India
'Moral cop' Vasant Dhoble shifted to Mumbai crime branch
The ACP, who, armed with his trademark hockey stick, raided bars and restaurants which stayed open beyond the permissible time, had invited mixed reactions.
MS Dhoni's brother to contest LS polls from Ranchi
Narendra Singh Dhoni, the elder brother of Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, will contest from the Ranchi Lok Sabha seat on a Samajwadi Party ticket in the 2014 general elections.
Novak Djokovic appoints Boris Becker as head coach
World number two Djokovic has appointed six-time grand slam winner Boris Becker as his head coach.
When Ranveer Singh dressed up to sell coffee
Not only did he take care of his looks, he used to also speak in an Indian accent to fetch attention.
Zebra stripes evolved to confuse predators: Scientists
Zebras evolved black-and-white stripes to confuse predators by creating an optical illusion when the animals move, scientists say. The functional significance of the zebra coat stripe pattern is one of the oldest questions in evolutionary biology, having...
1,100 tortoises found after villagers complain of foul smell, smuggler arrested
A man was arrested in Bihar for smuggling nearly 1,100 tortoises from Gaya district, a police officer said on Wednesday.
Maoists plant a bomb at petrol pump in Simdega, torch vehicle
Maoist guerrillas on Wednesday planted a bomb at a petrol pump and torched a vehicle at two separate places in Jharkhand, police said. According to police, Maoists guerrillas on Wednesday morning planted a time bomb at a petrol pump in Simdega district's...
Relax, 'Kamasutra 3D' is not nominated for the Oscars but it could be
Directed by Rupesh Paul, the film features Sherlyn Chopra and Milind Gunaji in important roles.
Sonia Gandhi approves proposal of Joint Coordination Committee for Jharkhand
A Joint Coordination Committee has been put in place for smooth functioning of JMM-led alliance government in Jharkhand.
HC reserves order on Sobhan Sarkar's plea for digging gold in Fatehpur
Allahabad High Court on Wednesday reserved its judgement on a petition filed by seer Sobhan Sarkar seeking directions to Uttar Pradesh government to permit him to carry out excavations in Fatehpur district where he claims there were huge reserves of gold...
AK Ganguly seeks 4 weeks to respond to NCW notice on sexual harassment
The Home Ministry on Tuesday started consultations with the Law Ministry on the demand of his resignation as the Chairman of the WBHRC.
Mumbai: Flat owners of Campa Cola Society knock at SC's door again
Unauthorised flat owners of Mumbai's Campa Cola Society on Tuesday made another attempt in the Supreme Court to get protection from vacating the premises by claiming that documents have surfaced to show there was a proposal for its regularisation.
Shia LaBeouf apologises for copying novel for his 'Howard Cantour'
'Howard Cantour' deals with the inner dialogue of a disgruntled film critic, first bowed at the Cannes last May.
Michael Jackson's children led 'secluded' life, claims a new documentary
MJ's children have opened up about their lives in a new documentary 'Remembering Michael'.
Fodder scam: I am innocent, CBI did injustice to me, says Lalu Prasad
RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, who was released on bail, on Monday said he was innocent and the CBI had done injustice to him in its probe into the Rs 950 crore fodder scam case that was unearthed during his chief ministerial term in undivided Bihar.
US: NSA phone record collection ruled unconstitutional
A district court judge said that massive collection program is an unreasonable search under the Constitution's Fourth Amendment.
