India
Pirates hijack ship with 20 Indian crew members off Gabon coast
According to Hurriyet Daily News a Turkish foreign ministry official confirmed that the hijacking took place late on Sunday.
Two men end life over financial problems in separate cases
Two men allegedly committed suicide in separate cases after having a fight with their wives over some financial problems in Kanpur, the police said on Tuesday.
Makers of 'Hey Bholenath' to donate to Uttarakhand relief fund
The makers of upcoming movie 'Hey Bholenath' have decided to donate an amount from the film's profits for victims of Uttarakhand tragedy.
I'm the opposite of RK in real life: Vivian D'Sena
Vivian is seen as a stubborn and arrogant film star in 'Madhubala' but the actor says he is opposite in real life.
US celebrates 100 years of Sikh community
The occasion was an event last week to mark the centenary of the arrival in July 1913 of Bhagat Singh Thind from Punjab.
'Flawed' urban planning of green areas in Ghaziabad can cause ecological damage
Environmentalists and Green groups in Ghaziabad have warned of serious ecological damage to the district due to concretization of open, green areas in Ghaziabad.
Bihar: Crude bomb explodes inside Vaishali court premises, 1 injured
Four more live bombs have been recovered in the court premises and are being defused.
Rights groups to serve US court summons to Parkash Singh Badal
A Sikh rights body in US has said that it will use provisions of the Hague Service Treaty to serve the summons of a US court to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, in a case accusing him of human rights violation.
Honda denny plans to build a test car for 2014
Honda have denied the reports that they are going to build a test car in order to get track running of McLaren's 2015 engine off to an early start.
Shatrughan: Sonakshi has done an outstanding job in 'Lootera'
Shatrughan Sinha is so impressed with Sonakshi's performance that he says he may have to take acting tips from her.
Clashes return to streets of Cairo in another blow for Egypt
Egyptian police and protesters clashed in central Cairo early on Tuesday after fights broke out between supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi and locals angered when they tried to block major thoroughfares crossing the River Nile.
3 ashram workers repeatedly rape 13-year-old girl for a year; 2 arrested
A 13-year-old girl was raped repeatedly over an year in a Ghaziabad ashram by three co-workers, police said on Monday. Two accused have been arrested.
Operation Blue Star: Trial in KS Brar attack case begins in London
The trial of two Sikh men and a woman accused of stabbing Lt Gen (Retd) K S Brar, who led 'Operation Blue Star' in London opened on Monday, nine months after the attack.
Growth in 2013-14 likely to be better than last year, says Ahluwalia
Economic growth in 2013-14 is likely to be better than last year's 5 per cent, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said on Monday. "We are hoping that in the current year the growth rate will be better than last year," Ahluwalia sai...
Team Sky would give WADA data to prove team are clean
This year's race has been under extra scrutiny as it is the first Tour being staged since Armstrong admitted that he had cheated his way to seven Tour titles.
Linda surrenders, gets bail ahead of a vote of confidence in Assembly
Independent MLA Chamra Linda on Monday surrendered in a local court in connection with a decade-old case and was granted bail ahead of a vote of confidence in the Jharkhand Assembly.
