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Nitish govt comfortably wins confidence vote minus BJP

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addressing a press conference in Patna on Monday. PTI Photo

After dumping ally BJP, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today comfortably won a vote of confidence in his government in the Bihar Assembly amid signals of ...

RS polls: DMK seeks Cong backing for Kanimozhi

DMK candidate Kanimozhi seeks blessings of her father and party chief M Karunanidhi before filing her nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha election in Chennai on Saturday. PTI Photo

After DMDK, former UPA ally DMK today approached Congress seeking support for its candidate Kanimozhi as both the Tamil Nadu parties are set to fight...

'Unwell' Advani not to meet RSS chief

Senior BJP leader L K Advani during a meeting with Bangladeshi High Commissioner to India, Ahmad Tariq Karim at his residence in New Delhi on Friday. PTI Photo

A meeting between Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran L.K. Advani was called off Wednesday ...

EPFO mulls claims settlement in three days

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Retirement fund body EPFO is planning to settle all claims like transfer and withdrawal of provident fund within three days, a move that will...

30 CRPF personnel to guard Pratibha Patil's Pune bungalow)

The government has sanctioned an armed paramilitary squad to guard the bungalow of former President Pratibha Patil in Pune in Maharashtra.

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

England wins toss, to bowl first

England's Anderson celebrates after dismissing New Zealand's Guptill during the ICC Champions Trophy group A match at Cardiff Wales Stadium in Wales. Reuters

Injury forces Venus out of Wimbledon

Five-time champion Venus Williams announced that she has withdrawn...

Venkatesh finishes fifth; Mary Ann best among woman

Grandmaster M R Venkatesh delivered when it mattered the most and ...

Confident India take on resurgent Sri Lanka in CT semis

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

Anand loses to Carlsen in Tal Memorial

Indian chess star Viswanathan Anand suffered a shock loss to next ...

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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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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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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 ......

'I take the shape of the jar that I'm put in'

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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