India
$500,000 prize for genetics research
Neuroscientist gets $500,000 Albany Medical Center Prize for genetics research on Alzheimer and Parkinson's diseases.
Ludhiana bus blast victim dies
The explosion on Friday injured 14 people at a bus stand in Ludhiana. Injured being treated at two hospitals.
Time for soccer and samba in Brazil
With the World Cup just over a month away, Brazil is getting into the mood to enjoy one of the biggest sporting extravaganza.
Koirala ill, swearing-in delayed
Nepal’s Prime Minister-designate G P Koirala has had to postpone his swearing-in ceremony on Friday morning because of ill health.
Russia, China want diplomacy on Iran
Russia and China said diplomacy was the best way to tackle the dispute over Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Manisha's dad to lose Assembly seat
Prakash Koirala along with a cabinet colleague will lose their Assembly seats after session summons on Friday.
Making Short Films in Mumbai Part II
Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsFinal Prep through ShootShanu Taxi was rolling ahead. I realised its momentum when an actor who I had never met before dropped by where I work to leave his photos,...
Blast outside Egypt peacekeeping base
Two suicide bombers on foot struck just outside a multinational peacekeeping forces base just south of the Rafa border.
Indian makes film on post-9/11experience
Filmmaker Manish Jha makes film on post-9/11 experience with theme of hostility towards Muslim after the attacks.
CPI(M) blows hot over observer remark
The CPI(M) on Tuesday sought CEC’s intervention over Expenditure Observer’s comment against Belgachhia East assembly constituency.
Man kills daughters over son fetish
Frustrated over not having a son, a man allegedly killed two of his three daughters by drowning them in a sea, police said.
Non-bailable warrant against JP Dutta
A non-bailable warrant was issued against JP Dutta for wrongly displaying the tricolour in Loc Kargil.
Narmada flashback: Expletive experience
Medha Patkar had been shifted to the AIIMS and the followers had built a dam of protest at Jantar Mantar.
Violence in Lanka claims 8 lives
Two rebels were killed by the Lanka troops in one incidence of violence and in other, the military have accused Tamil rebels of killing six Sinhalese farmers.
Bin Laden justifies attacks on West
Parts of audiotape purportedly from Osama bin Laden aired on al-Jazeera TV. In the tape he attacks the West for cutting off funds to the Palestinian.
Boycott polls, Maoists tell Kolkata
Maoist posters asking people to boycott the "farcical elections" were found pasted on the walls of the Presidency College and Coffee House, Kolkata's intellectual hubs.
