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Anil Lad, a Congress leader, has resigned as member of the Rajya Sabha following his election to the Karnataka State Assembly.

The Coast Guard on Tuesday inducted its latest warship INS Vaibhav, which was involved in a mishap in which more than four fishermen were killed off the coast of Goa, in operational service.

The three Indian cricketers accused of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League, including former Test player Shanthakumaran Sreesanth

IPL spot-fixing today stained Bollywood when police arrested Vindoo Randhawa, son of late wrestler-actor Dara Singh, for his alleged association with bookies.

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Apple Inc came under fire on Tuesday at a Senate hearing over an investigation that alleged the US high technology icon has kept billions of dollars in profits in Irish subsidiaries and paid little or no taxes to any government.

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Four Indian-origin men accused of gang-raping a young girl on Tuesday appeared in a court in New Zealand.

On the eve of the 9th anniversary of the UPA, Sharad Pawar`s NCP today lamented that Congress failed to reciprocate its support and friendship, but insisted that the UPA was "not a liability".