India
With 4 families claiming Indian girl in Pakistan is their daughter, Sushma seeks CMs' help to know the truth
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj took to Twitter on Saturday to urge chief ministers of all states concerned to verify the claims of the families.
Five women killed on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Jharkhand
Five women were killed by locals at Kanjia village in Ranchi district for allegedly practising 'witchcraft' in yet another barbaric incident related to superstition in the tribal state.
Never said Maggi will return to retail shelves soon: Ram Vilas Paswan
Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday said he never remarked that Maggi noodles will soon return to retail shelves.
Maharashta government inches closer to acquiring Ambedkar's London house
The three-storey house where Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar once lived in London will be acquired shortly by the Maharashtra government .
Pakistani terrorist Usman's grilling reveals new LeT modus operandi
The arrest of Pakistani terrorist Usman Khan alias Naved has pointed at some new information concerning cross-border terrorism.
MP train derailment: Village youth saved many lives
A group of villagers saved over 70 passengers' lives after two trains derailed and many coaches fell into a river in Madhya Pradesh's Harda district.
J&K hostage crisis over; one terrorist caught alive, two others killed as Udhampur gunbattle ends
Earlier, some terrorists ambushed a BSF convoy, killing at least two personnel and injuring at least eight others in Udhampur area of J&K.
Sensex closes at 28,223 points, Nifty settles over 8500
: The market ended with some stellar gains supported by auto, pharma and FMCG. The Sensex was up 151.15 points or 0.5 percent at 28223.08 and the Nifty was up 51.05 points or 0.6 percent at 8567.95. About 1769 shares have advanced, 1187 shares declined, a...
Rupee opens at 63.90 dollar; slips 15 paise
The Indian rupee opened lower in the early trade on Wednesday. The currency slipped by 15 paise to 63.90 per $ versus 63.75 in Tuesday's session.
Child sex abuse in schools haunts Bengaluru again, activists call for fast trial
Child sex abuse in schools has returned to haunt Bengaluru, and this time the victim is a three-year-old girl, who was allegedly sexually assaulted in a private school.
Centre bans hundreds of porn sites, is it the end of achchi raatein?
There is no study in the world that conclusively proves a connection between violent crime and watching porn.
J&K: No end to ceasefire violation, 1 civilian killed in Pargwal sector
Reports said mortars were also fired at the BSF posts and fell near civilian areas.
Bengal flood situation remains grim, death toll 69
The sources said that 55,899 houses were damaged and 2,72,488 houses were destroyed partly. Crop over an area of 5,18,173 hectares was damaged due to the floods.
Judges should not cross 'Lakshman Rekha': SC judge Kurien Joseph
"Avoid publishing such comments once or twice and they will cease making such comments," he said.
Five small airports being constructed for Rs 740 crore: Government
Mahesh Sharma, who is the Minister of State for Civil Aviation, said the government has decided to develop small airports at Tier-II and Tier-III cities in order to promote regional and remote area air connectivity.
Child injured in crude bomb explosion
A three-year-old child was injured when a crude bomb exploded inside a sewerage pipe kept beside a road in Tala Park area of the city on Monday morning.
