India
Nitish condoles death of Bollywood actor Pran
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday condoled the death of Bollywood veteran Pran and said his passing away was a great loss for cinema viewers.
Unidentified assailants shoot railway employee dead
A Railway employee of Jamalpur rail workshop in Bihar's Munger district was killed by some unidentified assailants near a tunnel in Munger in the wee hours on Saturday, police said.
Woods, McIlroy set for second duel in China
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy will go head-to-head in a two-man exhibition for the second time in China following last year's outlandish duel at Jinsha Lake.
Johnson keeps share of lead at John Deere Classic
Johnson shot a 5-under 66 to join Reed and Glover atop the leaderboard at 12-under 130 following second-round play.
Communal clashes in Tonk leave a dozen injured; tension prevails
Over a dozen people were injured when two groups of people from different communities clashed, leading to communal tension in Rajasthan's Tonk town on Friday, police said.
Batla house encounter: Accused claims he was not in the flat in which shootout took place
Suspected Indian Mujahideen operative Shahzad Ahmad facing trial in the 2008 Batla House encounter case on Friday claimed before a Delhi court that he was not present in the flat in which the alleged shootout took place. The counsel for accused Shahzad, i...
One person shot at in front of SP's house in Auraiya
One person was on Friday shot at in front of the residence of a superintendent of police in Kanshi Ram colony here leading to tension in the area.
Aarushi-Hemraj murder case: Court completes cross-examination of 4th witness
A local court will record statements of three defence witnesses of dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case on July 16.
Will reply to charges after Shivraj responds to allegations levelled against him: Ajay
The leader of opposition in the Madhya Pradesh assembly Ajay Singh said on Friday that he will reply to all charges made against him and his family members by BJP Vice President Prabhat Jha only after MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan answered all a...
UP Land Reclamation Corporation introduces two-days off a week
The Uttar Pradesh Land Reclamation Corporation has introduced five-days working in a week at its headquarters to foster healthy work culture and ensure better working conditions, official sources said.
UP receives moderate to heavy rainfall, rivers flow at alarming levels
Moderate to rather heavy rainfall and thundershowers were witnessed in the isolated areas in Uttar Pradesh even as rivers Sharda, Ghaghra and Burhi Rapti continue to flow above the danger mark.
New front opens in Syria as rebels say Al-Qaeda attack means war
The assassination of a top Free Syrian Army commander by militants linked to al Qaeda is tantamount to a declaration of war, FSA rebels on Friday, opening a new front between Western-backed forces and Islamists in Syria's civil war.
Had informed party about Chaturvedi's plans to join BJP, says Cong MLA
After the deputy leader of Opposition in Madhya Pradesh defected to the ruling BJP on Thursday, a Congress member on Friday said he had warned party members of the impending switch.
New Russian video game takes aim at punk band Pussy Riot
A Russian Orthodox youth group unveiled a video game on Thursday that gives players a chance to "kill" members of the punk band Pussy Riot.
Shamli: Acid attack accused detained under National Security Act
An accused in an acid attack case was on Thursday placed in detention under the provisions of the National Security Act, police said on Friday. Javed is one of the accused in the April 2 case of an acid attack on four sisters at Kandhla in Shamli district...
Britain's Parry leads the way at Scottish Open
Parry's eight birdies put him ahead of compatriot Simon Khan with American Phil Mickelson and Thailand's Thongchai
