India
Police prevents RJD MLA from self-immolation bid
Heavy deployment of police prevented RJD MLA Dinesh Kumar Singh from carrying out his threat to immolate himself on the Independence Day over his demand that the state government should declare drought in Bihar.
Evidence suggests Ebola toll vastly underestimated: WHO
The death toll from the world's worst outbreak of Ebola stood on Wednesday at 1,069 from 1,975 confirmed, probable and suspected cases, the agency said.
Sania Mirza -Cara Black pair loses in second round of Cincinnati Open
India's campaign ended at the Cincinnati tournament after Sania and Cara went down to Garrigues and Shvedova in their women's doubles second round match.
Google's doodle features independent India's first stamp
The blue colour stamp with the Indian tricolour is the doodle that comes up when you open the Google's India homepage.
Dabang Delhi beat Bengaluru Bulls in Pro Kabaddi League
After a 40-minute display of gravity defying stunts and hair raising tackles, and a bout of surprises, it was the Dabang's from Delhi who stole the spotlight.
Speeding car driver caught speaking on mobile, hits traffic constable, drags him for one kilometer
The video shot from another car shows a man hitting the traffic constable after he was asked to stop as he was speaking on his mobile phone.
RBI, Cabinet Secretary scrutinising appointments of PSB chiefs
State-run banks in which CMDs were appointed recently include Canara Bank, Corporation Bank, Bank of India, IDBI Ba
Get freedom from exam stress this Independence Day
As the nation gets ready to celebrate the historic day at the stroke of midnight on August 14, Topper Learning is giving you another reason to rejoice.
57 killed as heavy rains lash Rajasthan
A total of 57 people were killed in rain related incidents in current spell of Monsoon since June in Rajasthan, relief department officials said.
Watch Michael Jackson's 'A Place With No Name': The first ever music video to premiere on Twitter
His Twitter account released a short film titled 'A Place With No Name' as one of the first music videos to premiere on the social platform.
Quick Quiz: How well do you know Sridevi?
How well do you know the first female superstar of Bollywood?
Pope appeals to UN to end tragedy in Iraq
Francis has stepped up his denunciation of the attacks against Christians and religious minorities in Iraq.
Vasundhara Raje to hoist the tricolour in Udaipur on Independence day
The state level function of Independence day in Rajasthan will be celebrated in Udaipur where chief minister Vasundhara Raje will hoist the tricolour.
SC pulls up Centre over cleaning the Ganga, says it was in BJP manifesto, but no urgency showne
The Supreme Court criticised the government by pointing out that it has shown urgency in matters that were irrelevant and, indifference for a matter like cleaning the Ganga.
A NASA telescope captures image of a black hole
Researchers say the telescope, allowed them to see a source of X-rays called the corona move closer to a black hole. They observed the extreme gravity of the black hole pull and blur the X-ray light.
Apple's tech jobs held mostly by white, Asian men; CEO Cook stresses need to make workforce more diverse
Men make up 80 per cent of Apple's technology workforce throughout the world.