India
Shuttler PV Sindhu conferred Arjuna award
Sindhu had missed the opportunity to receive the award from President Pranab Mukhejee on August 31 as she was busy playing the IBL final.
Court directs Delhi Police to take pics in landscape mode
The police chief was asked to direct all crime teams to take photographs of the place of occurrence in landscape mode.
IT department issues notice to Mahabodhi temple over its collections
For the first time, the Income Tax department has issued notice to Bodh Gaya's Mahabodhi temple, Buddhism's holiest shrine, over its collections, officials on Tuesday said.
Two Maoists arrested; arms, ammunitions seized
Two Maoist cadre were arrested on Tuesday with weapons from a village in Kurtha police station in Bihar's Arwal district, the police said.
Elizabeth Hurley reunites with Shane Warne for family lunch
Elizabeth Hurley and Shane Warne put their personal troubles aside and met over a family lunch with kids.
Seemandhra bandh by united Andhra Pradesh groups hits people hard
The public transport bandh on the hills of Tirumala between 6 am to 6 pm on Tuesday has caused a lot of inconvenience.
BBM for Android, iPhone won't be available this week, says BBM head
Issues caused by a leaked BBM for Android app resulted in the indefinite postponement of the BBM for Android and iPhone apps.
Kenya says all hostages freed in Nairobi mall siege, at least 62 dead
The police were doing a final sweep of shops early Tuesday after the last of the hostages had been rescued.
Meet Hyderabad-born Prem Watsa, the man who is buying BlackBerry
Prem Watsa, the man leading the $4.7 bn BlackBerry acquisition was born in 1950 in Hyderabad, India.
Congress sharpens attack on MP government over development
Vidisha: AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh on Monday called Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for public debate over development works carried out during his tenure and that of the erstwhile Congress government.
Djokovic reaches 100th week at No. 1 in rankings
Djokovic lost the top spot to Federer for three months in 2012 but regained it in November of that year.
India looks to cut oil bill by $25 billion by importing more from Iran
India's oil ministry wants to raise imports of Iranian crude, even as the US sanctions have called for a cut.
Nairobi mall siege to end soon: Kenyan military
The terror attack in Nairobi is on with 10 people still being held hostage. 69 people have died so far in the attack.
New study explains feel-good movie syndrome
Ever wondered why a movie might leave you with a little spring in your step afterwards? Inspiring stories of people beating the odds could boost confidence in audiences, a new study has found.
Wedding age row: Politicians, women outfits slam Muslim religious forum
Cutting across political and religious lines, political leaders and women campaigners in Kerala have come out strongly against some Muslim outfits' move to approach the Supreme Court seeking to get marriageable age of girls in the community lowered from 1...
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