India
Hemant Soren set to be Jharkhand's ninth CM
If all goes well, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren will be the ninth chief minister of Jharkhand.
Sonia Gandhi visits Bodh Gaya, condemns blasts
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday visited Bihar's Bodh Gaya town and condemned the serial bomb blasts that rocked the Mahabodhi temple complex early on Sunday morning.
Four released in Mahabodhi temple blasts case
Four persons, including a woman, who were detained for questioning in connection with the Bodh Gaya bomb blasts, were released on Wednesday as no evidence was found against them.
Apple, Amazon end dispute over 'app store' name
Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc have ended their lawsuit over who has the right to use the "app store" name, clearing the way for both companies to use it.
BlackBerry name change approved by shareholders
The Canadian company announced plans for the name change in January, when it unveiled new phones running a revamped operating system called BlackBerry 10.
Karnataka government assures NR Narayana Murthy of support to IT industry
The Karnataka government on Tuesday assured Infosys chairman NR Narayana Murthy of its support for the IT industry's growth and expansion across the state.
Turkish athletes targeted by anti-doping investigators
Turkish athletics, already reeling from a series of high-profile doping cases, is poised to reveal another tranche of positive tests after the country was targeted by anti-doping investigators.
Shah Rukh confirms his surrogate baby's birth, names him AbRam
The actor has also denied all reports of sex determination tests on the child.
28-year-old woman burnt to death for dowry in Captanganj
A 28-year-old woman was allegedly burnt to death for dowry in Raipur's Khurasin village in Captanganj on Tuesday, police said. According to locals, the woman identified as Asha Devi, was seen running out of her in-law's house with burn injuries and then...
Five persons arrested with illegal weapons, live cartridges
Five persons were arrested with illegal arms and live cartridges by a Special Operations Group team in Jhalawar district. Four pistols, one revolver, one countrymade pistol and 25 live cartridges were recovered from the possession of the five arrested pe...
Salman's leading lady in Barjatya's film yet to be finalised
Rumours were also doing the rounds that the film will bring Salman and Katrina back on screen again.
Several dead after car bomb hits southern Beirut
Several people were killed or wounded when a car bomb hit Beirut's southern suburbs on Tuesday, a stronghold for the Lebanese Shi'ite Hezbollah militant group that has been fighting in Syria's civil war, medics said.
Snapshot: Meet Shivam, Poonam Pandey's hero in 'Nasha'
Shivam is playing a young college student's character who falls in love with an older woman.
Video game personality Ryan Davis dead at 34
Davis had a visible online presence in the video game community through the popular podcast "the Giant Bombcast" he hosted every week to discuss industry news and review games.
Sonu Niigam: People are ready to accept a singer as an actor now
Known for singing mesmerising numbers 'Suraj hua maddham', 'Saathiya', etc, Sonu Nigam admits his passion for singing is intact.
NSA doesn't target foreign traffic only, analyses communications within US too: Snowden
NSA leaker Edward Snowden claims the spy agency gathers all communications into and out of the US for analysis, despite NSA claims that it only targets foreign traffic.