India
Gujarat HC orders CID probe into custodial death of a Patel community protestor
The court order states that CID crime should investigate the case and an officer outside the Bapu nagar police station jurisdiction has been asked to conduct an inquiry and submit to CID. A Magisterial inquiry has also been ordered by the court
India - the only external threat: Pakistan military
Pakistan military has told a parliamentary committee that India is the only external threat to the country
Government may miss yet another deadline today for announcement of OROP: Sources
The OROP scheme was sanctioned by both UPA and NDA government and has got legal sanction from the Supreme Court.
DIPP becomes first government department to have cashless transactions
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has implemented an electronic payment system to become the first government department to have 100 per cent cashless transcations.
Pakistan contacts UN over cancellation of NSA-level talks
Pakistan has informed the UN about the last-minute cancellation of the NSA-level talks with India to take the international community into confidence over the Kashmir issue
China sets yuan rate at four-year low against dollar
China's central bank on Thursday set its daily reference rate for the yuan currency at a four-year low against the US dollar, but it closed stronger than Wednesday.
Indrani Mukherjea's sordid saga: How the main characters are related to each other
Sanjeev Khanna has now been arrested in connection with the murder of Sheena.
Sheena murder mystery: Police detain Indrani Mukherjea's ex-husband Sanjeev Khanna in Kolkata
A police team is also at the residence of Indrani's current husband Peter Mukerjea in Mumbai.
Four men get 10 years imprisonment for gangraping minor girl
According to the prosecution, the four Kamlesh Nema, Dharmendra Sahu, Ashish Patel and Yeshwant Sahu all in their 20s, had abducted the girl in a car on December 4, 2011.
DMK stages walks out in Tamil Nadu Assembly
On Tuesday, DMK staged a walk out in the Tamil Nadu Assembly after its plea for speaking in the House after a statement by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa was turned down.
Maharashtra amends jail manual, won't allow furlough to rape convicts
The parole will be granted to rape convicts only under exigencies like death or serious illness in the family or a natural calamity.
Separatist Shabir Shah insults freedom fighter, equates terrorists with Bhagat Singh
Separatist leader Shabir Shah on Tuesday sparked a controversy as he insulted Bhagat Singh, by equating the terrorists in Kashmir with the freedom fighter.
Twitter may give 'voice' to people with speech disabilities
New research by University of Newcastle suggests that Twitter is an important tool for adults with speech disabilities from stroke, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, autism and motor neurone disease.
Ruckus in Jharkhand Assembly as corruption charges traded
The Jharkhand Assembly witnessed stormy scenes on Monday as state Urban Development minister C P Singh and Leader of Opposition Hemant Soren traded corruption charges.
Bengaluru boy killed as bus hits his mother's two-wheeler when she was trying to avoid pothole
After the incident, tension prevailed in the area with locals pelting stones at the bus and assaulting the driver.
