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Quake toll rises to 40, relief operations in full swing
The death toll in the powerful earthquake rose to 40 with 19 people being killed in Sikkim, five in West Bengal, two in Bihar, seven each in Nepal and Tibet even as rescue and relief operations were on Monday stepped up in the affected areas.
Modi begins ‘sadbhavna’ fast, recounts Gujarat’s success
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Saturday began his three-day fast for 'peace, unity and communal harmony' in the BJP-ruled state.
Palestinians to seek full UN membership: Abbas
President Mahmoud Abbas said on Friday he would demand full membership of the United Nations for a Palestinian state when he goes to the UN General Assembly next week, setting up a diplomatic clash with Israel and the United States.
China’s Wen pledges to step up inflation fight
Premier Wen Jiabao says he “cannot relax” due to soaring prices in China that have led to steep rises in the cost of food, vowing to step up the fight against the politically sensitive inflation rate.
Our publicity skills not that great: BJP leader
As Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi was to begin his three-day ‘sadbhavana’ fast, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Smriti Irani on Saturday said the party had the right motive but lacked publicity skills to advertise them.
Brad Pitt wants more films with Angelina Jolie
Hollywood star Brad Pitt says he and partner Angelina Jolie should make more movies together so they would get more time off to spend with their six children.
India drop to fifth position in ICC rankings
World champions India dropped to the fifth position in the Reliance ICC ODI Championship table after England won the five-match ODI series 3-0 here on Friday.
India lose fifth ODI against England as well
India lost the fifth and the final ODI against England by six wickets via the Duckworth-Lewis method at Sophia Gardens here on Friday.
LeT dangerously active in Pak: US
The Unites States believes that jihadi outfit Lashkar-e-Tayyaba is dangerously active in Pakistan despite the ban imposed on it by the authorities here, official sources said. “The US has conveyed this concern to Pakistan. They think the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba’s activities are unchecked and they are very much active inside Pakistan,” a senior government official told this newspaper.
JFK widow disliked de Gaulle, Indira Gandhi
The wife of assassinated US President John F. Kennedy did not care for French leader Charles de Gaulle or India's Indira Gandhi, according to newly-released taped interviews.
