India

A local court on Tuesday handed down capital punishment to a man for the rape and murder of a mentally-retarded minor girl in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan early this year.

The 31-year-old achieved a career high ranking of number three and was the runner-up at Wimbledon in 2002.

Srinagar: Over 20 Jammu and Kashmir government employees on Tuesday courted arrest near the civil secretariat in Srinagar in support of their demands which include raising the retirement age from 58 to 60 years.

The CBI has filed a supplementary chargesheet against 17 persons including a Congress MLA and a BJP MLA in connection with the communal violence in Gopalgarh in 2009 which claimed ten lives.

Exuding confidence that economy will improve in second quarter of current fiscal, the Finance Ministry on Tuesday said steps would be taken to incentivise growth and RBI will take a call on interest rate.

A local court in Muzaffarnagar has convicted two youths of raping a minor and sentenced them to 10 years of imprisonment.

Directed by Vamsi Paidipally, 'Yevadu' also features Shruti Haasan, Amy Jackson, and Kajal Aggarwal in key roles.

The Englishman won the tournament with a playoff victory over American Peter Uihlein.

Even with the worries about a shutdown and debt ceiling, investors are still optimistic about the long-term health of the US economy.

Syria claimed to be fighting a war against al-Qaida-linked terrorists who eat human hearts and dismember people while they are alive.

Flaying the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal, the BJP on Sunday said the state government has failed to fulfill the aspirations of the people.

Built on Android Jelly Bean platform, the LG G2 has display screen of 5.2 inch, 13 megapixel rear and 2.1 MP front camera.

A special court on Monday granted permission to YSR Congress party chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy to visit his native Kadapa district on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Laxmanananda and four of his disciples were gunned down on the night of on August 23, 2008 at his Jalaspeta Ashram.

Yamunanagar: In a suspected case of honour killing, a 21-year-old woman has died under suspicious circumstances in Bapra village in Yamunanagar, just two days after she eloped with a youth, police said on Monday.

The LG G2 places all the buttons on the rear of the device, thereby making it the first smartphone to be completely devoid of side buttons.