India
RS poll: Vijayakant charges dissident MLAs with betraying him
He also claimed AIADMK could not stand his party's growth and said the party along with its allies could have defeated arch rival DMK.
Punjab Police officer suspended for misusing personnel
The officer was suspended for misusing police personnel and vehicles for construction work at his private farmhouse in Jalandhar district.
Bombs hit Iraq funeral and football stadium, killing 22
The increasing militant attacks since the start of the year have claimed more than 1,000 lives in May alone.
Strike at Bajaj unit continues as talks fail to bring any solution
The Bajaj Auto management and its union on Friday came to the negotiating table in a bid to end the four-day-old strike by over 1,500 workers at the Chakan plant demanding wage revision and better working conditions apart from a hefty paring of the compan...
Kerala government modifies circular on Muslim wedding age
Faced with severe criticism, Congress-led UDF government in Kerala on Friday modified its controversial circular issued to legalise marriages of Muslim women in age group of 16 to 18 and men below 21, making it clear that the order will not have prospecti...
I&B ministry slaps show cause notices on 38 broadcasting companies
The I&B ministry has slapped show cause notices on 38 broadcasters for not intimating it of the changes in their shareholding pattern or on the board of directors as mandated. Of the 38 broadcasting companies to whom the notices have been sent, 32 had mad...
Owing to bad weather, Jayalalithaa's chopper returns to Coimbatore from Kodanadu
The helicopter in which Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was travelling to the hill resort of Kodanadu could not land there due to bad weather and returned to Coimbatore on Friday, forcing her to travel by road, officials said.
Two more bite the dust at Wimbledon
Frenchmen Michael Llodra and Paul-Henri Mathieu quit midway through their singles matches on Thursday.
India-China border talks today, NSA advisor to meet Chinese Premier
Sources said that apart from reviewing progress in the dialogue, the Chinese are expected to press for an early decision by India on the border defence cooperation agreement.
Live: IAF rescue teams will stay in U'khand for 15 more days, says Shinde
Sushil Kumar Shinde also said that there is still no clarity on how many bodies are buried below the debris.
Nitish Kumar writes to Ghulam Nabi Azad against MCI decision
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday sought the personal intervention of Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad in rollback of Medical Council of India's (MCI) decision to not allow admission of MBBS students in IGIMS and approve the establishmen...
Mumbai: Gangster Abu Salem attacked inside Taloja prison
This is the second attack on Abu Salem inside a jail after he was deported from Portugal in 2005.
Police file case against Aditya Pancholi for assaulting his neighbour
Mumbai Police claims that they have the CCTV footage of the assault.
Run-in with Sebastian Vettel not a factor in leaving F1: Mark Webber
Mark Webber announced on Thursday that he would leave Formula 1 at the of the season for sportscar racing in the World Endurance Championship (WEC).
Cong Kishanganj MP to donate 1 month's salary to Uttarakhand relief victims
Congress MP from Kishanganj Maulana Ashrarul Haque will donate his one month salary, besides giving 10 lakhs from MPLAD fund for relief in flood-ravaged Uttarakahand.
Wanted criminal complains of chest pain on being arrested, dies on way to hospital
A wanted criminal has died in a hospital under police custody in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, police said on Thursday. Ram Tanti died on his way to the Jawahar Lal Nehru Hospital on Wednesday night where he was being taken for treatment after being referre...