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New Delhi, July 18: From the dizzying heights of fame to quiet shadows behind the arclights, Rajesh Khanna's life had a theatrical sweep, almost like one of his films. Bollywood's original superstar - simply the phenomenon to some - died in Mumbai Wednesday, leaving behind memories cast in celluloid of that famous crooked smile and head tilt. He was only 69. In an era long before this age of

New Delhi, July 18: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said it is for Rahul Gandhi to decide for himself on playing a larger role in the party. "No one can take a decision on his behalf. He has to take a decision," she said in Parliament House after Vice-President Hamid Ansari filed his nomination paper for a second term. Her comments came against the backdrop of comments by senior

New Delhi, July 18: Hamid Ansari Wednesday filed his nomination papers for being re-elected as vice president in the presence of senior United Progressive Alliance leaders, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi. The nominations were handed over to Lok Sabha Secretary General T. K. Viswanathan, who is returning officer for Aug 7 vice presidential polls. Among

Gadchiroli, July 18: Though the Presidential polls are yet to held, Gondwana University has already described UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee as "the 14th President of the country" in a just-published textbook. The book, 'Democracy in India', has been prescribed for first year students of BA (Political Science) for the ongoing academic session of the newly-formed varsity. Page number 84 under

Islamabad, July 18: In a setback to the prosecution of seven suspects charged with involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, a Pakistani court on Tuesday ruled that all findings of a judicial commission that visited India were illegal and could not be made part of the evidence against the accused. Chaudhry Habib-ur-Rehman, the judge of the Rawalpindi-based anti-terrorism court No 1, said in an

Kolkata, July 17: The Trinamool Congress will vote for UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee in the July 19 presidential poll, party chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced Tuesday. "We have decided to support Pranab Mukherjee for the presidential poll keeping in mind the alliance we have," Banerjee told media persons at the state secretariat, Writers' Buildings after a meeting

Guwahati, July 17: The editor-in-chief of the local television news channel, which had videographed the molestation of a girl outside a pub here, on Wednesday resigned after expressing doubts over impartial enquiry into the allegations that a journalist had instigated the incident. Addressing a press conference at the Guwahati Press Club, the Editor-in-Chief, Atanu Bhuyan, said he was surprised at

New Delhi, July 17: India Tuesday said it will initiate appropriate action in the killing of its fisherman by personnel on board a US naval vessel off Dubai Monday evening even as Washington conveyed its condolences over the death and ordered a probe. India is ascertaining facts into the shooting by personnel onboard USNS Rappahannock, a fuel re-supply ship, on a small motor vessel with the

Pazarbhanga, July 17: India: India’s annual monsoon has claimed 109 lives since rains started in June and left at least 400,000 people homeless in the northeastern state of Assam, in a tragedy experts say was made worse by corruption and poor management of the Brahmaputra River. A senior member of the Assam Human Rights Commission, a government body, told Reuters it suspects millions of dollars

Guwahati, July 17: Even as the July 9 molestation of a girl in the city by a gang rocked the Assam Assembly on Monday, outside the House, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said the Government had asked the CID to probe the allegation that a television journalist instigated the incident. Speaking to journalists, the Chief Minister admitted his lapses and said the police was at fault. The journalist too