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Maoist leader Kishenji killed during gunbattle with security forces - TV
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Top Maoist leader Kishenji has been reported killed after a firefight with security forces in West Bengal, TV channels have claimed.
Reports say Kishenji was killed in
Video of a 'heartbroken' dog in China an online hit
A video of a 'heartbroken' dog in China has the Web buzzing.
The late 68-year-old Lao Pan's little companion is refusing to leave the site where his owner is buried and after skipping food for a week
Obama insult: Top Russian newsreader fired
Russia's award-winning newsreader, Tatyana Limanova, has been taken off air after a video of her lifting the middle finger following a Barack Obama report went viral on the Web.
The clip shows Limano
Pawar slap: Anna Hazare offers to apologise after remark
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar was on Thursday slapped by a Delhi man, angry over rising prices and corruption, sparking nationwide condemnation and questions over VVIP security.
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Tamil Nadu bans screening of movie ‘Dam 999’
The Tamil Nadu government has now moved to ban the screening of Dam 999 in the state, with immediate effect. The step follows a decision by theatre owners in Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday, to not screen tThe Tamil Nadu government has now moved to ban the screening of Dam 999 in the state, with immediate effect.
Humiliate those who drink, says Anna Hazare
Social activist Anna Hazare told a TV channel on Monday that people who consume alcohol 'should be flogged in public'.
In commments that are likely to attract strong criticism, Hazare, during an inte
Polio in Nigeria sees four-fold increase: BBC
Nigeria is witnessing a four-fold increase in polio, the BBC has reported.
The disease is also spreading to other countries - Niger, Mali and Ivory Coast, the WHO revealed.
The BBC report quoted an
'Ishrat and three others were killed prior to the date of encounter'
The Special Investigation Team probing the 2004 encounter of Ishrat Jahan and three others have informed the Gujarat High Court that the police action was 'fake'.
The probe has revealed that Ishrat a
Police tank greets Occupy crowd in Tampa, Florida
Police in Tampa, Florida rolled out a tank as part of preparations to block an 'Occupy Tampa' rally.
An image on Twitter showed an armoured vehicle being prepped to meet the crowd in the city.
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Amid UP assembly uproar, Mayawati manages to pass 'split' resolution
The ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Monday managed to get the much-debated resolution for division of Uttar Pradesh into four smaller states passed by voice vote in the state assembly, taking full
