Live: Uttarakhand Met dept says bad weather is likely to affect rescue work

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Crime

  Delhi: Woman arrested for posing as Sheila Dikshit's daughter-in-law

  

  Police said the woman called a diamond merchant posing as Mona Dikshit and asked for some bangles to be delivered at Khanpur Chowk.

• WB politics

  Don't create controversy over every act of Mamata's: WB Governor

  

  The comment comes after Mamata Banerjee was criticised for shouted at anti-rape protestors in Kamduni village in North 24 Parganas district.

Himanshu Thakkar, environmentalist
Why is Uttarakhand so prone to natural disasters?
"The very nature of geological, topographical, geomorphological and seismic situation in Uttarakhand makes it prone to large kinds of disasters. It is part of young Himalayan mountain, prone to landslides, erosion and flash floods. When you add the heavy infrastructure building going on without taking into account the basic character of the area, the disaster potential increases." Click to read more.
• 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.

• BJP crisis

  Advani aide Sudheendra Kulkarni calls Narendra Modi an 'autocrat', Rajnath 'foxy'

  

  Sudheendra Kulkarni has said that BJP Chief Rajnath Singh has 'astrologically-induced delusions' of becoming the Prime Minister.

• 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.

Khushboo, actress & producer
On her movie 'Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru'
"First content, cast and then packaging. Everything has to be in order for a movie to be successful." Click to read more.
• 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

  'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' is not a sports film, says Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

  

  Mehra says the film was not based on sports and could have been on anybody in an endeavour to show the human spirit.

• 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.

• 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.

• Mergers and Acquisitions

  Microsoft's plans to buy Nokia fall flat: Report

  

  Microsoft rejected a deal because of price and Nokia's loss of market share to rising Asian competitors, the report said.

Pushpesh Pant, former professor, JNU
Will the Cabinet reshuffle be able to invigorate the Union government?
"I fail to see any method in this madness. Congress apologists are bending backwards to unveil the pragmatic/real political logic of this exercise just before some state elections but they are not convincing." Click to read more.
• Bollywood

  Rajinikanth to watch 'Raanjhanaa' on the release day, says Dhanush

  

  Dhanush says that Rajinikanth hasn't watched 'Raanjhanaa' and is likely to watch it on the release day.

• Bollywood

  Snapshot: Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor dine with Aamir Khan

  

  Sporting a quirky t-shirt, Katrina Kaif was spotted at a restaurant in Mumbai with her 'Dhoom 3' co star Aamir Khan.

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