• Andhra Pradesh: Nellore police bust a cricket betting racket, arrest six persons and seize Rs 3.14 lakh in cash from them
  • Assam: 3 candidates including PM Manmohan Singh in the fray for 2 Rajya Sabha seats for which polls will be held May 30
  • Bihar: 18 girls fall ill, hospitalised after eating contaminated mid-day meal at a school in Chhoti Pahari area in Nalanda
  • Chennai: 24 Karaikal fishermen freed by Sri Lankan court handed over to Indian Coast Guard; likely to reach Rameswaram today
  • Delhi: Centre tells Delhi HC departmental probe initiated against 7 policemen manning PCR van when Dec 16 gang rape happened
  • Gujarat: Online registration for admission in Bachelor of Engineering course to start from May 24; last date to apply June 5
  • Haryana: Man beaten to death by a person who suspected him of having illicit relations with his wife in Kanganpur in Sirsa
  • Himachal Pradesh: Resignation of transport minister GS Bali is a pressure tactic to get his portfolio changed, says CM Virbhadra Singh
  • Jammu and Kashmir: JK govt launches Prayas service for registration of public complaints in Kathua district, says an official spokesman
  • Karnataka: State govt appoints senior counsel Ravivarma Kumar as the new advocate general of Karnataka
  • Kerala: Four persons killed when their car plunged into a canal at Vattapara in Thiruvananthapuram today, say police
  • Kolkata: Govt to acquire 2 closed Saradha TV channels, to give ex-gratia payment of Rs16,000 each to the 168 employees for May
  • Madhya Pradesh: Five children drown while bathing in Chambal river at Dimni in Morena district today; search on for bodies
  • Maharashtra: Crime branch officials arrest three bookies from a hotel in Kalyan, seize a laptop and several mobile phones from them
  • Mumbai: Crime branch officials arrest three bookies from a hotel in Kalyan, seize a laptop and several mobile phones from them
  • Northeast: Dy CM Gaikhangam says Manipur will soon have visa-on-arrival facility at Moreh and regional passport office in Imphal
  • Punjab: A person identified as Amrik Singh dies of heat stroke near Shakri village in Tarn Taran today, say officials
  • Rajasthan: Govt to soon open 1,500 health sub-centers across the state, asks panchayat samitis to provide land, say officials
  • Tamil Nadu: 24 Karaikal fishermen freed by Sri Lankan court handed over to Indian Coast Guard; likely to reach Rameswaram today
  • UP East: BSP national general secretary SC Mishra appeals to Brahmins to vote for the party at a rally in Jhansi today
  • UP West: BSP national general secretary SC Mishra appeals to Brahmins to vote for the party at a rally in Jhansi today
  • West Bengal: Govt to acquire 2 closed Saradha TV channels, to give ex-gratia payment of Rs16,000 each to the 168 employees for May

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Mills & Boon's 'desi' romance

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M&B publishes its first 'made-in-India-with-Indian faces' book.

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Steve Jobs' biography and 'Can Love Happen Twice' dominate the list.

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The book shelf this week is an eclectic mix of short stories and anthology.

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Browse through books on Gulzar's lyrics and the Dalai Lama's philosophy.

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Young India, health in focus

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The bookcart this week is a medley of thoughtful titles.

Encounters with Pyne, Bawa

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The anthology puts spotlight on eight legendary figures.

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The biennial book bonanza promises to be bigger and better than before.

Amish Tripathi rules fiction

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'Behind the Beautiful Flowers' dominates the non-fiction section.

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