India
Raman Singh asks BSNL to expedite work of mobile towers in Maoist areas
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has directed the government owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to expedite the installation work of 181 mobile towers in the insurgency-hit regions of the state.
Aamir Khan evokes laughter after confusing MP for Bihar
Aamir Khan committed a faux pas in Bhopal on Monday by saying that he was happy to have come to "Bihar" while he was in the city to launch a health programme of the Madhya Pradesh.
Dalit teenager burnt alive in Sayla town of Gujarat
A 15-year-old Dalit girl was burnt alive allegedly by eight people in Sayla town of Gujarat's Surendranagar district
Modi visit a success, tweets Bhutan PM
"PM@narendramodi visit a success: All thanks to the blessings of our Guardian Deities; leadership of our Kings; good fortune of our People," Tobgay tweeted.
Rajnath assures Delhi Police of help in modernising force
The home minister said the centre would provide all help to Delhi Police in its "modernisation programme".
2 engineers die in accident at Rashtriya Ispat Nigam's Vizag plant
The company said that the cause of the death is yet to be ascertained.
Kerala: Woman arrested for duping on pretext of IPL selection trials
Nazarath Shahabuddhin from Thiruvananthapuram was arrested by Aluva police following complaints from the boys' parents.
Mani Ratnam: Film festivals should not only celebrate cinema, but also encourage cross-cultural interaction
Ratnam is reportedly scripting a trilingual film that will feature Akkineni Nagarjuna, Mahesh Babu, Aishwarya Rai
SC notice to Uttarakhand over halted work on hydel power projects
The court had halted the construction work after the 2013 flood tragedy that left thousands dead in the state.
Bihar cricket body's bid to block N Srinivasan from ICC rejected
A last ditch effort to stall N Srinivasan from becoming the chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) was frustrated as the Supreme Court on Monday declined to hold an early hearing of a plea by the Cricket Association of Bihar.
US condemns 'massacre' in Iraq's Tikrit as horrifying
Terrorists who can commit such heinous acts are a shared enemy of the US, Iraq, and the international community, Psaki said.
Ooty founder's birthday to be celebrated as 'Ootacamund day'
John Sullivan, who was appointed the Coimbatore Collector by British East Indian Company in 1817.
Militants post images of mass killing in Iraq
The final images show the bodies of the captives soaked in blood after being shot.
Australia thump Netherlands to win Hockey World Cup
Australia retained the men's hockey World Cup title by outplaying Olympic silver medallists The Netherlands 6-1 in the final at the Kyocera Stadium.
BMC on toes as Mumbai gears up to welcome monsoon
Shiv Sena chief, Uddhav Thackeray said," I am always working to ensure that the lives of Mumbaikars gets better."
Aim for the top, says President Pranab Mukherjee
"India was the leader in higher education from third century BC, from the glorious days of Takhshila to Nalanda in the 12th century AD," the President said.