India
WB: Mother takes son to police for raping minor
Najir and three others had allegedly raped a class-1 student when she had gone outside the school.
Lenovo launches Vibe X2, Vibe Z2 smartphones at IFA 2014
Lenovo's Vibe X2 and Vibe Z2 smartphones will be available first in China starting in October, and subsequently in Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
Facebook ready to spend billions to bring the whole world online: Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook launched its Internet.org project last year to connect billions of people without Internet access in places such as Africa and Asia by working with phone operators.
Davis Cup: Novak Djokovic's presence will boost visitors, claims India coach
India host Serbia for their Davis Cup World Group playoff to be played from September 12 to 14.
Automotive industry unit in Tihar to be run by inmates
The inmates working here will be supervised by professionals and will earn more wages in comparison to other inmates working in the jail.
Tamil Nadu: Flood alert sounded at Hogenakkal
District Collector K Vivekanandan in a release said heavy rainfall in catchment areas in Karnataka forest has led to good inflow into reservoirs in that state.
South Africa has not denied visa to the Dalai Lama: Envoy
The Dalai Lama, who lives in exile in India, had applied for a visa to South Africa Aug 27, in order to attend the 14th World Summit of Nobel Peace laureates to be held there in October.
Mamata Banerjee targets media again
Mamata Banerjee said that a section of the media was running a negative campaign about the education system even though her government had should a lot of improvement.
Hyderabad: Police foil attempts by four young men to join ISIS rank
An alleged attempt by a group of four young men from the city to join the rank of ISIS, a Sunni jihadist group, has been foiled by the Hyderabad Police.
Indian Open to be sanctioned by Asian and European Tours
The Indian Open, which skipped an edition in 2014, will be jointly sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour in 2015, officials said on Friday.
Kamui Kobayashi back for Monza but future uncertain
Kobayashi has not raced since the end of July after being dropped for last month's Belgian GP - supposedly because the team wanted to get comparative feedback from Lotterer.
Australia returns two stolen ancient, priceless idols to India
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is personally delivering the Dancing Shiva or Nataraja Ardand and Ardhanarishvara to Narendra Modi.
Former CJI P Sathasivam sworn in as Kerala Governor
Sathasivam is the first former CJI to become the Governor of a state.
Comedian and entertainer Joan Rivers dies at age 81
Joan died at the age of 81 in a New York hospital a week after her heart stopped during an outpatient medical procedure.
J&K: Flood alert causes schools to declare holiday on Teachers' Day
The decision to close all the government and private schools of the state was taken at a cabinet meeting which met here with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the chair.
Karnataka to take action against firms not giving jobs to locals
The government also plans to bring 1.4 crore BPL families under the ambit of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), the Minister said.