India
1,00,000 people apply to go to Mars and not return
While it remains questionable how humans would be able to survive on Mars, it has not stopped a whopping number of people from signing up for the The Mars One project.
I feared kissing 20-year-old co-star: Jennifer Aniston
Aniston thought she did something illegal when she had to kiss 20-year-old co-star Will Poulter.
Notices issued to 246 telemarketers for violating norms
Telemarketers are required to register with TRAI in order to send commercial communications to telecom consumers.
GRP personnel hangs self to death
A Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel allegedly committed suicide inside the barracks in Jhansi, police said on Sunday.
Sebastian Coe rejects Sochi Games boycott suggestion
"I am against boycotts. I don't think they achieve what they set out to do. They harm only one group - the athletes," said Coe.
Barack Obama pledges greater transparency in surveillance programmes
President Barack Obama announced plans on Friday to limit sweeping US government surveillance programmes that have come under criticism since leaks by a former spy agency contractor, saying the United States "can and must be more transparent."
Eight injured as man goes on stabbing spree in China
The 33-year-old unemployed man, first attacked one of his neighbours with two knives and later wounded five others on a street in Hangzhou.
Gas cylinder explosion kills two in Jodhpur
Two persons were charred to death and six others, including five women, sustained serious burn injuries after a gas cylinder exploded in a house in Jodhpur on Saturday, police said.
Prisoner dies in jail, family alleges torture
Two days after an inmate's suicide sparked violence in Kannauj prison, a 37-year-old prisoner on Saturday died in the district jail in Badaun under mysterious circumstances, with family alleging it was a custodial death. The jail authorities, however, den...
It is a big victory for me, says P V Sindhu
Sindhu, ranked 12th, suffered a 10-21, 13-21 loss to world number three Ratchanok Inthanon of Thailand in the semi-final to settle for a bronze.
Man, woman found dead on rail track at Girdharpur
Police on Saturday recovered the bodies of a man and a woman from rail track at Girdharpur village area and suspect they might have had an affair and committed suicide. According to police, some villagers of Girdharpur said that two bodies were seen on De...
Jwala Gutta heaps praise on PV Sindhu
Sindhu lost her semi-final at the competition against Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand, to settle for a bronze.
Fans stay away as Athletic Worlds get off to sweaty start
The world athletics championships got off to low-key but high-humidity start in front of a few hundred hardy fans scattered around the Luzhniki Stadium.
RJD workers burn Bhim Singh's effigy over his remarks on soldiers
RJD supporters on Saturday burnt the effigy of JD(U) minister Bhim Singh's for his remarks 'the soldiers being recruited to lay down their lives for the nation' which he subsequently apologised for, in a village of Bihar's Saran district.
Vijay's 'Thalaivaa' stopped at the last minute in Tamil Nadu
The movie hit a block in the last minute following objections by a man called Karnan, hailing from Tirunelveli.
Vettel unconcerned by Webber's replacement at Red Bull: Horner
Red Bull are searching for a candidate to take Webber's seat in 2014, after the veteran announced that he will quit F1 at the end of the season.
