India
Andhra on high alert as heavy rain continues
At least eight people have been killed in various rain-related incidents in the state in during the last few days.
Father of four children commits suicide due to financial problems
Facing penury, a man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself, police said in Azamgarh on Wednesday. Nikau (45), father of four children, hanged himself from the ceiling of his house on Tuesday night, they said. The mother of the children had alrea...
19 organisations sue US Govt over NSA surveillance program
Nineteen US organisations have filed a lawsuit against the National Security Agency (NSA), claiming that its secretive internet and telephone surveillance program violates the constitution.
Missing girl found buried inside a house in at Banna Devi
Four months after a dalit girl from neighbouring Mahendragarh town in Haryana went missing, her body was found buried inside a house in Irrigation Department colony in Banna Devi area in Aligarh, police said on Tuesday.
Nun gangrape case: Victim's cousin arrested; police suspect family rivalry
The nun's family was not in good terms with her father's elder brother's family, police said.
Oppn speaking in different voices on Food Security Bill: P Chidambaram
Maintaining that the opposition parties were speaking in different voices on the food security measure, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday expressed the hope that they would help ensure its passage in the coming session of Parliament.
Norwegian town to get sunlight for the first time in 100 years
Residents of Rjukan, in Norway, use a cable car to get to a mountain top for sunshine in wintertime.
City palace museum to display Ben Kingsley's 'Gandhi' glasses
The spectacles that Ben Kingsley wore in Richard Attenborough's 1982 biopic "Gandhi" are now on display at the City Palace Museum in Udaipur. Oscar award-winning producer David Puttnam presented the glasses to Arvind Singh Mewar, the managing trustee of M...
BlackBerry Q5 is priced better than the Q10 and the Z10: Ivor Soans
Will the BlackBerry Q5 help the company regain its lost customer base?
Parenting is changing its face due to new lifestyle: Shyama Chona
Teenage drinking: Who to blame, what needs to be done?
Briton Dobriskey pulls out of world championships
British 1,500 metres runner Lisa Dobriskey has pulled out of next month's world championships in Moscow due to a leg injury.
Indian Catholic priest faces sex charge in US
Father Leo Koppala, from Andhra Pradesh, was charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct.
'Shootout' series to be screened at Durban award ceremony
Sanjay Gupta's two gangster flicks will be showcased at South Africa India Film and Television Awards function.
Rajnandgaon Maoist arrested from his hometown by MP police
A Maoist, who was allegedly active in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district, was arrested by the Madhya Pradesh police, a senior official said on Monday.
Back injury could force Swede Hanson out of British Open
European Ryder Cup player Peter Hanson may have to pull out of this week's British Open at Muirfield because of a recurring back problem.
A group of thieves set 22-yr-old woman on fire at Maloora village
A 22-year-old woman suffered serious burn injuries in an attack by burglars who struck at her house and robbed gold ornaments worth lakhs of rupees, police said on Monday. A group of burglars on Sunday night broke into the house of one Mohd Sultan Parray...
