India
Cloud 9: Couple gets engaged on hot air balloon
A couple in Kolkata exchanged rings on a hot air balloon, 100 meters above the ground.
Phone keeps ringing in crocodile's tummy
Gena, a 14-year-old crocodile ate a cell phone dropped by a woman in Ukraine.
Aus Open: Williams pulls out, Federer marches on
An injured Venus Williams lasted just seven points in her third-round match at the Australian Open.
Russian spy Anna Chapman to reveal 'all secrets'
Russian spy Anna Chapman is enticing TV viewers by promising to reveal 'all secrets'.
E-mail hacked, porn sent to schools
The hacker sent around 15 to 20 vulgar e-mails to each school.
The Japanese city of Hamamatsu
Maruti Suzuki's I V Rao thinks shopping for electronics still makes sense.
New York cab rules will still allow turbans
The new rules are sensitive to the Big Apple's ever-growing collection of ethnic and religious groups.
Life on Earth began in space: NASA study
Biological raw ingredients were carried to the planet in lumps of asteroid rocks.
Sacha Baron to bring Saddam to life in 'Dictator'
Sacha Baron Cohen will star in 'The Dictator,' which opens worldwide on May 11, 2012.
Oil spill off Mumbai coast as pipeline bursts
The leakage in a pipeline carrying Mumbai High crude oil was reported on Friday.
Cop hangs self at Pune police station
A 46-year-old policeman hanged himself from a tree on the premises of the police station.
Aus Open: Del Potro, Nalbandian crash out
Juan Martin del Potro and David Nalbandian both from Argentina lose their second round matches.
Faulty gene behind a third of kidney cancers
The finding will help researchers understand how the cancer develops.
Heavy drinking may raise abnormal heart rhythm risk
Regular drinkers more likely than teetotalers to suffer from abnormal heart rhythm.
What triggered Sabarimala tragedy? Report today
The Kerela police will submit a report on the Sabarimala tragedy that killed 102 people.
I am not an astrologer, says PM on inflation
Manmohan Singh exudes confidence that prices would stabilise by March.
