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Uttarakhand was on high alert on Monday following meteorological predictions of heavy to very heavy rains over three days on top of the downpour that has crippled life in Dehradun.

Ronaldo has refused to confirm reports that he has agreed a new five-year contract with Real Madrid.

Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD U) Sunday invited BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha to join the party, a day after his BJP asked him to show restraint while praising Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as it was "harming the party's interest".

Syria has been Tehran's strongest ally in the Arab world since Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution.

The surge in the bloodshed is raising fears of a return to the widespread killing that pushed the country to the brink of civil war after the 2003 US-led invasion.

The investors had been lured by attractive schemes offered by the emu farms, RBI Chief General Manager V Vasanthan said.

Villagers drove away government officials, employees and their vehicle from the 'haat bazaar' of Khistaun village panchayat in Prithvipur assembly constituency of the district when they reached there to publicise welfare schemes run by the BJP government.

Ledecky won the women's 400 meters freestyle last Sunday and also the women's 1,500m freestyle on Tuesday.

The seasoned cueist says he surprised himself as he graduated from bronze to gold at the World Games in Cali, Colombia recently.

The buyer did not check inside the boxes and on arriving home found they contained real apples.

The 16-year-old Katie clocked a time of eight minutes 13.86 seconds at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona.

Arsenal put in a spirited performance as they came back from two goals down to draw against Napoli at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

A 29-year-old Iraqi national was arrested for allegedly raping a woman friend in Delhi, police said on Saturday. Saif Mohammed was arrested on Thursday for raping his neighbour, in her late 20s, in south Delhi's Kalkaji area, police said.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren will expand his cabinet tomorrow by inducting six ministers.

American Missy Franklin captured a record-equalling fifth gold medal at a single world championships when she won a second consecutive 200 metres backstroke title.

A man on Saturday died after drinking contaminated water from a public water container here in Deoghar where a month-long 'Sawani Mela' is underway, police said.