India
Myanmar president visits sectarian-hit areas
Thein Sein arrived in the Rakhine state capital of Sittwe and would travel to several more towns in the area.
Is Jennifer Aniston upset with Emma Roberts?
Roberts was charged for domestic violence in Montreal in July after she hit her boyfriend Evan Peters.
Odisha: Maoist leader convicted in Laxmananda Saraswati murder case
A Maoist leader was on Tuesday convicted by a court in Kandhamal district for the murder of senior VHP leader Laxmananda Saraswati and four others five years ago.
Rahul Gandhi to hold two rallies in Aligarh, Rampur on October 9
While confusion prevails on the fate of rallies of Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, the Congress has gone ahead and decided to hold two rallies for Rahul Gandhi in the state.
1 SIMI member caught, 6 on the run after escaping from Khandwa jail
Seven members of the terror outfit SIMI escaped from the Khandwa jail in Madhya Pradesh early on Tuesday morning. The police have claimed to have arrested one of them while six are still on the run. The police have now declared a high alert in Khandwa as...
US: Differences between House, Senate Bills
The Senate Bill makes no changes in 2010 health care law.
Mary Kom hopes suspension of IBF is lifted by world body
M C Mary Kom is very upset with the suspension of the Indian Boxing Federation by its parent world body AIBA.
Meerut clash: BJP MLA Sangeet Som's brother detained, wife booked
Meerut: BJP MLA Sangeet Som's brother was taken into police custody on Monday for allegedly defying prohibitory orders and organising Mahapanchayat in Khera village, which led to clashes between villagers and police that left 20 persons injured.
SC issues notice to Centre, CBI, RIL on gas controversy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Centre, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and others on a PIL seeking cancellation of contract for exploration of oil and gas concerning the KG block and to impose penalty for failure in adhering to comm...
Nitish silent, Sharad says one has to pay for one's wrongdoing
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday refused to comment on a CBI court order convicting his bete noire Lalu Prasad in the fodder scam but his party JD(U) president Sharad Yadav said the RJD chief was "paying" for "looting the government treasury" f...
Jagdish Tytler accused of forging Ajay Maken's letter to PM gets bail
Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, accused of forging Ajay Maken's letter sent to PM, has been granted bail by Delhi court. Earlier on Monday, CBI on Monday opposed in a Delhi court the bail plea of Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, chargesheeted along with co...
Ordinance on convicted MPs not meant to save Lalu Prasad: Congress
The Congress on Monday said the ordinance meant to overrule a Supreme Court ruling on disqualifying MPs and state legislators convicted of crime was not meant to save RJD leader Lalu Prasad.
RSS chief hits out at Omar Abdullah, says accession of J&K to India is irrevocable
RSS chief Mohan Rao Bhagwat on Monday said that accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India was irrevocable and launched a veiled attack at Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for telling a European delegation that the accession was on four matters and the state had...
Gods forbid: India's temples guard their gold from government
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has sent letters to some of the country's richest temples asking for details of their gold.
Mumbai building collapse: BMC suspends 7 engineers
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) suspended seven engineers on Sunday in connection with the residential building collapse in Mazgaon on Friday.
Syrian opposition hails UN resolution on Chemical Weapon
A prominent figure of Syria's domestic opposition on Sunday hailed the UN Security Council resolution on chemical weapons, saying it prevented a US military strike that could spark a broader regional war.