India
Mid-day meal tragedy: Chhapra school principal undergoes polygraph test
The principal of the Chhapra school, where 23 children died after eating poisonous midday meal a fortnight ago, was on Thursday subjected to polygraph test to cross-check the statements made by her after arrest.
Uttarakhand floods: BJP accuses state government of criminal negligence
The BJP on Wednesday accused the Uttarakhand government of criminal negligence for the death of pilgrims and tourists during last month's floods in the state and demanded the sacking of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna.
JNU: Suicide note recovered from boy's bag who attacked female friend
The note hints at their relationship turning sour and also mentioned that they were constantly fighting.
Facebook announces Embedded Posts, copies yet another Twitter feature
This new Facebook Embedded Posts feature will allow users to embed Facebook posts on other Web pages.
UN says chemical weapons inspectors to visit three Syrian sites
Nearly 1.8 million Syrians have fled the country, two-thirds of those since the start of the year.
News briefs: Snake bites haunt security personnel at Taj Mahal
In the last one month, four security personnel protecting Taj Mahal have become victims of snake bites. Timely medical care helped save their life. But now they are always scared, looking for possible areas where the enemy could be hiding to attack them....
Mistry sounds Cong chief about demand for splitting Uttar Pradesh
As the demand for splitting Uttar Pradesh into four smaller states gains ground, AICC general secretary Madhusudan Mistry on Wednesday said he had sounded the party's Central leadership about the demand for a separate Bundelkhand state.
Jobless man allegedly commits suicide
Depressed over not getting an employment opportunity, a 38-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison, police said on Wednesday.
12 students fall ill after consuming mid-day meal in Arwal
At least twelve students have fallen ill, six of them seriously, after consuming midday meal at Chamandi primary school in Bihar's Arwal district on Tuesday barely a fortnight after the midday meal incident in Chhapra, official sources said.
Woman, paramour allegedly commit suicide in Hanumangarh district
A 35-year-old married woman and her paramour allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison in Hanumangarh district, about 330 kms from Jaipur.
Big chance for crop of young players: Pullela Gopichand
Chief national badminton coach Gopichand believes the young Indian players have a great opportunity to showcase their promise at the World Championships.
India is ahead of the world in prison reforms: Kiran Bedi
Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi says that Indians believe in reforms while the West believes in punishment.
Bigg Boss 7: Salman Khan to charge Rs 5 crore per episode?
A source closely associated with 'Bigg Boss' said that the first episode will go on air by mid-September.
Ramkishore Singh resigns as BJP state spokesman one day after being sacked
A day after being shunted from the post of spokesman for praising Nitish Kumar, a BJP leader Ramkishore Singh on Wednesday resigned from the party charging Sushil Kumar Modi with having a "dictatorial" attitude.
Infrastructure, security equipment key to combat Naxal attacks: CAG
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has observed that efficacy and quality of police services largely depended on adequate number of trained police personnel and availability of infrastructure in naxal-affected districts like Palamau in Jharkhand...
Mahesh Bhatt accused of misleading foreign producer over 'Arth' remake
Kuljit Pal is up in arms against Bhatt for giving his consent to a Pakistani producer for the remake of 'Arth'.
