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"This is to clarify that CBSE has not directed any schools to remain open on December 25," said a statement issued by the Human Resources Development (HRD) Ministry.

Rome will bid to host the 2024 summer Olympic Games, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Monday.

George Clooney's wife Amal has been named as Barbara Walters's most fascinating person of 2014.

Four armed men have entered an apartment in the western Belgian city of Ghent, and police have blocked off a wide perimeter around the area.

The price hike was a result of the company's controversial automatic surge pricing.

"I believe the public approved of two years of our 'Abenomics' policies," Abe said in a televised interview.

Durga Prasad Mishra was absconding for the last nine months.

A day after losing against Pakistan in the semis, hosts India lost to Australia in the bronze medal playoff in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.

Google has plans to shut down its engineering office in Russia amid a crackdown on internet freedoms and a law regarding data-handling practices, says a report.

Polish director Pawel Pawlikowski's 'Ida' dominated the European Film Awards on Saturday.

Actor Ashton Kutcher thinks having a newborn baby is like getting a new mobile phone.

'The Interview's' audience giggles at the standard disclaimer stating that any resemblance of the film's characters to real people is coincidental.

The judiciary came to the rescue when the Supreme Court dismissed more than 800 appeals filed by the Ministry of Defence and the Army against its own soldiers.

India have never been in a Champions Trophy hockey final, and a semi-final against Pakistan is as big a test as any for a maiden shot at the title.

Anand faced the Queen's gambit declined from Caruana and nothing worthwhile happened in the game for the Indian as the Italian was well prepared.

Jolie does not plan to have more children as of now but she is not ruling out the idea of becoming mother again.