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At this temple, devotees offer brooms to deity

Devotees come with brooms and line up at a 10-year-old temple in Uttar Pradesh everyday - not to clean the premises but to offer the 'jhadus' to the deity, Hindu god Shiva.12:04 PM on December 16

Krishna unprepared on incursion query, says BJP

External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna found himself on the back foot in Rajya Sabha Thursday when asked about number of Chinese incursions into Indian territory in the last two years.12:03 PM on December 16

Eminent litterateur, filmmaker Dilip Chitre dead

Eminent Marathi and English litterateur, poet and filmmaker Dilip Chitre died after a long illness here early Thursday. He was 71.12:03 PM on December 16

Chief justice of India under observation in hospital

Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan was stable and under observation in a city hospital here, a hospital official said Thursday, a day after he had been admitted with a stomach ailment.12:02 PM on December 16

Jagjit Singh brings Ghalib's soul to Kashmir

Ghazal singer Jagjit Singh mesmerised audiences for over four hours in the summer capital Srinagar with his performance Wednesday evening.12:02 PM on December 16

Foreign currency counterfeiters in the dock

A Nigerian gang of foreign currency counterfeiters seeking to target gullible non-resident Gujaratis (NRGs) has ended up in the hands of the police.12:02 PM on December 16

Media promotes ghazals poorly in India, Pakistan: Asif Mehdi

Pakistani ghazal exponent Asif Mehdi says the media is responsible for taking young listeners away from ghazals. Aware of his family's deep roots in India, he is now looking forward to singing for Bollywood.12:01 PM on December 16

Celebrations continue across Telangana

Celebrations continued across the Telangana region Thursday, a day after the central government decided to initiate the process of granting it separate statehood.12:01 PM on December 16

Hit a chicken and you're sitting duck!

If your vehicle runs over a chicken or a goat on a Bihar road and you happen to hail from outside, be prepared to shell out anything between Rs.5,000 and Rs.25,000!12:00 PM on December 16

Telangana issue again rocks Rajya Sabha

The Telangana issue briefly rocked the Rajya Sabha Thursday with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members objecting to Home Minister P. Chidambaram making a statement on the creation of a separate state without taking the house into confidence.12:00 PM on December 16

Government agrees to form Telangana, KCR ends fast

Bowing to mass pressure and fearing for the detereorating condition of Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao, on a fast unto death, the central government late Wednesday pledged to form a separate Telangana state carved out of 10 districts of Andhra Pradesh.2:02 AM on December 10

Railways agrees in principle to set up factory in Singur

The railways Wednesday in principle agreed to set up a coach factory on the land abandoned by Tata Motors in Singur, and asked the West Bengal government to furnish all details about the plot.2:02 AM on December 10

RBI concerned over food price inflation

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor D. Subba Rao Wednesday expressed concern over the food price inflation in the country, saying that it could fuel 'inflationary expectations'.2:01 AM on December 10

KCR breaks fast as government says yes to Telangana

Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhara Rao called off his 11-day fast at a hospital here in the wee hours of Thursday soon after the central government announced that the process of forming a separate state of Telangana will be initiated.2:01 AM on December 10

Process of forming Telangana state to be initiated: Chidambaram

Home Minister P. Chidambaram late Wednesday said the process of forming a separate state of Telangana would be initiated and a resolution would be moved in the Andhra Pradesh assembly.2:01 AM on December 10