Congress candidate Mausam Benazir Nur won the Sujapur assembly by-election in Malda district in West Bengal defeating her nearest rival Sheikh Ketabuddin of the CPI-M by 21,205 votes.
Some of the memorable inaugural ball gowns through the years.
Who do you think was the best dressed for the grand Diwali parties?
The smartphone maker debuts its new operating system, code-named Nova, at January's CES. Palm says its phones for it will bridge the BlackBerry-iPhone gap.
A major controversy has broken out in Canada over a movie Kyo? Kis Liye, after actress and Indo-Canadian Liberal Member of Parliament Ruby Dhalla objected to the movie being released on DVD.Dhalla, who acted in that film, claims that she never gave her permission for the DVD sales of the movie to producer Chiranjit 'Chico' Sihra. Dhalla said she has objections about "misrepresentation by the producers of my image, name and involvement in the film."
The reputation of Bihar's schools has taken a knock. Satyavrat Mishra explains how a student-teacher nexus has gamed the system to produce toppers by the dozen.
'Each person has their own story. You can't make a general statement about an entire industry.'
The diamond-studded Indian Premier League winner's trophy, encrusted with rubies and yellow and blue sapphires, was unveiled in Mumbai on Monday by IPL chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi
Has the advent of technology made it easier, or more difficult, for brands to communicate with you and your valentine?
Ginger and tulsi flavoured tea is passe. Exotic ingredients are now finding their way into the kettle.
Designed in-house by Orra, a jewellery house that specialises in diamonds, the IPL trophy is pure bling.
Two Indo-Canadian members of Parliament -- one Conservative and one Liberal -- are reportedly arguing over leadership of the Canada-India (Parliamentary) Friendship Group.
Jennifer Lopez and Shakira brought an energetic jolt of Latina star power to Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show, delivering hip-shaking choreography and a medley of infectious hits to one of the world's glitziest stages. Latin artists Bad Bunny and J Balvin appeared as surprise guests in the extravaganza, which signaled its Latin American influences from the onset, when Shakira greeted the stadium audience in Spanish with "Hola, Miami."
Combating worry is integral to good health and a confident you.
At least 13 people were killed as an under-construction five-story residential building collapsed in Cancona town of Goa on Saturday.
For a change, this Akshya Tritiya on April 20, an auspicious occasion for Hindus to buy gold, women are not rushing to buy gold jewellery. Instead, they are eyeing platinum, diamonds and rubies.
ULFA spokesman Ruby Bhuyan, who was responsible for sending the group's e-mails to the media, and programmable time devise expert Khagen Kachari surrendered before Inspector General of Police (special branch) Khagen Sarma.
Soccer agent Charles Collymore has been charged with a breach of Football Association rules.\n
Barcelona beat Girona 2-0 in a Catalan derby on Sunday to maintain their five-point lead at the top of La Liga, while Real Madrid thrashed Espanyol 4-2.
Take a look at the star arrivals at Ramesh Taurani's pre-Diwali bash.
An Internet sensation, Lilly Singh worked her charm on the red carpet.
Three gem pits at the mine in Mongshu collapsed on July 3, trapping miners and destroying several buildings, gem industry sources said. Northern Myanmar is a world-famous gem-producing region, most notably for rubies.
Thousands of children's shoes have been kept on display outside the US Capitol as a temporary memorial to children killed by gun violence.
Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi offered the crown costing Rs 1.5 crore.
Sukanya Verma lets her imagination run wild!
Here's looking at the birthday girl's most fashionable screen avatars.
Bihar education minister asked if the 'media person who posed queries to the topper is himself a great musician?'
Out of the 10 South Asian Canadian MPs, eight speak Punjabi.
The Lucknow pro submitted a card of 4-under 67 to claim the first day's honours in the Hero Honda Open West golf tournament.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your stock market queries.
The Bihar toppers scandal probe has hit a roadblock.
New twist emerges in Bihar's toppers controversy.
A special investigation team visited the Bihar School Examination Board and quizzed its chairman Lalkeshwar Prasad. The team seized computers and hard disk from the BSEB office.
Bihar government on Monday dissolved a committee constituted by Bihar School Examination Board to probe into alleged irregularities in evaluation of marks in this year's 10+2 examination.
"I am going to seek more information on this and take action. A similar case had come to the fore even earlier and we re-examined all those whose names were in the top 10 list," he said.
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