India
Fifteen persons killed in mini truck-bus collision in Andhra Pradesh
Police said a mini truck carrying a marriage party coming from Kandukur hit the bus coming from the opposite direction.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi gets 'Harvard Humanitarian of the Year Award'
Each year the Harvard Foundation presents the Humanitarian Award to people whose work and deeds have served to improve the society and inspire people to achieve greater heights.
Alleged cow smuggler lynched in Himachal
DSP Pachhad, Yogesh Rolta, said that five cow smugglers, who were attacked an injured by local people, were arrested and admitted to hospital.
Massive ticketing racket on IRCTC website, over 2 lakh rail booking done in just 30 seconds
It shows how more than 2 lakh railway tickets under the Tatkal quota are booked by travel agents in a matter of 30 seconds leaving almost nothing for the others trying to book tickets through the site.
Marathi writer returns awards to protest 'intolerance'
Pawar cited Dadri lynching and killing of rationalists Dabholkar, Pansare and Kalburgi as instances that show "growing intolerance". "I have taken the decision to protest against the intolerant attitude and 'dandelashahi' (dictatorship) in the country in...
Upsurge in voter turnout in Bihar is Modi effect: M J Akbar
The BJP leader said that the youth and women have shown tremendous enthusiasm to turn up at polling booths in large number to vote for change and expressed confidence that the upsurge in polling percentage will only get better in remaining four phases of...
More trouble for suspended IPS officer Amitabh Thakur, vigilance department raids his house
Thakur had filed a complaint seeking registration of FIR against the Vigilance Director and others for alleged misrepresentation of facts in their inquiry report against him.
Sudheendra Kulkarni joins exclusive club of 'Ink' victims
After Advani’s controversial ‘secular’ Jinnah comments in Karachi in 2005, Kulkarni had faced a lot of flak for misleading the BJP stalwart.
Man sexually assaults 4-year-old girl in Delhi's Keshav Puram
The girl was recovered with nail marks all over her body from near the slum cluster where she lived.
BARC Director Shekhar Basu appointed as Atomic Energy Secretary
Basu, who was instrumental in setting up reprocessing and waste management facilities at Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research in Kalpakkam, is a recipient of Padma Shri.
'Shameless' Ghulam Ali, dengue artist from terrorist country, says singer Abhijeet
90's famous singer tweeted his support for the cancellation and expressed his hatred towards the artists who come to India not because of their 'merit' but because of 'dalas in Bollywood'
Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai flags off 3 solar autos
A senior government official said these autorickshaws, made by a private company, have been assembled using parts of autorickshaws which are more than 15 years old.
India, South Korea sign AEO mutual recognition agreement
The deal was signed on the sidelines of the 11th Asia Europe meeting of Directors General-Commissioners of Customs currently underway.
American India Foundation scales its US presence to increase impact in India
During the event, Velshi talked about the ups and downs his family had to endure for generations, including his great-grandfather and grandfather dealing with the apartheid regime in South Africa.
Bengaluru: 7-day-old baby stolen from hospital, rescued
No arrests have made in the case and the police is still looking for the woman who was caught on CCTV walking off with the baby last week.
Delhi HC pulls up Centre, asks why it is concealing contracts with social media giants
In response to the court's query, the government counsel said the Centre has "standard contracts" with the sites and they are "not tailor-made".