India
Ratan Tata visits 'Jaipur Foot' manufacturing unit
Tata Group Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata on Wednesday visited the manufacturing facility of famous 'Jaipur Foot' -- an artificial leg - in Jaipur at the world's largest organisation for handicapped Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS).
College lecturer, cousin stabbed by jilted lover
A woman lecturer and her cousin were stabbed and injured allegedly by her jilted lover at the copper town of Musaboni in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand on Wednesday, the police said.
Akhilesh Yadav pays surprise visit to Shravasti, warns officials against laxity
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday paid a surprise visit to different parts of Shravasti district, interacted with the people to know about the prevailing situation and warned government officials against laxity of any kind.
Amitabh Bachchan's encounter with reality on 'Shamitabh' sets
Big B is currently shooting for R. Balakrishnan's, fondly called Balki, film 'Shamitabh'.
Bicycle mechanic arrested for raping 3-yr-old in Balod
A three-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a bicycle mechanic in Chhattisgarh's Balod district on Wednesday, police said. The victim, a resident of Bade Jungera village, had gone to the cycle repairing shop of Deenbandhu (27) along with his 6-year-old b...
Proposal to ban junk food in schools across the country: Maneka Gandhi
To improve nutrition among school-going children, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi plans to propose a ban on unhealthy or 'junk'food in school canteens across the country. The objective is to "make available good quality, safe food to st...
Crime against women in UP cause of concern for MHA: Kiran Rijiju
Centre on Wednesday expressed concern over the incidents of rape and murder in Uttar Pradesh and asked the Akhilesh Yadav government to "act promptly" to improve law and order situation in the state.
'Crab mentality' of rivals hindering growth of north Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that 'crab mentality' among political rivals was affecting growth and development of north Bengal which could be exploited for tourism because of its natural beauty.
Smuggler arrested, huge cache of arms seized
The Special Task Force (STF) on Wednesday arrested an arms smuggler with three country-made pistols and 1000 ammunition from a bus stand in the state capital, a police officer said.
Court grants bail to Arvind Kejriwal, 2 others in defamation complaint
Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and two other AAP leaders were on Wednesday granted bail by a Delhi court in a criminal defamation complaint filed against them by an advocate after they furnished personal bond. Metropolitan Magistrate Muneesh...
Woody Allen's next to be shot in Rhode Island
The cast of the film hasn't been finalised, it will begin next week.
Over 1.2 lakh admission forms sold in DU in two days
The admission forms are available till June 16 at the 18 centers from 9 am to 1 pm and will be available online 24x7.
PDP has vision to address aspirations of J&K people: Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday said it has a vision to address aspirations of people from all regions and sub-regions of the state. "PDP has a vision to address aspirations of (people from) all regions and sub-regions of the state," PDP patron Mufti...
Two Manipuri terrorists arrested in Patna
They were evading arrest in a dozen cases of heinous crime, the SSP said.
CBI files FIR in Narendra Dabholkar murder case
Nearly a month after the Bombay High Court transferred to CBI the probe into the murder of anti-superstition activist Narendra Dabholkar in Pune last year, the central agency on Tuesday registered an FIR against unknown persons.
Seven killed in a building collapse in Hyderabad
Rescue operation was on and some people have been rescued in the incident.
