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NEW YORK (AP) — Adam Nimoy has found a way to spend countless hours with his late father Leonard Nimoy: He's creating a documentary for the actor who played Spock on "Star Trek."

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia - Thomas Jefferson's Rotunda at the University of Virginia is ensnared in a spider's web of scaffolding these days, the focus of a $58.3 million renovation of the World Heritage Site.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Thomas Jefferson's Rotunda at the University of Virginia is ensnared in a spider's web of scaffolding these days, the focus of a $58.3 million renovation of the Wor…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Thomas Jefferson's Rotunda at the University of Virginia is ensnared in a spider's web of scaffolding these days, the focus of a $58.3 million renovation of the Wor…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Thomas Jefferson's Rotunda at the University of Virginia is ensnared in a spider's web of scaffolding these days, the focus of a $58.3 million renovation of the Wor…

The Rotunda face-lift is part construction zone — hardhats, safety glasses, big equipment — part art restoration. In its interior, also veined with scaffolding, workers are crouched in cramped spaces shoveling out red clay beneath the foundation to make room for modern mechanical features, such as wiring and plumbing. If the lasers sense a shift of a quarter inch, "the project shuts down and we figure out what's going wrong," says Jody Lahendro, an historic preservation architect who is overseeing the face-lift for the university. Читать дальше...

Uttar Pradesh’s Jatav population has emerged the clear leader among the 66 communities listed as scheduled castes

Defending Daytona winner Ryan Reed recorded the third-fastest speed.

The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday reinstated IAS officer Pradeep Shukla, a prime accused in Rs 6,000-crore National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam that rocked the state in 2011. An order for his reinstatement was issued on Friday evening after Shukla sent his charge certificate to the office of UP’s Chairman to the Board of Revenue.

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida - Daytona International Speedway has installed 4,100 feet of energy-absorbing soft walls since Kyle Busch's crash into a concrete wall at the famed track in February.

While the findings on the numbers of each caste were intended to be an equally important feature of the socio economic and caste census, these have been withheld by the government for now.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis appealed on Friday to faithful from all Christian churches to put divisions aside and concentrate on what unites them amid the persecution and slaying of Christians in parts of the world.

Candidates have not only been forging certificates in Lucknow University but also of the university. In the past two months, as many as 150 degrees submitted by candidates for the job of physical education instructor in government-run junior high schools in different districts of UP were found to be fake.

The car was made popular in The Dukes of Hazzard TV series

​The top administrative court of Greece declared Friday that a referendum on a European bailout package is constitutional, allowing a potentially historic vote that could change the shape of Europe.

This was one of the several recommendations made by a revenue committee, set up by the government in 2012, which submitted its report at a meeting attended by chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and revenue minister Shivpal Yadav.

Darjeeling may have paid the price for better mobile connectivity and neglecting basic upkeep of infrastructure

"I've had tough losses but that was probably my toughest match on grass" Serena Williams on @BBCTwo pic.twitter.com/5iqVu31X4PUltimately, the thousands who’d gathered on Wimbledon’s Henman Hill were disappointed again Friday when Serena Williams defeated Heather Watson, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, in the third round.Read full article >>

An oil-sales deal between Iraq and the semiautonomous Kurdistan Regional Government is close to collapse, undermining the country’s unity as it struggles to fight Islamic State and contain an escalating financial crisis.

Australia (562 & 212-8) lead Essex (414) by 360 runs If there's a big question mark over quality of England spinners, that's no bigger than that confronting Australia with first Test less than a week away

Oil companies have decided to transfer subsidy of LPG cylinders bought between April 1 and June 30 in bank accounts of customers who made efforts but couldn’t get enrolled under DBTL (Direct Benefit Transfer) scheme due to errors in the forms or delay in banks’ verification. The companies found over 30,000 people in the city were left out of DBTL due to such anomalies

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis appealed on Friday to faithful from all Christian churches to put divisions aside and concentrate on what unites them amid the persecution and slaying of Chris…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis appealed on Friday to faithful from all Christian churches to put divisions aside and concentrate on what unites them amid the persecution and slaying of Chris…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis appealed on Friday to faithful from all Christian churches to put divisions aside and concentrate on what unites them amid the persecution and slaying of Chris…

Are dalits in UP visiting temples? That’s what Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati wants to know. Initiating one of its kind survey, BSP chief Mayawati has asked her cadre to fan out in the scheduled caste-dominated colonies across the state to assess the affect of saffron forces’ attempt to bracket dalits as `Hindu first’ to bring them under the BJP umbrella.