India
TN: Jaya launches 'Amma' canteens in nine corporations
'Amma' canteens offer affordable breakfast and lunch for the welfare of daily wagers, auto and rickshaw drivers, vendors and other floating population.
Nigeria sends 100 seafarers to India for training
Many Nigerians have benefitted from government sponsored scholarships in India.
Kuznetsova beats Kerber to reach quarter-finals
Former champion Kuznetsova earned a berth in the quarter-finals at the French Open by beating Angelique Kerber 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Karnataka: Fire in a godown, pulses & spices worth Rs 2 cr destroyed
About 600 farmers from Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh who had stored their pulses in the godown have incurred loss because of the fire.
Punjab: ED unearths Rs 500 crore drugs-hawala nexus
The ED is also set to issue penalty orders against a number of hawala dealers in the state.
Badaun: 3 former BJP MLAs,18 others booked for burning CM effigy in UP
An FIR was lodged against 21 persons,including three former BJP MLAs, for allegedly staging demonstration and burning effigy of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav during protest against hike in power tariff, a senior officer said.
BJP leader Vasundhara Raje promises social security for farmers
Rajasthan BJP president Vasundhara Raje on Sunday said, the party, if voted to power, will take initiatives to improve condition of farmers in the state.
Purnia school teacher burning: Head master surrenders in court
A school headmaster, the main accused in the alleged burning alive of a schoolteacher, surrendered in court on Saturday, police said. After surrendering, Sanjay Singh claimed he was innocent.
Three arrested for putting fake number plates on trucks
They were tampering the chassis number and registration number of the said truck, so that they may obtain loan on this truck.
Mainpuri: Missing minor girl found dead in pond; police detains neighbour
Dead body of a missing minor girl was found in the Jatpura village in Ailau area, police said on Sunday.
Rafael Nadal reaches last 16 of French Open
Nadal came from behind yet again at the French Open and reached the fourth round by beating Fabio Fognini of Italy 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4.
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani: 12 cheesy lines from the film
Most of us have that one friend who loves to quote dialogue from the latest film in normal conversation.
Ranbir Kapoor: Acting is about your own hard work
He belongs to Bollywood's famed Kapoor family, but Ranbir believes success comes with one's own hard work.
Ritu da left a void in the world of progressive work: Big B
Amitabh Bachchan took to his blog to express his 'shock' on the sudden demise of Rituparno Ghosh.
10 days on, UP govt fails to comply with Tribunal's demolition order
Even after 10 days of the National Green Tribunal directing that all illegal structures in the flood plains of the Yamuna from Delhi to Agra be demolished, action is yet to be taken.
Noida: Angry over long power cuts, Dadri residents manhandle engineer
Incensed over long hours of power cuts, Dadri residents assaulted a Junior Engineer of a power distribution company.
