India
Gunmen kill pro-Assad figure in Lebanon as Syria war spreads
Gunmen assassinated a well-known media defender of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Lebanon on Wednesday, as Syria's civil war steadily infects its smaller neighbour.
DU issues seventh cut-off list
Interestingly, sought colleges such as Hansraj, Ramjas and Kamala Nehru still have admissions open in Commerce for general category.
Pakistan Taliban fighter asks Malala to come home
He said that he wished he could have told her to "refrain from anti-Taliban activities" to prevent the attack.
Naxal carrying cash reward of Rs 5,000 arrested
A Naxal carrying a reward of Rs 5,000 was arrested in Kondagaon district of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, police said. Hinsaram Muriya, a member of Bayanar Dalam of outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist), was arrested from Mungwal village under Bayanar p...
India to host World Ranking Snooker tournament
The world's top 64 cueists along with six from the host nation will participate in the event.
Bodhgaya blast probe on right track, important clues found, claims Shinde
National Investigation Agency (NIA) has found some important clues in the Bodh Gaya blasts, Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said in Alwar on Wednesday. "I can say that investigation is being done seriously, and probing agency (NIA) has found some i...
Two men accused of murder in a firing incident arrested
Two persons have been arrested in connection with a firing incident that took place in Bhopal on July 4, in which one person was killed while another was injured, police said on Wednesday.
Three drown, six injured after tractor trolley falls into river
Three members of a marriage party drowned and six others got injured when a tractor-trolley in which they were travelling overturned and fell into the Sarayan river near Baida village in Lakhimpur Kheri, police said.
Raghavji controversy won't affect BJP during MP elections: Prabhat Jha
The BJP has said the controversy involving former Madhya Pradesh finance minister Raghavji will not damage the party's prospects in the state Assembly polls slated for later this year.
Won't let Snowden's asylum request affect relations with US: Putin
President Vladimir Putin signaled on Wednesday that he would not let former US spy contractor Edward Snowden's application for temporary asylum in Russia derail relations with the United States.
RIL telecom arm to get 6 months more for testing 4G calls
Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJI) initially requested for allocation of numbers in October last year for testing phone calls over 4G network in Delhi, Mumbai and Jamnagar.
Betting heats up on Britain's 'Baby Cambridge'
The long wait for the birth of Prince William and his wife Catherine's royal baby is big business for Britain's bookmakers. Punters around the world are betting on a girl called Alexandra to be born, well, any day now. And with footballer David Beckham jo...
MP HC upholds death sentence for rape convict
Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday upheld a special court's verdict awarding death sentence to a 40-year-old man for raping and murdering his seven-year-old adopted niece in 2012.
Immigration Bill unlikely to pass the House before August break: Obama
President Barack Obama on Tuesday for the first time admitted that it was unlikely that the Republican-led House of Representatives would pass sweeping immigration reforms before lawmakers left Washington for a month-long break in August 2013.
20 children die after eating mid day meals, govt orders probe
According to reports, many children are reportedly sick and have been shifted to Chhapra town for treatment.
No increase in lending rates following RBI steps: SBI
Country's largest bank SBI on Tuesday ruled out increasing its lending rates following the Reserve Bank's move to hike short-term borrowing costs as part of a slew of steps to support the falling rupee. "Neither the management nor the board of SBI that me...
