India
The City of Joy Remembers the Saint on her Birthday
As the world celebrates Mother Teresa’s 106th birth anniversary on Friday, Kolkata basks in the warmth of her human traits.
Modi is Most Followed Indian on Twitter, Beats Amitabh Bachchan
Earlier, Modi overtook Shah Rukh Khan in January this year in terms of number of followers. Shah Rukh is now the third most followed celebrity online.
HRD Ministry Receives Roopanwal Commission Report on Rohith Vemula's Death
Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said that his ministry has received in a "sealed" cover the Roopanwal commission report on the death of Hyderabad University scholar Rohith Vemula and will implement its recommendations after studying them...
DDA Lapse Kills Child In Delhi
Negligence on part of Delhi Development Authority & a petrol pump owner allegedly led to an eight year old boy's death.The boy was found dead in a DDA park in Delhi's Seelampur area.
SC Refuses to Allow Human Pyramids Beyond 20-feet for Dahi Handi
The plea seeking to relax the cap of 20-feet height of the human pyramid was filed by Mumbai-based Jai Jawan Krida Mandal Govinda Pathak.
Kiran Bedi Stresses Need to Focus on Law and Order in Puducherry
Puducherry spends major portion of its financial resources to the committed expenditure and only a limited portion was available for developmental activities.
Chikungunya Outbreak in Delhi: 6 Precautions You Should Take
The disease is caused by the same aedes aegypti mosquito which causes dengue. However, chikungunya is not considered to be life-threatening.
A Censor in Me Now: Tamil Writer Perumal Murugan
In December 2014, Murugan had declared in a Facebook post that the writer in him was dead. He described the subsequent period as "nightmarish".
Actor-Turned-Politician Ramya Faces Sedition Case for Praising Pak
A Karnataka based advocate lodged a complaint against actor-turned-politician Ramya for praising Pakistan.
7-year-old Girl Raped in Delhi, 3 Arrested
The accused have been identified as Bhure, 19, Amir, 21, and Bhim Sen, 19, police said.
Tamil Author Murugan Ends Exile, Launches New Collection of Poems
Describing the first three months after he had declared his "death", Murugan said he did not want to "even write one word". He said during that time he felt like a like "a walking corpse", and "like a rat in a burrow".
Kashmir Issue was on Verge of Resolution under Atal: Bhagwat
Bhagwat recalled how Vajpayee had "almost solved" the Kashmir issue but later governments did not follow up on his efforts.
Bedi Threatens to Quit over Lack of Cooperation to Swachh
Regretting that people were indiscriminately throwing the carcasses of dogs and pigs into drains causing choking of sewage water, she said if the garbage is not removed, there will be flooding of streets during rains.
Sushma Swaraj in Myanmar; to Hold Talks With Suu Kyi
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj reached Mayanmar to hold talks with the top Myanmarese leadership.
Rio 2016: Russia Win Fifth group All-Around Gold in Rhythmic Gymnastics
Russia won a fifth straight gold in the rhythmic gymnastics group all-around event at the Rio Olympics on the final day of competition on Sunday.
Two Cops Injured in Gun Battle in Delhi
One of the criminals, Sudhir Kala was also wanted in a MACOCA case and has a case registered against him under section 307 of IPC i.e. attempt to murder.