India

An 80-year-old woman died after two youths manhandled her when she objected to them gambling outside her house, police said on Saturday. The incident happened on Friday night when the victim, Bhoobli, objected to the youths gambling in front of her house.

Uttar Pradesh police have plans to recruit around 40,000 more constables in the near future, along with 5,000 Sub Inspectors, a senior official said on Saturday.

The water level in the Ganga in Kanpur is flowing a mere 46-cm below the danger mark, prompting the district administration to issue a high alert for the villages situated on the banks of the river, officials said.

Bihar government has banned the sale and use of small gas cylinders following evidence of their use in the serial blasts at Bodh Gaya.

Following is the chronology of events after the last assembly polls in Jharkhand held in 2009. 2009 Dec 23: 2nd Assembly polls throw fractured mandate Dec 25: JMM chief Shibu Soren stakes claim Dec 27: Governor invites Soren to form govt Dec 30: Soren swo...

Faced with public outrage at growing incidents of crime against women, the Uttar Pradesh government on Friday said it was considering slapping the National Security Act (NSA) on those attacking and assaulting women.

Malala said she will pursue non-violence to achieve her goal to improve the lives of people through education.

In a first step to computerise proceedings of Uttar Pradesh Assembly and make question hour online, the Speaker Mata Prasad Pandey on Friday met a delegation of National Informatics Centre and sought suggestions from them for the purpose.

Shiva, in the 56kg category, defeated local favourite Obada Alkabeh in the final on a split decision of 2-1 after fighting out a tactically superior bout.

Mumbai suburban railway was in disarray with tracks on the Western, Central and Harbour lines submerged in water.

Alonso, who hinted that Ferrari need to improve the speed of their car, is currently second in the Drivers' Championship.

The local trains on western and central line are running late by 15 minutes.

Milkha Singh said that he found it emotionally overwhelming to watch his childhood and life unfold on the big screen.

The United Nations named former South African Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka to head the gender equality body UN Women on Wednesday, after former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet stepped down to pursue another presidential bid.

India on Thursday handed over a cheque of $50 million to Bangladesh as the third tranche of the $200 million committed to Dhaka. Indian High Commissioner Pankaj Saran handed over the cheque to Bangladesh Finance Minister AMA Muhith.

A lake formed after melting of glaciers at Satopanth in Chamoli district posed fresh danger to the rain-ravaged areas of Badrinath, Joshimath and Karnaprayag, prompting the administration to issue an alert.