India
Nagaland to scrutinise Parliament
Nagaland govt moved a resolution seeking constitution of a house committee to scrutinise Acts passed by Parliament.
A Q Khan suffering from cancer
Disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan is suffering from prostate cancer, the government said on Tuesday.
'Islam is history', says Taslima
'Islam is history because we live in the 21st century now', says controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen.
Too much song and dance about National Song?
Muslim groups have opposed the song being ‘forced’ on them and Arjun Singh says that singing it must be voluntary.
Lensman who took Iwo Jima pic dies
Photographer Joe Rosenthal, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his immortal image of Iwo Jima flag-raising died on Sunday.
Why women steer clear of science
A study shows that a woman would change her career plans for a job that allows her flexibility to have a family.
Colleagues' sex-life crib goes public
Two women complaining on office email about their poor sex life found the details broadcast to thousands.
Govt issues flood alert in Ahmedabad
More than 40,000 people in Ahmedabad district have been evacuated to safer places, mostly from Dholka and Daskroi talukas.
Now students to grade teachers
Jaipur students are now given the opportunity to evaluate and grade their teachers for their performance in class.
Maoists kill 3 policemen in AP
Three policemen were killed and one severely injured when Maoist rebels attacked a police station in Andhra Pradesh on Friday.
7/11 blasts case unravelled: Minister
There has been a breakthrough in the 7/11 serial bomb blasts Minister for State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal said.
New chill sets in Indo-Pak ties
Pakistan says it is "constrained" to restrict the movements of Indian diplomats since India is doing the same.
Nadal, Murray crash out at Cincinnati
Despite the defeat, Nadal was upbeat about the state of his game with the US Open on the horizon later this month.
Beware! Fertilisers can turn explosives
Commercial grade ammonium nitrate is enough to make a crude bomb that can be hidden in a toothpaste tube.
Clean chit to Amarnath shrine board
An inquiry to probe tampering with the Amarnath Shivalingam has given a clean chit to the temple board.
UK team in Pak to probe terror plot
A UK team is in Islamabad to seek custody of Rashid Rauf, a key suspect of the abortive London terror plot.