India
After Jaswant, BJP leader Subhash Maharia decides to contest as an Independent
Upset over being denied a ticket, former Union minister and Vice President of BJP Kisan Morcha Subhash Maharia on Monday decided to contest as an Independent from Sikar constituency in Rajasthan.
2G scam: Relief for Sanjay Chandra, SC rejects CBI plea against bail
Sanjay Chandra, the MD of Unitech, was granted bail in November 2011 by the Supreme Court.
Missing Malaysian plane: Pilots' mental health a concern
Whatever the outcome, the mystery has raised concerns about whether airlines and governments do enough to make sure that pilots are mentally fit to fly.
Kelly Brook engaged to 'Gladiator' actor David McIntosh
Kelly has been dating David, who is also known as Tornado, for just 11 weeks and the two even split briefly.
India warns women workers in Saudi against going on strike
India has warned its nationals in Saudi Arabia against nefarious attempts by "self-styled social workers" to instigate Indian women workers to go on a strike.
Gayatri Parivar to give Rs 2 lakh to families of security personnel killed during rescue operations
Haridwar-based spiritual organisation Gayatri Parivar will provide Rs 2 lakh each as financial assistance to the next of kin of 20 military and para-military personnel killed during the massive relief and rescue operations carried out after the catastroph...
LS polls: AAP's Ilyas Azmi refuses to fight from Lakhmipur Kheri
Miffed at not being handed the Lucknow Lok Sabha ticket, AAP founder-member Ilyas Azmi has refused to contest the upcoming elections from Lakhmipur Kheri, the seat where he has been fielded by the party.
Ready for the high-profile battle of Amritsar: Amarinder Singh
Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh said that he was ready for the high-profile battle on Saturday, a day after he was announced as the Congress candidate to take on senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley from the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat.
AirAsia India gets its first aircraft
The aircraft configured with an all economy layout of 180 seats from the Airbus factory in Toulouse landed at 9.25 AM.
Paul Walker wanted mother to be his daughter's guardian
Just hours before his death, Paul Walker told his mother he was too busy to take care of his teenage daughter.
Never imagined I would fight elections from area of scam-hit people: Murli Manohar Joshi
BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, shifted to Kanpur from Varanasi to accommodate Narendra Modi, made a veiled attack on sitting Congress MP and Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal.
Woman raped, murdered near Panchu town
A man raped a woman and then killed her by throwing her into a water tank in Rajasthan on Friday, police said. The criminal has been arrested.
Crimea goes East, Ukraine goes West in two new deals
Putin sounded a conciliatory note on Friday, almost joking about U.S. and EU sanctions squeezing his inner circle and saying he saw no reason to retaliate.
Kiran Reddy hits out at TRS, Congress during road show
Jai Samaikhyandhra Party President N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Friday conducted his maiden road show in Krishna district, where he hit out at TRS and Congress over division of Andhra Pradesh.
Gujarat: BJP, Congress face opposition from 'disgruntled' members
BJP and Congress on Friday faced protests from disgruntled members over the selection of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls.
Chidambaram not running away from LS battle: Cong
Congress on Friday rejected BJP's criticism in the wake of Finance Minister P Chidambaram opting out of Lok Sabha race, saying had he run away he would not have fielded his son from his Shivaganga constituency in Tamil Nadu.