India
Devotees throng Bodh Gaya temple as it reopens to public
A day after the Bodh Gaya temple was rocked by serial explosions, the Buddhists' holiest shrine reopened to the public on Monday with devotees in large number thronging there and monks from 50 countries holding a special prayer for return of peace.
Students of flood-ravaged area would use KV premises: Jitin Prasada
The premises of 25 Kendriya Vidyalaya premises would be available for studies of students of flood-ravaged Uttarakhand. Minister of State for Human Resource Development Jitin Prasada on Monday said the state government could use the premises to hold class...
Karnataka: Robbers steal 15 invaluable idols from Jain temple
Police sources say the person entered the main temple building through a window after cutting open the grill with a gas cutter.
Samsung compares the iPhone to an apple in new Galaxy S4 ad
In a Samsung Galaxy S4 advertisement for Iceland, the Korean electronic giant is again poking fun at rival Apple.
Uttarakhand floods: Heavy rains hamper relief operations
Incessant rains in parts of Uttarakhand continued to hamper relief efforts on Monday prompting authorities to commission the IAF's C-130 Hercules aircraft to drop relief material to Kedarnath and other affected places.
Google celebrates 66th anniversary of the Roswell UFO incident reporting with a doodle
The incident referred to as the Roswell UFO incident, took place on July 7, 1947 near Roswell in New Mexico, USA, and reports about the incident appeared the following day.
Chef Nigella Lawson's husband files for divorce over photo row
Multi-millionaire art collector Charles Saatchi said on Sunday he would divorce celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, citing his "disappointment" that she had not defended him after photographs of him grabbing her neck during a row caused a public outcry.
How Andy Murray created history
Point-by-point guide to the remarkable decisive game in which Murray earned and lost three championship points
New voters will discard BJP for raising Ram temple issue: Ajit Jogi
Senior Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi on Sunday said that new voters would discard BJP for raising the Ram Janmabhoomi temple issue as a means of gaining power at the Centre.
Five schoolchildren drown in Betwa river during picnic
Five children of a picnic party drowned on Sunday in Betwa river near the famous Bhojpur Shiva temple, police said.
JMM crawling towards simple majority, gets support of 4 more MLAs
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha on Sunday crawled closer to a simple majority after getting letters of support from four MLAs and the Marxist Coordination Committee(MCC) hinting support in JMM's endeavour to forge a multiple alliance to form the 9th government...
Weak intelligence network to be strengthened: K Vijay Kumar
A weak intelligence network was one of the causes behind the Maoists' July 2 attack on the convoy of Pakur Superintendent of Police Amarjit Balihar, security advisor to the Union government K Vijay Kumar on Sunday said.
BSP's Brahmin sammelan a flop show: SP
Terming the 'sammelan' organised by the opposition BSP to woo the Brahmin community in Uttar Pradesh as "flop show", the ruling Samajwadi party alleged that it was a "false" show of strength by the outfit.
Dalai Lama's security reviewed after Mahabodhi temple blasts
The security of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has been reviewed after the blasts in Bihar's Bodh Gaya town on Sunday morning. The Dalai Lama's private office in Dharamsala said his security had been stepped up.
Smiling Pinki flips coin at Wimbledon men's singles final
Pinki Sonkar, beneficiary of a life-changing cleft lip surgery, flipped the coin at the Wimbledon men's singles final between Murray and Djokovic.
Indian women clinch gold in 4x400m relay on final day
India ended the Championships with two gold, five silver and 10 bronze, a much improved performance than the last edition in 2011.
