India
Uttarakhand Congress working committee to meet on Feb 15
The Uttarakhand Congress has summoned a meeting of its working committee in Dehradun on February 15 to work out party's strategy for upcoming Lok Sabha and Panchayat polls in the state.
IBNLive Movie Awards: Nawazuddin ahead of others in the Best Supporting Actor category
Zeeshan is trailing behind Nawazuddin with 23.41 percent vote share. Prithviraj Sukumaran is at the third spot.
If party wants, I am ready to accept PM post after LS polls: Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi on Friday said he was ready to accept the post of Prime Minister if the Congress MPs elect him in the event of the party and its allies getting a majority in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Google quotes the Olympic Charter, doodles against Russian anti-gay law
Google declined to comment on the Winter Olympics doodle, saying it wanted the illustration to speak for itself.
Winter Games open, Putin keen to prove doubters wrong
Russia's Winter Olympics officially got underway on the Black Sea coast with a burst of fireworks and a dazzling opening ceremony.
Qualifier Phau into Zagreb Indoors semis
German qualifier Bjorn Phau reached his first semifinals in neary five years by defeating Dudi Sela of Israel 6-4, 6-3 at the Zagreb Indoors.
Watch: Nani, Vaani Kapoor in 'The punch song' from 'Aaha Kalyanam'
It's a remake of Hindi film 'Band Baaja Baaraat, and is scheduled to be released on February 21, 2014.
5 memorable moments from Jay Leno's final show
Jay Leno said goodbye - again - to 'The Tonight Show' during a taping Thursday in Burbank, California.
HC pulls up Delhi Police over attack on Northeastern people
The High Court questioned why such attacks have continued despite special cells having been set up in 2012.
Gurgaon, Noida land prices may fall with fresh supply in Delhi
Land prices in Gurgaon and Noida could fall as over 70,000 acre is likely to come in the Delhi market because of DDA's new land pooling policy, property consultant CBRE said on Thursday.
Somdev Devvarman to play Yuki Bhambri in the semis of ATP Challenger
The other semi-final will be between Russia's Alexander Kudryavtsev and his compatriot Evgeny Donskoy.
Health Officer arrested for sexually harassing 37-year-old worker
A 55-year-old health officer of Madhya Pradesh government has been arrested on the charges of sexually harassing a 37-year-old woman health worker at a clinic in Bhopal, police said on Thursday.
Visa-on-arrival to be extended to tourists from 180 countries
India currently offers visa-on-arrival to tourists from 11 countries like Finland, the Philippines, Singapore and Japan.
As snowy winter drags on, Northeast struggles to cope
Officials in New York warned they were starting to run short of the rock salt used by road crews to keep ice from building up on highways.
Asian Development Bank to give $200 million loan for infra building in calamity hit areas
The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday signed a USD 200 million loan agreement with India to help rehabilitate people who were affected by floods and landslides in Uttarakhand last June.
IIT-Kanpur student commits suicide
A student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur Wednesday committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan in his hostel room, police said.