India
8 passengers beaten up after argument over occupying seat turns ugly
Eight persons were allegedly beaten up and injured by some unidentified persons in a moving train after an argument erupted between them over occupying the seats in neighbouring Meerut district.
Raigarh police busts inter-state gang of armed robbers
Eight people, including an expelled Congress leader, were arrested after which the Raigarh police claimed to have busted an inter-state gang of armed robbers who had allegedly planned to rob a cash van of the State Bank of India (SBI) in Mahasamund distri...
Miscreants abduct Bihar MLA Amla Devi's son to force him into a marriage
Bihar legislator Amla Devi on Tuesday said her son has been kidnapped by three people to force him into a marriage.
Assam's ethnic clashes: 1,327 families yet to be rehabilitated
The Assam government on Tuesday admitted that over 1,300 families, who were affected during the ethnic clashes in the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) in 2012, were yet to be rehabilitated.
Shirley Temple, iconic child star, dies at 85
Temple, known in private life as Shirley Temple Black, died Monday night at her home near San Francisco.
Lok Sabha polls: Companies set up 10 electoral trusts
With the Lok Sabha polls drawing near, the count of electoral trusts set up by companies to channelise their political funding is on the rise and at least 10 such entities have been registered, including those by Reliance, Tatas, Mahindras and Birlas.
Returning to Olympic fold is a great moment for the country: Sports minister
Sports minister Jitendra Singh Tuesday congratulated both the IOA and the IOC for bringing India back into the Olympic fold.
Mallikarjun Kharge likely to announce more trains, new lines in rail budget
Faced with a revenue shortfall, Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge will not bring about reduction in basic passenger fares in the interim budget on Wednesday but is likely to make adjustment in fuel adjustment component so that impact on fares is minimum...
David Beckham planning wife Victoria's birthday bash
The 38-year-old is said to be insisting on a big bash as it is a "milestone" in his wife's life, who will turn 40.
SC notice to Centre, four states on increasing air pollution in NCR
They were also asked to accord priority to transport sector for gas allocation in cities to address public health concerns in polluted cities.
India charges marines with anti-piracy law, Italy warns against it
Italy on Monday warned it would "react" to India's "unacceptable" move to invoke a severe anti-piracy law against two of its marines facing trial there since 2012 over the killings of two Indian fishermen.
Xolo Q1100 with 5-inch display, 8MP camera launched at Rs 14,999
The phone runs Android v4.3 and is powered by a 1.4 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 CPU along with 1 GB RAM.
Harish Rawat makes midnight visit to railway station, hospital
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat made surprise midnight visit to different facilities including railway station, two police stations and a leading government hospital in Dehradun and expressed "dissatisfaction" over the arrangements.
Pickpockets strike at gathering welcoming Vasundhara Raje
Three pickpockets allegedly managed to enter into the convoy of Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and stole money from people who were welcoming Raje on her way to the city in Bharatpur, police said on Monday.
Aditya Chopra has never said good things to me, he just scolds me: Ranveer Singh
Singh, who got his break in the Bollywood from Aditya Chopra, says the shy producer has never praised his work.
Release payments of farmers' sugarcane dues: Jitin to Akhilesh
Union Minister Jitin Prasada has written a letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav demanding immediate payments of outstanding sugarcane dues of farmers.