India
Heavily pregnant woman among 100 Syrians rescued off Italy
Hundreds of migrants are currently trying to reach southern Europe each week as sea conditions improve during the summer months.
Six officials convicted in fodder scam dismissed
Six government officials, who were convicted in different fodder scam cases, have been dismissed, an official release said on Thursday. The decision to dismiss the officers was taken during Jharkhand Governor's advisory council meeting held on June 27, th...
Assam: Red alert sounded in four districts for heavy rains
The four districts are Sonitpur, North Lakhimpur, Golaghat and Barpeta.
Gunmen kill high-profile Afghan policewoman
Unknown gunmen killed one of Afghanistan's most high-profile female police officers on Thursday, the latest in a series of attacks targeting top women officials amid a drawdown of foreign combat forces in the country.
CBI has one-point agenda to nail Modi in Ishrat Jahan case
Charging the CBI for not probing role of a Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-E-Taiba (LET) in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case, the BJP on Thursday alleged that the agency was acting at the behest of the Congress with a one-point agenda to frame the Guj...
Egypt prosecutor orders arrest of top Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie
The Egyptian prosecutor's office ordered on Thursday the arrest of the Muslim Brotherhood's top leader, Mohamed Badie, and his deputy Khairat el-Shater, judicial and army sources said, after the military overthrew President Mohamed Morsi.
Thane garment factory building collapse: 2 dead, 26 injured
Close to 15 people have been rescued so far and seven people still trapped in the debris.
Assam floods: 250 villages affected; 75,000 people displaced
The data of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) showed that the Brahmaputra was flowing over danger mark at Nematighat in Jorhat district.
SRK: It was quite an experience wearing a 'lungi'
Shah Khan will be seen in Rohit Shetty's action romantic comedy 'Chennai Express'.
I use technology to push the envelope: Vikramaditya Motwane
Vikramaditya Motwane talks about his camaraderie with Anurag Kashyap and his fascination with technology.
Yahoo acquires email management app Xobni
Yahoo said it will integrate Xobni's technology into its communications products, including the mobile and PC versions of its email and instant messaging services.
Andhra Pradesh: Woman cheated of her valuables by fake Income Tax officials
The woman handed over Rs 2 lakh and 200 grams of gold ornaments to the fake Income Tax officials.
Maoist attack: BJP demands strong anti-Naxal policy
BJP on Wednesday said the Maoist strike in Jharkhand in which an IPS officer was killed shows that no lessons have been learnt from the Chhattisgarh attack in May and demanded that a strong anti-Naxal policy should be formulated and implemented.
Uttarakhand floods: Min asks EPFO to fast track settlement claim of affected families
Flagging off relief material for Uttarakhand flood victims, Labour and Employment Minister Sis Ram Ola on Wednesday asked the staff of Employees Provided Fund Organisation to fast track settlement claims of affected families.
Google pressured to crack down on advertisements for illegal products
Nebraska and Oklahoma joined Mississippi in pressuring Google to crack down on Internet advertisements for drugs, including powerful painkillers, that are sold without a prescription, and other counterfeit products.
1984 anti-Sikh riots: Notice issued to CBI on Jagdish Tytler's plea
Congress leader Jagdish Tytler is accused of instigating a mob that led to the murder of three men during the 1984 riots.
