India
Praneeth, Prannoy, Thulasi reach 2nd round of Singapore Open
World number 45 Praneeth defeated Malaysia's Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif 21-13, 21-15 in half-an-hour in a men's singles match.
Andhra: Chandrababu Naidu to re-contest from Kuppam Assembly seat
TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu would seek re-election from his Kuppam seat of Chittoor district in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections.
My writings reflect my lonely childhood: Ruskin Bond
Children are the recurrent theme in Ruskin Bond's books and the author reveals that his lonely childhood has a lot to do with the theme of his stories.
A day before polls, seven bombs planted by Maoists seized
Seven bombs planted by Maoists in Gaya and Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar were found early on Wednesday by security forces, police said.
Defunct file-sharing website Megaupload, founder Kim Dotcom sued by Hollywood movie studios
US authorities allege Megaupload cost film studios and record companies more than $500 million.
Women candidates in Rajasthan: Royalty to daily wagers
Ranging from royalty to daily labourer - 17 women candidates from diverse backgrounds are in the fray for the first phase of Lok Sabha polls in Rajasthan but all eyes will be on Jhunjhunu seat that will witness as many as five women battle it out for elec...
EC's actions to remove officials has led to a debate: Vijayawargiya
The Election Commission's decision to remove officials from the areas of powerful Congress leaders has led to a debate among people, Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Minister Kailash Vijaywargiya said in Indore on Tuesday.
Pankaj Advani, Aditya Mehta to begin World Snooker qualifier campaign
India's top cueists Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta will begin their campaign in the World Snooker Championship with qualifying round matches on Wednesday.
Sri Devi, Bonney Kapoor campaign for RLD leader Amar Singh
Bollywood actress Sri Devi and her husband Bonney Kapoor on Tuesday campaigned for Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) candidate Amar Singh in Fatehpur Sikri in Uttar Pradesh.
Congress seeks removal of Jabalpur Collector over firing
Congress in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday demanded strict action against the Jabalpur District Collector and some other senior officials in connection with a firing incident in which five party activists were injured.
LS polls: BJD's Pinaki Mishra richest candidate in Odisha
The ruling BJD nominee from Puri Parliamentary constituency Pinaki Mishra is the richest among the 98 candidates for the 11 Lok Sabha seats going to polls on April 17 in the state's second phase polls, according to a report released by Odisha Election Wat...
Tharoor hits back at rivals, calls 'bribing' allegations baseless
Tharoor was reportedly appealing to the religious leaders to persuade the people of their community to vote for him.
CPI releases names of six more candidates
CPI on Tuesday released six more names of its candidates who would contest the Lok Sabha polls from Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, taking the total number of its nominees to 69.
Two Noida residents request SC to defer polling in Gautam Buddha Nagar
Supreme Court on Monday said it will consider on Friday the plea to defer the April 10 polling in Gautam Buddha Nagar Lok Sabha seat of UP in view of defection of Congress candidate to BJP.
I wish mom could see me working in '2 States': Arjun Kapoor
Arjun Kapoor said that his late mother would have loved him to watch in his upcoming film '2 States'.
Microsoft ends Windows XP support today, 30 per cent PCs face security risk
An estimated 30 per cent of computers around the world are still running the 12-year-old operating system.
