India
HC notice to TN government for not withdrawing cases against agitators
Madras High Court on Monday ordered issue of notice to Tamil Nadu Government asking why steps were not taken to withdraw cases filed against anti-nuclear activists protesting against Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project. First Bench, comprising Acting Chief J...
Police detain a few persons in Gurgaon child gangrape case
The five-year-old was found abandoned near a metro station after being gangraped by three men on Saturday.
RLD demands CBI inquiry into UP power tariff hike
A delegation of Rashtriya Lok Dal on Monday called on Uttar Pradesh Governor B L Joshi and asked a CBI inquiry into hike in power tariff and its immediate roll back in the state.
Indian-origin named editor of 'The Independent'
Amol Rajan, who was born in Kolkata, will replace Chris Blackhurst, becoming Fleet Street's first non-white newspaper editor.
'Revocation of AFSPA may put peace in J&K at stake'
Lt General KT Parnaik said AFSPA divests huge powers in the Army, but the Indian forces have never misused it.
CBI officer to attend AgustaWestland trial in Italy
Sources in the agency said the Defence Ministry wanted a CBI officer in the team to assist it with the findings.
13 killed, 19 injured in separate road mishaps
Thirteen people, including seven women and a teenaged boy, were killed and 19 others injured on Monday in separate incidents in Muzaffarnagar, Faizabad and Ballia districts, police said. Seven persons were killed and six others injured when the tempo they...
Vidya Balan is a phenomenon and I admire her: Vivek Oberoi
Vivek Oberoi feels women keen to empower themselves and be successful should take inspiration from actress Vidya Balan.
Obama does not feel NSA surveillance has violated Americans' privacy, says chief of staff
President Barack Obama does not believe the recently disclosed top-secret National Security Agency surveillance of phone records and Internet data has violated Americans' privacy rights, his chief of staff said on Sunday.
Paoli Dam: I don't have a godfather
Paoli Dam featured in medical thriller 'Ankur Arora Murder Case', which has been produced by Vikram Bhatt.
Engine of Dehradun-Ujjain Express train fails, passengers create chaos
The engine of a Dehradun-bound express train failed at Modinagar here, leading to which the train was struck for around two hours, railway sources said. The engine of the Dehradun-Ujjain express train failed near Modi inter-college around 12:30 pm, they s...
Samsung Galaxy S4's marketing charm wears off, sales estimates slashed
Samsung's flagship smartphone the Galaxy S4, in reality, also lacks any real wow factor, analysts say.
Man arrested for murdering daughter, misleading police
Liyaqat Ali smothered his daughter to death while she was sleeping. He later dumped her body in a drain.
Eight rice mills booked for violating norms
A joint team of Food Department and Revenue Department officials of Raipur District Administration on Sunday booked eight rice mills for failing to meet the target of custom milling and seized paddy, rice and broken rice worth about Rs 18.39 crore, source...
Jat leaders accuse Gehlot govt of ignoring community
Rajasthan Jat Mahasabha today accused the Ashok Gehlot government of "ignoring" the community and said the organisation will take a final call on supporting BJP or Congress before the assembly polls later this year.
35-year-old woman stabs husband to death
A 35-year-old woman allegedly stabbed her estranged husband to death at her paramour's house when he came to reconcile with her, police said. Nankai served her husband Shiv Mangal (45) with poison-laced pakoras on Friday that made him unconscious. She the...