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China has shut down more than 100 privately-run news websites since May this year, defending the move as part of a campaign against extortionists, but critics alleged that it was a crackdown on citizen journalists.

A local court has sentenced an Indian Air Force jawan to life imprisonment for murdering his wife, after she failed to bear a male child in their 17-year-long wedded life.

"Sneijder has not been fit for a whole year. He should focus on his own fitness first," the Dutch coach said.

A private complaint was filed on Thursday in a court in Bhopal, alleging promos of the upcoming season of TV quiz-show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' present the legal profession in a derogatory manner. It names actor Amitabh Bachchan, the show's host, as one of...

The Bournvita Quiz Contest began in April 1972. Originally it was held live in cities across the country.

Opened in 1989, the Gurdwara has been a victim of vandalism multiple times, its priest Anantvirr Singh said.

The overall polling percentage was 85.73 in the state which has 3,94,01,855 voters, including 1,97,52,741 women.

Sharath Kamal feels his stint with Borussia Dsseldorf, the premier German club, will help him gradually improve his standings and break into the top-30 of the world rankings.

Finance Minister P Chidambaram said he was confident of a growth rate of 5.5 to 6 per cent in the current fiscal year.

Fifty armed policemen are being recruited to guard Prince William and Kate Middleton's new born son - third in line to the British throne - round the clock, according to a report on Wednesday.

The Sikh Gurudwara in Riverside was vandalised on the night of July 29 in an apparent hate crime.

Real life couple and actors Neetu and Rishi Kapoor will be seen as police officers in 'Besharam'.

Tension prevailed in the old city area in Lucknow when members of two groups engaged in brick-batting and arson during a religious procession, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place on Wednesday morning when a procession to commemorate the deat...

The MLA representing Pendurthy resigned from his post as he was upset over his party's decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh.

A Maoist guerrilla was killed in a gun battle on the outskirts of Ranchi on Tuesday while two other rebels were arrested, police said.

Soon after watching news about Andhra Pradesh's bifurcation, the farmer collapsed and was taken to hospital, who declared him dead.