India
Vice Admiral Lanba appointed new Naval Vice Chief
Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba, commandant of National Defence College and in line to be the next Navy chief, has been appointed as Vice Chief of Naval Staff as part of a major rejig at the top level in the maritime force.
Will explore possibility of having locally-made set-top boxes: Javadekar
The minister said the decision on the issue was pertinent considering the starting of third and fourth phase of digitization.
Media affected election outcome, say Congress, AAP
The media impacted the outcome of the general election and helped the BJP swing at least five six per cent votes in its favour, the Congress and the AAP said on Saturday.
Hockey World Cup: Holders Australia rout Malaysia
Glenn Turner scored two goals as defending champions Australia outplayed Malaysia 4-0 to get off a resounding start in the 2014 Hockey World Cup.
7 yrs of jail for man held with fake currency in Odisha
The Second Additional Sessions Judge, Cuttack found guilty one Sanjay Kumar Biswal of indulged in trade of fake currency notes under section 489(B) and 489 (C) of the IPC.
Will George Clooney join politics next?
Clooney is said to be friendly with US President Barack Obama and is looking forward to taking on an official role
Anurag Kashyap is a great person to work with: Remo Fernandes
Singer Remo Fernandes, who is making his full-fledged acting debut in director Anurag Kashyap's 'Bombay Velvet', says the filmmaker is a great person to work with.
Federer, Djokovic struggle as Sharapova blazes through in Paris Open
Federer and Djokovic were both put to the test to reach the fourth round of the French Open while Maria Sharapova continued to blaze through a thinning women's draw.
Somnath Bharti terms NHRC report as biased
The AAP MLA from Malviya Nagar, who met Jung today, said that no effort was to made to reach out to locals or three African victim girls to know their view point.
Congress to review LS poll debacle in Rajasthan
After suffering a complete rout in Rajasthan in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls, Congress on Friday said it will review its debacle by holding meetings of the state party functionaries of each district and block committees in Jaipur for the next tw...
Heat wave conditions continue in Rajasthan, Kota boild at 46.5 degrees Celsius
Heat wave conditions continued to affect normal life in Rajasthan with Kota recording the highest temperature at 46.5 degrees Celsius on Friday.
PM's constituency being deprived of power in UP: Gen VK Singh
Union Minister Gen VK Singh on Friday raised the problem of long power cuts and load shedding in Uttar Pradesh, including the constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked Power Ministry to convene a meeting with the state government to solve the...
BSP will not contest bye-elections on 12 seats in UP: Mayawati
BSP will not contest bye-elections on 12 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh and instead prepare for mid-term polls as the Akhilesh Yadav government "might fall within a year", party supremo Mayawati said on Friday.
DU suspends five officials for leaking Smriti Irani's documents
Delhi University took the action after a Hindi daily published the leaked documents.
Nursery admission: SC seeks government's reply on parents' plea
The Supreme Court, later, set aside the DoE decision, but made clear that only those 24 children, whose parents had approached it, would get the admission.
Pilots may soon use thoughts to control airplanes
Researchers at the Technische Universitat Munchen (TUM) in Germany have demonstrated the feasibility of flying via brain control - with astonishing accuracy.