India
Proposal to ban junk food in schools across the country: Maneka Gandhi
To improve nutrition among school-going children, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi plans to propose a ban on unhealthy or 'junk'food in school canteens across the country. The objective is to "make available good quality, safe food to st...
'Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania' trailer gets three million views
Alia Bhatt-Varun Dhawan starrer 'Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania' has garnered three million views on YouTube.
Six killed as car collides head-on with truck
Six persons were killed when a car in which they were travelling collided head on with a truck in Barmer district of Rajasthan, police said.
Sharapova-Bouchard, Djokovic-Gulbis in French Open semi-finals
After beating 20-year-old Muguruza, Sharapova now faces another, 18th-seeded Eugenie Bouchard of Canada, who earned a semi-final spot for the second straight Grand Slam tournament.
Sachin Pilot condemns minor's rape, alleges Raje govt trying to suppress the incident
Congress on Tuesday accused Rajasthan government of trying to suppress the Bakani rape case where a minor girl was allegedly gangraped and murdered in a village of Jhalawar district.
Thousands rally in Pakistan's Karachi as party chief held
Hussain's arrest, confirmed by Pakistan's government, has sparked fears of a major backlash.
Coaches trying to lift sagging morale of beleaguered Indian hockey team
India conceded match-winners to Belgium and England in the dying stages of the preliminary league matches of Hockey World Cup 2014.
State funeral to be accorded to Munde on Wednesday in Beed
A state funeral will be accorded to Union Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde, who died in a road accident in New Delhi on Tuesday morning, at his native Parli in Maharashtra on Wednesday.
'Abducted' gang-rape victim recovered by police; says father hatched the plot
The police on Tuesday claimed to have solved the alleged abduction case of a minor 'gang-rape' victim in Meerut, saying the plot was allegedly hatched by her own father to teach a lesson to his neighbours.
Hindi film industry is star driven, says Shreyas Talpade
Shreyas started his career in Bollywood with sports drama 'Iqbal', and later shifted to multi-starrer comedies.
Eight girls rescued from flesh trade in Chennai
Five girls who were forced into flesh trade by Banu were rescued.
Mentally deranged man strangles mother to death
A mentally deranged man strangled his mother to death in Rangatand village in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharswan district, police said.
Tendulkar savours Lara partnership in Lord's bicentenary
Sachin Tendulkar said on Tuesday he is savouring the opportunity to pair up with West Indies great Brian Lara at Lord's for an exhibition match marking its 200th anniversary.
Google planning to launch 180 satellites to make Internet available for the entire planet
The small yet high-capacity satellites will orbit the earth at "lower altitudes than traditional satellites".
5 dead, 17 injured as speeding car rams into tree
Five people were killed and 17 injured when a passenger vehicle in which they were travelling rammed into a roadside tree in Ambedkar Nagar on Tuesday morning.
12-year-old boy abducted from Indore rescued in UP; kidnapper arrested
A 12-year-old boy who was allegedly kidnapped from Indore three days back was on Tuesday rescued from Uttar Pradesh and the kidnapper was nabbed, police said.
