43 houses were destroyed and several children are reported to have been among the dead.
As a five year old, Neil Nayyar learnt to play the drums. Today, at 14, he has mastered 107 instruments.
Multiple teams of the force, with personnel wearing protective gear and helmets, were rushed to the Tapovan power project site from their 1st battalion base in Joshimath and the ITBP mountaineering and skiing institute located nearby in Auli to launch search and rescue works.
Information Commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu said it was surprising to know that on these national aspects, the Central Public Information Officers of all high offices simply passed it on to the others "without application of mind".
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The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that if the Army cannot move its missile launchers, heavy machinery up to the northern Indo-China border, then how will it defend it and fight a war, if it breaks out.
Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar said that singing the national anthem in front of a packed Wankhede Stadium before the 2011 World Cup final is the 'proudest feeling' he has ever had in his life.
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National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Songbijit members are seeking refuge from the army and police personnel inside the sprawling Manas National park, a tiger reserve.
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Guests trouped out of Arpita Khan's party and into Mukesh Ambani's, on the other side of Mumbai.
Family and friends cheer Team Baaghi!
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The Maharashtra Police on Monday arrested four members of the Students Islamic Movement of India from Mana village in Akola district. The police busted a secret SIMI meeting in Mana village where nearly 35 SIMI members were present.SIMI was banned by the government in 2002 for its involvement in terrorist attacks in India. It has been labeled a terrorist organisation by both India and the United States.
'My belief that I could protect the Himalayas was shattered.'
Singh said the Doklam "deadlock" was resolved similarly and without any confrontation.
Sikka has expanded the role of former SAP executive Ritika Suri.
The group has more than 9000 fans from across the state and the masks have been sent out to the members in various districts like Bardhaman, Asansol, Nadia, North, South 24 Parganas. They will be sporting the masks on Wednesday.
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Union ministers and opposition parties' leaders have condemned the assault on students and teachers of Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University.
The health system is trying to ensure that it isn't caught by surprise -- the way it was last time. So, hectic preparations are on.
He will celebrate the festival with ITBP personnel at Mana, the last village on Indian territory along the border with China, official sources said on Friday.
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Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party are contesting in all the 30 seats, while the Communist Party of India-Marxist is in the fray in 15 and its alliance partners of Sanjukta Morcha the Congress and ISF are competing in 13 and two seats respectively.
Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee chief Mohan Prasad Thapliyal said the prime minister offered prayers at the temple for around 20 minutes and was given a greeting card made on a "bhojpatra" (birch leaves) by the temple's priests.
At least 50 major landslides occurred in just four road stretches in calamity-torn Uttarakhand, where hundreds of pilgrims are feared to have perished in flash floods, an official said.
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The pop singer has reflected on her 'intense battle' with depression.
Though a number of Jat leaders and farmers said they would vote against the BJP in the upcoming panchayat election, slated for April, they remained non-committal on supporting opposition parties in the assembly polls next year.
With two more deaths, the fatalities due to flood this year has gone up to 18.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the target date for achieving 20 per cent ethanol-blending with petrol has been advanced by five years to 2025 to cut pollution and reduce import dependence.
Bollywood pays last respect to the matriarch of the Kapoor khandaan.
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It was the persuasive powers of the two filmmakers R Balki and Shoojit Sircar that did the trick.
After launching Suniel Shetty's daughter in Hero, Salman Khan will now launch his son Aahan.
The girl was later sent to a juvenile home till January 31.
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