India

Incessant rains continued to buffet Uttarakhand on Thursday, triggering landslides in Uttarkashi and Chamoli that damaged many houses in the two districts.

Driven by abject poverty, a young couple allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a running train while their baby girl survived on the tracks, police said on Thursday.

Mamnoon Hussain, the PML-N candidate expected to win Pakistan's presidential election next week, graduated from a seminary, sources said on Thursday.

The App which can be downloaded at www.passportindia.gov.in, as of now is providing smartphone and tablet users with a variety of services.

Sanave and Rupesh, who were ranked 13th in the world at one stage of their career, were picked up by Pune Pistols for USD 5,000.

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to build a web portal on the lines of a popular job site in its bid to cater to about 72 lakh unemployed youth in the state and to facilitate them in finding jobs.

Raja Chaudhary was married to actress Shweta Tiwari and has a daughter with her. The two got divorced in 2012. In 2011, the Malad police registered a case against him after he barged into Shweta's residence.

filmmaker Kiran Rao, who directed critically acclaimed off-beat film 'Dhobi Ghat', enjoys watching masala movies as an audience but says she also looks for good content in such movies.

And proceedings from the sale, which will take place around the movie's release, will go for charity.

Bo Xilai has been accused of receiving over 20 million yuan ($3.26 million) in bribes and embezzling another 5 million yuan, a daily said.

Beijing has also sent 5,000 tents, 45,000 quilts and 5,000 folding beds to disaster-hit areas.

They said they were prepared to make any sacrifice, including resignation from their posts, to keep the state united.

West Central railway (WCR) is launching a 40- day awareness campaign apprising people through SMSs how to cross the unmanned railway crossing. The campaign would be launched from Wednesday.  SMSs would be sent to people especially of those who have to cro...

SIT has announced a cash reward of Rs five lakh each for information about four persons suspected to be involved in the killing.

The Bristol-based businessman was seeking to delay his extradition on account of his mental health.

A 28-year-old clerk of a Delhi court was shot at and critically injured allegedly by his neighbour while trying to mediate a scuffle between two women in Sahibabad area in Ghaziabad.