India
Rawat asks Uttarakhand MPs to raise green bonus issue during Budget discussion
Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Friday asked all MPs from Uttarakhand to speak strongly in favour of a green bonus of Rs 2,000 crore for the hill state when the general budget is debated in both Houses of Parliament.
Rajasthan Assembly pays tribute to Gopinath Munde
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on Friday paid tributes to 12 legislators including former Deputy CM of Maharashtra and Union minister Gopinath Munde, former Speaker of the assembly Samarth Lal Meena and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Dr N Janardh...
RoboCup 2014: Can robots beat human football Word Cup champions by 2050?
A week after the World Cup title game, teams from 45 countries will face off at RoboCup.
Two traffic police constables suspended for misbehaving with a woman
Two traffic police constables were suspended for misbehaving with a woman on the Dabur crossing in Ghaziabad.
Nepal: Madhesi parties and the Maoist form alliance
The purpose of the alliance is to press the big parties - Nepali Congress and CPN-UML- to embrace the peoples aspirations for change manifested through the Peoples Movement of 2006 and Madhes movement launched on various occasions in the past, said Sadbha...
TV newcomers 'True Detective,' 'Orange' storm Emmys race
'True Detective' and 'Orange is the New Black' racked up a dozen Emmy nominations.
China resumes Google services cut off during Tiananmen's 25th anniversary
The Google disruption began in the run-up to the 25th anniversary of the government's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators around Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
Varun has not changed for me: Alia Bhatt
Alia Bhatt has been going all out with her co-star Varun Dhawan to spread the right buzz for their forthcoming movie 'Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'. The actress equates promotions to a 'polite way of begging'.
Budget 2014: Arun Jaitley proposes 5 new IITs, 5 new IIMs, 4 new AIIMS
Jaitley has proposed the setting up of five new IITs in Jammu, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Andhra Prdaesh and Kerala.
USD 10 million for information on Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: US
The US has offered a USD 10 million reward for information leading to the conviction and arrest of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
UN calls for peace in Gaza
"Gaza cannot afford another full-blown war," Ban said.
JD(U), RJD, Congress demanded Giriraj Singh's arrest and termination of Parliament membership
JD(U), RJD and Congress Legislators on Wednesday created ruckus in both Houses of Bihar Legislature over recovery of Rs 1.14 crore, 600 US dollars and ornaments stolen from the house of BJP MP Giriraj Singh and demanded his arrest and termination of Parli...
Boy rapes a 15-year-old Dalit girl, absconding
A 15-year-old Dalit girl was raped allegedly by a youth in Baniyather area, police said on Wednesday.
Death toll in West African Ebola outbreak rises to 518: WHO
The hardest-hit country remains Guinea, with 408 cases and 307 deaths.
West Bengal: Main accused in student activist's murder case arrested
The student's family alleges he was killed for protesting against illegal liquor businesses and gambling dens in the area.
Satish Upadhyay appointed Delhi BJP chief
Hailing from Agra in Uttar pradesh, Upadhyay has been in active politics for the past 30 years. He started his political life when he was a member of the Delhi University Students Union in the early 1980s.
