India
Olympic champions all set to crash out of hockey World Cup
The Netherlands beat Germany by a solitary goal to complicate the Olympic champions' chances of making it to the last four of the Men's World Cup Hockey.
Seattle student pepper-sprayed, tackled gunman
Police said the shooter, who killed a 19-year-old man and wounded two other young people, had 50 additional shotgun shells and a hunting knife.
Modi, not BJP, led to victory in LS polls: Jharkhand Vikas Morcha
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) (JVM) on Friday said the recent Lok Sabha poll victory was made possible by Narendra Modi and not by BJP, General Secretary of JVM, Praveen Singh said with the people of this country disappointed with the ten-year mis...
Nadal thrashes Murray to meet Djokovic in French Open final
Rafael Nadal will play in the French Open title for the ninth time after beating Andy Murray 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 on Friday.
14 gold coins recovered from a digging site at Basodi village in Baran
At least 14 gold coins were recovered from a digging site at Basodi village in Baran district, about 82 kilometres from Kota, police said on Friday.
Four-member SIT constituted to probe Badaun gangrape case
A four-member Special Investigating Team (SIT) has been constituted to probe the shocking gangrape and murder case of two teenaged sisters in Katra Sadatganj village in Badaun, officials said.
Yet another case reported from UP, 3 men gangrape 2 minor sisters at gunpoint
Two sisters, both minors, were raped at gun point in Uttar Pradesh's Etah district late on Thursday, an official said. The sisters were raped when they were returning home from a flour mill in Siyapur village.
Arun Jaitley to meet state finance ministers on Monday
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will meet his state counterparts on Monday as part of pre-budget consultations and also discuss progress towards the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Maoists trigger landmine blasts, close shave for policemen
A group of police personnel had a close shave today as Maoists triggered two landmine blasts in the insurgency-hit Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh.
Chinese military spending exceeds $145 billion, drones advanced: US
China's military spending exceeded $145 billion last year as it advanced a program modernizing an arsenal of drones, warships, jets, missiles and cyber weapons, the Pentagon said on Thursday, offering a far higher figure than Beijing's official tally.
Modi-Obama summit to reset India-US ties
The US is looking forward to the first summit meeting between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reset India-US ties.
Anger rises in Pakistan's secret sectarian war
"In our young generation, there is this mindset that says they are killing us, why are we not killing them?" said Mohammad Ali, 32, a computing engineer.
Two PWD officials suspended over corruption charges
Two Public Works Department (PWD) officials in Chhattisgarh have been suspended for corruption and allegedly committing irregularities. Maddheshwar Prasad, Executive Engineer (in-charge) PWD's Balodabazar division, and Assistant Engineer at the office of...
Badaun gang-rape: District administration launches 3 toll free numbers for women
The district administration on Thursday launched three toll-free helpline numbers for women and girls in distress, with an aim to instill confidence in them after the gang rape and murder of two teenagers in Badaun.
Inter-state gang illegally supplying explosives busted
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Bihar Police on Thursday claimed to have busted an inter-state gang illegally supplying explosives allegedly to anti-social elements.
District Collector in Rajasthan booked over six years old forgery case
A district collector in Rajasthan has been booked for allegedly committing forgery while allocating land to two builders in Udaipur six years ago.