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Google on Monday said it plans to shut down its 10-year-old Orkut social network at the end of September.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday drew sharp red lines for J&K chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed by denouncing and expressing outrage over the release of separatist leader Masarat Alam as an "unacceptable act", and asserting that the Centre would take appropriate measures to ensure that the country`s unity and integrity are not hurt.

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance got a shot in the arm Thursday as Ram Vilas Paswan`s Lok Janashakti Party returned to the grouping after more than a decade, becoming the BJP`s first new ally ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.

The electricity bill of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal`s Civil Lines residence was about Rs 91,000 for the months of April and May, according to an RTI reply.The General Administration Department of Delhi Government has furnished the copies of electricity bill of Kejriwal`s Civil Lines residence running into Rs 91,000. The RTI query was filed by Vivek Garg, an advocate and RTI activist.

Tarun Tejpal, the 50-year-old founder of Tehelka news magazine is likely to be arrested soon, said the Goa Police. They said that a letter of apology emailed by Mr Tejpal to the young journalist he allegedly sexually assaulted, had given them new evidence.

International Women`s Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, International Women`s Day is a national holiday.

Thank goodness it`s monsoon session and not "Manmon-sun session"

If we need to use nuclear weapons for "our survival, we will", said Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif.
Asif told Saleem Safi on Geo News programme `Jirga` that use of nuclear weapons was an option as they were not kept merely for show but as deterrents.

Pakistani authorities carried out raids at different places following attack on the Pathankot air base in India, leading to some arrests, intelligence officials said today.They said that raids were carried out in Gujranwala, Jhelum and Bahawalpur districts and an unspecified number of people were arrested.

Eleven days after forming the Delhi government, Arvind Kejriwal`s Aam Aadmi Party or AAP has delivered on its big-ticket election promises: cheaper water and power. Every household will get 20,000 litres of water at no cost every month; families who use less than 400 units of power per month will get a 50% discount on their bills, the others will pay full rate for electricity.