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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said rural per capita consumption has increased four times faster than earlier due to enhanced economic prosperity in rural areas and BIMARU states have witnessed progress.

Wayne Rooney seems keen to end his nine-year spell at Manchester United for a move to Chelsea.

An elaborate ground-to-air security blanket enveloped the capital on Thursday with thousands of armed personnel keeping a tight vigil to thwart any possible terror strike on Independence Day Security personnel from Delhi Police and paramilitary forces hav...

The teacher apparently spent nearly Rs 10 lakh on his "abhishek" and put up nearly 600 hoardings in the city.

The girls are at an undisclosed summer camp, but the White House says they'll eventually join their parents.

Castro stepped aside as Cuba's president provisionally in 2006 and retired permanently in 2008.

The Netherlands and Swansea midfielder will miss the start of the EPL season after suffering a concussion during training with his national team.

Sensing an opportunity to use rising onion prices to its advantage ahead of the assembly elections, Delhi BJP on Wednesday held a demonstration outside Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's residence here, accusing her of failing to control the spiralling rates...

The West Bengal government is contemplating an amendment to the West Bengal Minor Minerals Act-2002 act to strengthen laws to stop illegal sand mining and the mafia activities in the state, Irrigation minister Rajib Banerjee said in Kolata on Wednesday.

Banga Beats chief coach, U Vimal Kumar is confident of his side's good showing in their opening match of the Indian Badminton League.

The top Indian shuttlers said the doubles event is not being taken seriously by the administrators of the sport and the focus is on singles.

Gaga has no negative emotions for Katy Perry just because both of them released their singles in the same week.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday decried the blame game between BJP and Congress over Kishtwar communal strife and suggested that the Omar Abdullah government be given a proper opportunity to handle the situation.

The opposition BJP on Wednesday urged the Governor DY Patil to direct the Nitish Kumar government to declare Bihar as "drought-hit" state due to rainfall deficit.

Kiran Rao feels that the true independence will come when the country will be free from inequality.

The alert says Naxals are observing the Independence Day as black day.