India

The effort would help advance Facebook's Internet.org effort, aimed at connecting billions of people who do not currently have Internet access in places such as Africa and Asia.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to Uttar Pradesh government over the death of a four-year-old girl due to alleged medical negligence.

The All India Road Transport Worker Federation (AITWF) has decided to oppose the Congress in the ensuing Lok Sabha polls for not implementing the VV Giri Labour Institute's suggestions for improving living conditions of transport workers in the country.

BJP on Tuesday said the government has been forced to grant reservation to Jats in the central OBC list due to agitation by the community and persistent political pressure and and hoped it will ensure that there are no glitches in its implementation.

Alia Bhatt says she hoped to make an impact as Veera in Imtiaz Ali's 'Highway'.

Prakash Jha is strongly considering to raise the demand for special category status for Bihar through one of his upcoming films.

Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday said E Sreedharan - the man behind Delhi Metro - should be bestowed with Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.

AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Monday urged voters to uproot the corrupt system and elect people of integrity to the Lok Sabha.

Two prisoners, including a hardcore Maoist serving life sentence, escaped from court premises at Ghatsila, around 45 km from Jamshedpur on Monday, a senior police officer said.

Ketan Parekh, an accused in several cases of stock market manipulation, has been convicted by a special CBI court in Mumbai for cheating and sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment.

Kapur stepped on the gas in the closing three holes for three birdies in a row and finished tied 15th at the Tshwane Open.

Doctors at the SN Medical College in Agra continued their protest on Monday against a Samajwadi Party legislator, forcing hundreds of patients to fend for themselves.

Days of abject poverty for Bhagirath Manjhi and Basanti Devi, son and daughter-in-law of a man who single-handedly carved out a road by cutting through a hill in Bihar, are likely to end soon.

A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathsivam asked the petitioner to approach the court after the general election.

While the file size limit on shared files in BBM has historically been set at 6MB, the company says it is increasing this to 16MB in the next release of BBM.

'Samvidhaan' is a series which will sketch the making of the Indian constitution.