India
Israel plans to open centres on agri-horticulture in Bihar
Israel is planning to open two centres of excellence at Nalanda and Vaishali in Bihar in the field of vegetables and mango respectively to help cultivators increase their productivity.
Import ban on milk items from China extended by one year
India had first imposed the ban in September 2008 due to presence of melamine, used for making plastics and fertiliser.
Patna CBI court sentences a fake encounter policeman to death
A Deputy SP and three other policemen have been sentenced to life by the same court.
Molestation case: Police may record Preity's statement on Tuesday
Zinta and Wadia ended their five-year-old relationship a few years back but continued to share business interests.
Patna serial blasts suspect released from jail on bail
A suspect in the October 2013 Patna serial blasts was on Monday released from jail, four days after a court granted him bail, police said.
Lightning strike kills three persons in Jamragidih village
Three persons, including two students, were killed when they were struck by lightning in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district, police said on Monday.
Three persons die in car-truck collision
Three persons were killed in a road accident in Cholapur police station area here on Monday, police said.
MHA goes for cleanliness drive; junks nearly 1.5 lakh files
Another interesting snippet that came out was that after India's first President Rajendra Prasad refused to take any pension, it was eventually sent to the government's calamity fund.
'Man' beats '22 Jump Street,' 'Dragon' to win weekend box office
'Think Like A Man Too', starring Kevin Hart and Michael Ealy, had a modest budget of USD 24 million.
Man sodomises 10-year-old boy, efforts on to nab the accused
A 10-year-old boy was sodomised by a youth in Jaipur, police said on Monday.
UGC standing panel on DU to meet at 4pm, Monday
The commission on Monday issued a public notice against the four-year under-graduate programme (FYUP) in all leading newspapers.
Sajid Nadiadwala: I'm only focusing on getting it right with 'Kick'
Sajid Nadiadwala's 'Kick' stars Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez in the leading roles.
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly raises retirement age of government employees to 60
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu moved the amendment Bill in the House and requested the members to adopt it unanimously.
Hon Hai to recruit over 1,00,000 people in mainland China to produce new iPhone: Report
Pegatron will also expand its workforce in one mainland factory by 30 per cent, in response to expected high demand for the new iPhone, says a report.
Six 'disillusioned' Maoists surrender in Odisha
After being left disillusioned with the futility of armed struggle of the CPI (Maoist), all the six rebels decided to surrender
Syria rebels recruit teenage fighters: HRW
Rebel groups recruit teenagers under the guise of offering education.