India
Akshay Kumar to play Dara Singh in a biopic?
Bollywood's action star Akshay Kumar could well be on his way to essay late wrestler-actor Dara Singh.
India bag gold in World Youth Chess Olympiad
India thrashed Iran 3.5-0.5 in the final round of the team event to win gold, after having started the Olympiad as second seed.
New apps enable users to control the action with hand gestures
A new app store called Airspace, launched by San Francisco-based company Leap Motion last week, has 75 apps that are all controlled with the wave of the hand.
Four pilgrims injured on Jamui-Kharagpur road
Four pilgrims were injured when they fell off the roof of a bus after being hit by an overhead obstruction at the railway crossing on the Jamui-Kharagpur road in Bihar's Jamui district on Monday.
Machines for removal of flood debris still stuck en route
Heavy equipment like bulldozers and rock breakers, to be used to remove tonnes of debris lying in Kedarnath, is still stuck in Guptkashi due to bad weather with intermittent rains and low visibility conditions in the area.
J&K: Infiltration bid foiled, terrorist killed
The body of the terrorist and an AK rifle was recovered by the police during the search operation.
Undignified language should not be used in public life: Beni Prasad
Amid controversy over Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh's sexist remark against party MP Meenakshi Natarajan, Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma on Sunday said undignified language should not be used in public.
'UP poor to give Rs.27 to Rahul Gandhi for meal'
Mocking at the Planning Commission's poverty figures, people of Uttar Pradesh's Bundelkhand region would give Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Rs.27 instead of a 'chatni-roti' meal if he comes here, NGO workers and villagers said on Sunday.
PM should be elected directly by people: Hazare
Social activist Anna Hazare on Sunday said the Prime Minister should be elected directly by the people in the country.
Rajasthan got better rains this monsoon
The desert state of Rajasthan has received 312.66 mm of rainfall this monsoon so far as against 146.64 mm in the corresponding period in 2012, according to Water Resources Department said.
Upset with Congress, Lalu inclining towards BJP, claims JD(U)
The JD(U) on Sunday claimed there was no doubt left that Lalu Prasad would support Narendra Modi as prime ministerial candidate as the RJD leader was "panicky" due to Congress' inclination towards arch-rival Nitish Kumar.
Two minor girls rescued from Banchda tribals in separate incidents
Two minor girls were rescued from as many women belonging to Banchda tribe engaged in flesh trade in separate incidents, police said on Sunday.
Might get Hollywood technicians for 'Mr. X': Mukesh Bhatt
Technicians behind the special effects of The Wolverine' might pitch in to add a Hollywood touch to 'Mr. X'.
Congress-BJP lock horns over Hindutva in Jharkhand Assembly
The ruling Congress and the opposition BJP were on Saturday locked in a verbal duel over Hindutva issue in the state assembly.
Charan Das Mahant appointed as new Chhattisgarh Cong chief
Union Minister Charan Das Mahant was on Saturday night named Congress chief for Chhattisgarh as the party, in a major pre-poll exercise, reconstituted its state unit two months after the Maoist bloodbath that had virtually wiped out its leadership in the...
Dead earthworm found in Odisha mid day meal
The distribution of the mid day meal was cancelled for a day in a Odisha school after a dead earthworm was allegedly found in a curry, an official said on Saturday.
