Uttarakhand floods: Rescue teams reach Kedarnath, unravel massive destruction

• Monsoon mayhem

  Delhi: Yamuna water level rises, water spills over to roads

  

  The water has spilled over to the Outer Ring Road and is expected to affect the traffic movement.

• 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.

• 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.

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.
• Advertisements

  Delhi HC stays ban on advertisements on autorickshaws

  

  The Delhi government has initiated a move to prosecute autorickshaw owners or drivers under the Delhi Motor Vehicles Rules for displaying advertisements on their vehicles.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.
• 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.

• Snapshot

  Snapshot: Aishwarya Rai joins Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles at a royal do

  

  Aishwarya Rai stepped out in a flattering black and white lace outfit to attend the Royal Ascot horse race meeting.

• China Film Festival

  Life of an action star is really short but you can act till you are 80: Jackie Chan

  

  The 'Rush Hour' star, who enjoys a huge fan following in India, inaugurated the first ever China Film Festival.

• Confederations Cup 2013

  Italy overhaul Japan to reach Confederation Cup semis

  

  Italy secured a thrilling 4-3 win over Japan on Wednesday to book a semi-final berth in the Confederations Cup.

• 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.

• Online privacy

  US cyber spying foiled over 50 terror plots in 20 countries, including India: NSA

  

  "The plot included a previously undisclosed plan to blow up the New York Stock Exchange," according to the testimony of NSA chief General Keith Alexander.

• Android Smartphones

  Ascend P6: Huawei launches the world's slimmest smartphone

  

  Running Android 4.2.2 OS, the Huawei Ascend P6 has a 4.7-inch high definition in-cell display and is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core processor.

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

  Eight days after her father's death, Priyanka Chopra returns to work

  

  'Daddy's little girl' Priyanka Chopra was spotted on sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film on boxer Mary Kom.

• Bollywood

  I was always the first choice for 'Raanjhanaa', says Sonam Kapoor

  

  Sonam says any reports indicating that Sonakshi Sinha was being considered for the role are 'not true at all'.

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