Live: Take all steps to rescue people, SC tells Uttarakhand govt, Centre

• Uttarakhand floods

  Uttarakhand floods: Rescue teams reach Kedarnath, unravel massive destruction

  

  Over 60,000 people still remain stranded across Uttarakhand with food and medical supplies running low.

• Sensex

  Sensex tanks nearly 500 points, gold extends loss

  

  The rupee expectedly fell to a fresh low of 59.90 on concerted FII selling of emerging market bonds and equities.

• Monsoon mayhem

  HP: Rescue choppers sent to airlift tourists stranded due to fuel shortage

  

  Three days after the rains wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh, air sorties haven't started.

• Monsoon mayhem

  Delhi: Massive waterlogging continues on roads even as Yamuna level recedes marginally

  

  The water level which touched the 207.30 metres mark has gone down marginally to 207.26 metres.

• Barasat gangrape

  WB: Mamata Banerjee accuses media house of planning to murder her

  

  Mamata Banerjee asserted she was not subjected to any protest on Monday, and there were only a few Maoists and 'CPM goons' who wanted to disrupt the meeting.

Chat@3.30pm: Latha Venkatesh, CNBC-TV18
Is violation of banking norms more widespread than believed?
With successive Cobrapost sting operations revealing widespread violation of RBI guidelines and rules by state-owned banks, private Indian banks and even foreign banks, how can the system be streamlined so that the banks tow the line?
• Crime

  Odisha: Rapist out on bail kills rape survivor's mother-in-law

  

  According to police, the accused had raped the woman's daughter-in-law two years ago and was out on a bail.

• Tax evasion

  Fashion designers Dolce and Gabbana sent to 20 months in prison for tax evasion

  

  Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were found guilty of failing to declare 200 million euros.

• IPL 6 spot-fixing

  IPL scandal: Siddharth Trivedi admits to taking money from bookies

  

  The Rajasthan Royals player admitted to have taken money from bookies which he later returned after a sting scare in 2012.

• Sex crimes

  Boy, 11, fathers child with a 36-year-old woman in New Zealand

  

  The case has caused counsellors to highlight the lack of attention given to women as potential offenders.

Live chat: Eshwar Sundaresan, author
On his book 'Behind the Silicon Mask'
A techie community of around two hundred Indians stationed in Milwaukee suddenly finds itself under a siege. On a fateful Friday, a cyclonic snowstorm - Super Susan - is breaking winter records outside their windows. And beyond, somewhere in the inky darkness, a serial killer who targets immigrants is on the loose.
• Premarital sex

  HC judgement on pre-marital sex comes as a relief, says actress Khushbu

  

  For actress Khushbu, the uproar over the recent judgement passed by the Madras HC brought back memories of 2005.

• Bollywood

  Big B, Shah Rukh Khan represent Bollywood to the Western audience: Amit Sadh

  

  Amit Sadh of 'Kai Po Che' fame to play a Bihari boy in his next film?

• Bollywood

  Raanjhanaa: I was warned that Bollywood functions differently, says Dhanush

  

  'Raanjhanaa' is Dhanush's first stint in Bollywood but the actor feels that there is no difference between Bollywood and Tollywood.

• ICC Champions Trophy 2013

  Champions Trophy: The choke's on South Africa, yet again

  

  June 19 was just another day in South Africa's long list of chokes; yet again, it was that old habit of coming undone in the knock-out stage of an ICC event.

• Confederations Cup 2013

  Neymar leads Brazil to 2-0 win over Mexico

  

  The Brazilian striker scored his second goal of the tournament with a left-footed volley from just inside the penalty box after Mexican defenders failed to clear a cross.

• New Facebook Features

  You can now add images to your Facebook comments

  

  Facebook is rolling out this new feature globally to both its desktop and mobile websites, but Facebook has not yet made an official announcement about it.

• Video Game Consoles

  Microsoft changes Xbox One policies, now lets users play games offline

  

  Users of its forthcoming Xbox One game console will be able to lend or sell used disc-based games.

Chat@4pm: Air Marshal (Retd) PS Ahluwalia
Uttarakhand rescue efforts: does the govt need to do much more?
As the death toll mounts and thousands remain missing and stranded, the Armed Forces are engaged in a day-and-night relief and rescue effort. More than 40 choppers have been pressed into service and thousands of jawans and air warriors are battling extreme odds to evacuate the stranded.
• Bollywood

  Snapshot: John Abraham plays basketball with his very fit mother

  

  The actror producer was seen shooting a few baskets with his very fit mother Feroza Irani at an event recently.

• Bollywood

  Snapshot: Getting pre-release jitters, Sonam Kapoor?

  

  During the music launch of 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag', our cameraman caught Sonam in a rather pensive mood.

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