India
Probe into HPCL fire case on as death toll reaches 25
A probe is on into the accident, though prima facie a gas leak in the sea cooling water system was attributed to the fire.
Snapshot: Who's this guy with Mallika Sherawat at Taj Mahal?
Mallika was shooting the promo of the Indian version of the American reality show 'The Bachelor' in Agra.
Serena, Venus enter US Open women's doubles semi-finals
The Williams sisters beat defending champions and top seeds Roberta Vinci and Sara Errani 6-3, 6-1 in the quarters.
Cong wants to divert attention by raising Vanzara, Prajapati issues: BJP
Ahmedabad: Accusing Congress of bringing out 'cockroaches of conspiracy' to divert attention, BJP Vice President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said his party will not allow the focus to shift from "real issues". He also said, as to Narendra Modi's prime...
Threats of stimulus withdrawal hurting emerging economies: PM
St. Petersburg: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said the threats of withdrawal of unconventional monetary policy by rich nations, such as fiscal stimulus, are hurting emerging economies hard, and the focus should on coordinated and orderly withd...
Two arrested for sexually exploiting mentally challenged girls
Jammu: Director of a shelter for mentally challenged children and a guard have been arrested for allegedly sexually exploiting five girl inmates of the home Jammu, police said on Thursday.
CM Oommen Chandy had no role in solar scam: Sreedharan to police
Kerala High Court was today informed that Sreedharan Nair, a complainant in solar panel scam case, had told police during questioning that Chief Minister Oommen Chandy had no role in the deal which he had entered with accused Saritha S Nair to set up a so...
Bank scam: Chhattisgarh Congress demands CBI probe
Congress in Chhattisgarh on Thursday demanded a CBI inquiry into an alleged multi-crore cooperative bank scam of 2006 and met Governor Shekhar Dutt in this regard. They also demanded to make Chief Minister Raman Singh and his four Cabinet ministers as co-...
Court to decide on complaint filed against Sonia Gandhi: Attorney
Observing that anybody can sue anybody for anything in the US if they pay the filing fee of the court, an eminent Indian-American attorney has said that it is for the court to decide if there is personal and subject matter jurisdiction on the complaint fi...
Mumbai gangrape: Four accused sent to judicial custody till September 19
Four accused in the 23-year-old photojournalist gangrape case were on Thursday remanded in judicial custody till September 19 by a magistrate court in Mumbai.
'The Lunchbox' to be screened at London Film Festival
'The Lunchbox' will compete in the official competition section of this year's London Film Festival.
Uttarakhand tragedy: 64 bodies found in Kedarnath valley, cremated
Clear weather and the approaching date for resumption of prayers at the shrine has led to a fresh impetus in the search for bodies.
60-year-old Hindu seer chops off genitals to protest against alleged sexual assault by Asaram
A 60-year-old Hindu seer chopped off his genitals at Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, in an apparent protest against the alleged sexual assault on a girl by self-styled godman Asaram, police said on Thursday.
Goa slashes VAT on fuel to fight rising airfares
Manohar Parrikar said the state has already slashed VAT on Air Turbine Fuel refuelled in the state from 22 per cent to mere 12.5 per cent.
US: James Comey sworn in as new FBI director
Former Deputy US Attorney General James Comey, a Republican, was sworn in on Wednesday as the FBI director. He won Senate confirmation on July 29 as President Barack Obama's pick to head the FBI.
Fight for pole position key to deciding Italian GP
The 3.6-mile Monza track features four long straights where drivers reach speeds of 205 mph.
