasaheb Phalke awardee actor, Soumitra Chatterjee(C) ...

Buses and trucks are submerged in the rising waters of the Yamuna River in New Delhi, India...

Buses and trucks are submerged in the rising waters of the Yamuna River in New Delhi, India...

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Perils of 3-D printers :

The successful test-firing of Liberator, the world’s first 3-D printed plastic gun, has raised a legal storm. You can print this gun at the comfort of your home

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US allows women to join Navy SEALS, Army rangers

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Women in the US will be able to join the Navy SEALS, Army Rangers and other specialised combat outfits under plans approved by the Pentagon to open up thousands of frontl

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