India
Visva-Bharati university student sick, statement to be recorded later
The girl had complained to the principal of Kala Bhavan, where she is a second year student, alleging that the three accused had recorded some obscene pictures with their mobile phones and threatened to blackmail her with those.
The 4.5-inch Asus Zenfone 4 to be available in India from September 5; priced at Rs 6,999
The new Zenfone is powered by a 1.2GHz Intel Atom Z2520 dual-core processor paired with 1GB of RAM, and and runs Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean).
Quick Quiz: How well do you know actor Rishi Kapoor?
The actor, who turns 62 today, was quite a heartthrob back in the day. Much like his son Ranbir Kapoor.
Sania Mirza enter mixed doubles final at US Open
The Indo-Brazilian team overcame the unseeded but fighting Tapiei-German combine 7-5 4-6 10-7 in the semifinals, which lasted one hour and 33 minutes.
Assam CM Tarun Gogoi exempts Priyanka Chopra's 'Mary Kom' from entertainment tax
Assam is the third state to have made the film tax-free after Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.
Barack Obama says will 'degrade and destroy' Islamic State
Islamic State released a video on Tuesday showing the beheading of the US journalist, the second American hostage to be killed within weeks, in retaliation for US air strikes in Iraq.
Tomas Berdych crushes Dominic Thiem to reach US Open quarters
The sixth seed raced through the first set and needed just one hour and 38 minutes to take his place in the last eight for only the second time in his career.
Assam CM Tarun Gogoi orders probe into gas pipeline blast
Gogoi also announced Rs 5 lakh as ex-gratia grant to the next of kin of those killed and Rs 50,000 to those seriously injured.
Pakistan PM Sharif chairs joint Parliament session as crisis deepens
Sharif enjoys a solid majority in Parliament and by convening both Houses he seeks to reaffirm that he is fully in control.
Resilient Murray sets up Djokovic showdown
The 2012 champion Murray earned his first win over a top-10 player since his Wimbledon triumph last year to set up a clash with world number one Djokovic.
Srjit Mukherji's 'Chotushkone' featuring Aparna Sen, Goutam Ghose has four stories in one film
Srijit Mukherji's next features a bevy of Bengali film actors and directors and has four short stories in one film.
While son Abhishek's team win Kabaddi League, dad Amitabh Bachchan reaches 10 million mark on Twitter
Big B had a double bonanza as he hit the 10 million fans on Twitter and son Abhishek's Kabaddi team won the league.
Pakistani protesters clash with police, PTV secured
The head of Islamabad police and another senior police officer were lightly wounded in the clashes, media reported.
Apple iPhone 6 to have a 'mobile wallet' feature
Apple is partnering with Visa, MasterCard and American Express for the feature that is expected to be announced on September 9 along with the iPhone 6.
Was rule of law followed in coal blocks allocation: Court asks CBI
The court said, "we are not here to see whether coal blocks were rightly allocated. We have to see whether rule of law was followed."
Bopanna-Srebotnik in US Open mixed doubles quarters
Rohan Bopanna and Katrina Srebotnik sailed into the mixed doubles quarterfinals after a comprehensive straight-set win in their second-round match.