Wednesday 19 June 2013
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Rain fury kills 130; over 70,000 pilgrims stranded

A view of a submerged bridge over the Ganga in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand, on Tuesday following incessant rains. PTI

The famous Kedarnath shrine in Uttarkhand was submerged in mud and slush, even as 50 people died there in the unprecedented flash floods on Tuesday. The calamity...

BJP to sit in Bihar opposition

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Ahead of the trust vote Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has sught in the assembly Wednesday, friend-turned-foe BJP has said it is prepared to sit in the opposition.

US, Taliban to meet in Doha

Muhammad Naeem (L), a spokesman for the Office of the Taliban of Afghanistan speaks during the opening of the Taliban Afghanistan Political Office in Doha June 18, 2013. The Afghan Taliban opened an office in Qatar on Tuesday to help restart talks on ending the 12-year-old war, saying it wanted a political solution that would bring about a just government and end foreign occupation. Taliban representative Mohammed Naeem told a news conference at the office in the capital Doha that the Islamist insurgency wanted good relations with Afghanistan's neighbouring countries. REUTERS

The US will meet the Taliban in Qatari capital Doha for talks on the peace process in Afghanistan, US officials said Tuesday.

Airport projects in four cities in limbo as promoters back out

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The construction of greenfield airports in Bijapur, Bellary, Gulbarga and Shimoga - undertaken by the State government on public private partnership...

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 lakh...

Business

Sensex down 62 points in early trade

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The BSE benchmark Sensex today fell for the second straight day by losing nearly 62 points in early trade on sustained selling by funds amid a mixed trend in other Asian markets.

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BBMP to acquire 485 properties for signal-free corridor project

The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will acquire as many as 485 private and government properties for its ambitious five signal-free corridors in this City.

Sports

Anand loses to Carlsen in Tal Memorial

In this file Image, Viswanathan Anand, right, plays against Norway's Magnus Carlsen in the Norway Chess 2013 tournament in Sandnes near Stavanger, Norway,  Ap File Image

Old foes set to renew rivalry

England and South Africa face-off in the semifinal of an ICC event after th

Super Over to be used in semis, final

A Super Over will be used to decide the winners of the Champions Trophy sem

'A great chance to do our country proud'

No South African knockout match can be spoken about without the mention of

Japan 'hold the edge' against on-song Italy

Japan are favourites to beat Italy in the Confederations Cup...

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A man swims in the flooded waters of river Yamuna to retrieve floating watermelons in New Delhi

A man swims in the flooded waters of river Yamuna to retrieve floating watermelons in New Delhi

A child watches while standing on the doorstep of her house next to a flooded alley

A child watches while standing on the doorstep of her house next to a flooded alley

The Kedarnath Temple is pictured amid the damaged surroundings by flood waters

The Kedarnath Temple is pictured amid the damaged surroundings by flood waters

Members of the Indian Army gather stranded tourists and villagers who were rescued

Members of the Indian Army gather stranded tourists and villagers who were rescued

A damaged government guest house falls into the flooded water of the River Ganges

A damaged government guest house falls into the flooded water of the River Ganges

Houses are partly submerged in the flooded River Ganges in Uttarakashi district

Houses are partly submerged in the flooded River Ganges in Uttarakashi district

Tourists take pictures of a stranded dolphin at a beach in Sanya

Tourists take pictures of a stranded dolphin at a beach in Sanya

An Andean woman weaves a straw hat inside her home in Celendin

An Andean woman weaves a straw hat inside her home in Celendin

South Korea's national figure skater Kim Jin-seo performs during a training session

South Korea's national figure skater Kim Jin-seo performs during a training session

South Korea's national figure skater Kim Hae-jin takes off her skates after a training session

South Korea's national figure skater Kim Hae-jin takes off her skates after a training session

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A trip too dangerous

Defiant: Auto drivers continue to overload their vehicles despite the ruling. DH Photo by Dinesh S K

The Bangalore Traffic Police is not doing enough to ensure that the Supreme Court directive, which says the number of children in an auto ......

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Moving forward: Rajshri Ponnappa

Bangalore girl Rajshri Ponnappa may not have made a debut in the Kannada film industry yet, but she sure is making her mark in Malayalam ......

Exotic beats from Africa

Distinct sound: The performance in progress.

The recently witnessed a dose of authentic African music at the 'African Fusion Drum Show', held in Phoenix MarketCity....

Fusion of a different kind

Vocal delight: Members of Agam.

As part of the 'Orion World Music Fest', the Carnatic progressive rock band Agam recently performed at Orion Mall....

An evening of illusions

Amazed: Rahul Kharbanda along with a member of the  audience.

Illusionist Rahul Kharbanda, who performed at Inorbit Mall recently, mesmerised those who had gathered to watch him with his magical......

An expedition to great heights

Challenging task: (From left) Jyoti Deshmukh, Kaustubh Sarwate, Priya Radhakrishnan, Christopher Manning,  Suchithra Acharya and Satyarup Siddhanta.

A team of 12 members, most of whom are from the City, are all set to scale Mount Elbrus, one of the highest mountains in Europe. They will set ......

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