The Taj city of Agra was on Saturday battling the consequences of a record 142 mm downpour in just 12 hours a day earlier.

Hyderabad: Normal life remained crippled for the second day on Saturday in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions where a bandh is being observed to protest the Centre's decision to bifurcate the state.

Prison officials hinted that Lalu could be attached with literacy campaign work.

Chomu: HDFC Bank on Friday said it will not reduce interest rates for consumer durable loans ahead of the festive season, although state-owned lenders might do so on a call by the Finance Ministry to boost demand.

Ghaziabad: The suspected kingpin of an auto-lifter gang active in NCR was arrested and four stolen motorbikes were seized from him in the Modinagar area in Ghaziabad, police said on Friday.

Shah Rukh was given a traditional welcome and was presented with an official New Zealand Black Caps cricket shirt.

Costa will be ineligible to play for Spain in World Cup qualifiers against Belarus and Georgia this month, the Spanish football federation RFEF said.

To keep a close watch on inter-state movement of Naxals, Chhattisgarh Police has recommended improvement of road connectivity to strategic locations near border areas of Maoist-hit Bastar region.

"Get back on track," Lalu Prasad joked in the Lok Sabha when a fellow MP once complained that interruptions were making him lose his train of thought during a noisy debate.

If the reports are to be believed, the movie review, which was published by The Express Tribune, Pakistan paper, lead to this decision.