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A state-level team on Monday approved a new location for setting up of oil refinery and petro-chemical complex near Pachpadra in Barmer district of Rajasthan, a senior official said.

Silvio Berlusconi, 76, has been sentenced to seven years in prison and has been barred from public office for life.

The third defence witness in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case, Dr Urmil Sharma, on Monday recorded her statement before the special CBI court hearing the matter.

There have been several attacks during or ahead of high-profile visits by VVIPs to Jammu and Kashmir.

A Haridwar-based ashram has started a campaign for rescuing pilgrims stranded in Badrinath dham and rehabilitating areas near Kedarnath shrine which have suffered extensive damage in the deluge.

Between 1984 and 2005, UNESCO declared seven of Antoni Gaudi's works World Heritage Sites.

Efforts are on to get tame elephants from Mysore to lead the wild ones back to the forests, sources said.

Rufus has become one of Britain's best-known birds, deployed from 5 am daily to clear pigeons roosting at the All England Club at Wimbledon.

Joining the chorus against divestment in Neyveli Lignite Corporation, principal opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly DMDK on Monday said the Centre's finances would improve substantially if the huge tax arrears of Rs 4.83 lakh crore was collected.

Pain and fear is writ large on the faces of villagers living in the hills of Rudraprayag with many natives working in Kedarnath killed in the deluge and many others washed away in the swirling waters in the district.

Red Bull are reportedly threatening to run their own private three-day test in a direct challenge to the authority of the FIA.

Since stepping down in 1999 after one term as president, Nelson Mandela has stayed out of active politics and his passing is expected to have little political impact.

Thousands of residents of Calgary were allowed to return to their homes and many of them faced extensive repairs after flooding that left Alberta's largest city awash in debris and dirty water.

Shruti Hassan says she was not avoiding Bollywood and commitments down south kept her busy.

India's cellular market is the world's second largest by users after China, with users surging from just over 5 million in 2002 to nearly 870 million now.

He added that Sri Lankan officials would otherwise be sent to China, by which they would gain strength and emerge as enemy of India.