India
Cannes autograph-hunters brave sun, rain, long hours for 'dream'
Packed behind security barriers, scorched by the sun and pelted by rain, they are the real stars of the Cannes film festival - the intrepid autograph hunters.
Nitish to enter Parliament to build front against Modi, as Lalu extends support
Former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is likely to enter Parliament through the Rajya Sabha. With Nitish Kumar taking the reins of the Janata Deal United after relinquishing the post of Bihar chief minister in the aftermath of his party's massive debac...
Rivals eye chinks in Nadal's claycourt armour
Nadal has suffered a mediocre season on Europe's red dust courts so far and one or two players, chiefly Novak Djokovic, will arrive in Paris with genuine title hopes.
LS polls: NOTA stood third in five Chhattisgarh constituencies
None Of The Above (NOTA) option was the third choice of voters in five of the eleven Lok Sabha constituencies of Chhattisgarh. Of the 1,22,50,211 voters in the state who exercised the franchise in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, 2,24,889 -- 1.8 per cent --...
Putin says will be hard to work with Ukraine's new leaders
Putin said that it would be more logical for Ukraine to hold the vote after a referendum on a new constitution.
Lin Dan opposes BWF plans to change scoring system
Lin Dan opposed Badminton World Federation's plans to consider a new scoring system and said changing the rules too frequently would not be good for the sport.
We don't make too many films based on sports, unlike the west: Tiger Shroff
Bollywood debutant Tiger Shroff, a sports enthusiast, harbours a desire to feature in a film based on sports.
Uttarakhand government seeks additional Rs 4,000 crore from Centre for relief works
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Wednesday demanded an additional package of Rs 4000 crore from the Centre for rehabilitation and reconstruction work in the flood-hit hill state saying the package of nearly Rs 8000 crore sanctioned for the purpo...
SC asks Andhra HC to decide on Ranbaxy-Sun Pharma merger
The pharmaceutical giants approached the court seeking its direction to vacate interim order on the High Court.
Kochadaiiyaan: 10 reasons why fans look forward to Rajinikanth's next
Directed by his daughter Soundarya R. Ashwin, 'Kochadaiiyaan' releases worldwide Friday on nearly 6,000 screens.
AR Rahman's Los Angeles place defaced and vandalised
Rahman tweeted about the vandalism late last night. The photo showed some letters scrawled in black ink on the wall
Paris Hilton in legal battle over her shoe line
Paris Hilton is being sued by a New York-based Antebi Footwear Group which is the designer of the Paris Hilton Footwear collection.
State police seeks video-conferencing facility to conduct hearing in sensitive cases
Madhya Pradesh police is seeking video-conferencing facility in courts as well as jails for conducting hearing in sensitive matters, especially after the recent incident in which SIMI operatives allegedly raised inflammatory slogans against Narendra Modi.
Air-conditioned helmets to help soldiers beat the heat
The helmet provides chemical and biological protection through a powered air-purifying respirator.
Ivorian director Lacote at Cannes: Cinema exists at 'a fine boundary'
Lacote's 'Run' had its premiere at the Cannes International Festival in the 'Un Certain Regard' forum.
Neyveli Lignite Corporation steam pipeline bursts, one dead, 6 injured
Due to impact of the explosion at the 600 MW thermal power station a portion of the building collapsed.
