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Mineral rich states have been asked to expedite formation of empowered panels on the pattern of an inter-ministerial committee at Centre to check the menace of illegal mining.

The two-day bus strike across West Bengal, which failed to evoke much response on Thursday, was withdrawn by the sponsors this afternoon following "assurance" of a possible fare hike from the state transport minister.

The remake will be helmed by Rajesh Pillai, who had directed the original. The film also features Manoj Bajpayee.

'6 Candles' revolves around the search of a father for his missing son and is directed by VZ Dhorai.

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's barrister daughter Kathryn escaped unhurt after being held at gunpoint by robbers on a central London street.

Many of the changes in Apple's operating system for mobile devices are cosmetic. Gone are three-dimensional icons that mimic real-world counterparts.

Walcott and Ramsey scored as Arsenal opened their 16th straight Champions League campaign by defeating Marseille 2-1.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will address the 68th session of United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 28 with a focus on combating terrorism, disarmament, UN reforms and development.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has recovered some bottles of acid from the house which the alleged co-founder of terror outfit Indian Mujahiddin, Yasin Bhatkal, had rented in Goa in November 2011.

F1 arrives in Singapore with Vettel careering toward a fourth-straight championship and with attention turning toward the combustible situation at Ferrari.

With little headroom to cut interest rates, the Finance Ministry and the RBI are considering a plan to give cheaper funds to banks to lend to the auto and housing sectors as the festive season approaches.

According to reports the government has already shortlisted some foreign companies and carried out technical evaluation for the purchase of the chopper.

Taking into account deficient rainfall this year, Bihar government on Wednesday declared 33 out of the 38 districts of state as drought-hit.

The Precious is just a paint and sticker job over the regular Ray. A black paint job, pink decals, 'Precious Edition' on top of the headlight and 'Ray Cygnus' written at the rear are the only changes.

Armaan Kohli, who is taking part in 'Bigg Boss 7', is the son of Bollywood producer Rajkumar Kohli.

Nearly half of Jharkhand's 81 legislators face different types of criminal cases, and 20 of them face serious criminal cases, says an affidavit filed in the Jharkhand High Court by the state government.