India
Eight Maoist guerrillas killed in encounter with security forces
Eight Maoist guerrillas were shot dead by the security forces on Thursday in an encounter in the forests of Latehar district of Jharkhand. Director General of Police Rajeev Kumar said five Maoist cadre were killed in the gun battle when they opened fire o...
Never realised I was away for 15 months: Vidya Balan
Vidya Balan was last seen in 'Kahaani' which released in March last year and will soon be seen in 'Ghanchakkar'.
Uttarakhand floods: 9 power PSUs to donate Rs 25 crore for relief work
Nine public sector power companies, including NTPC and PFC, will together contribute Rs 25 crore towards relief works in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Power Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia with CMDs of public sect...
F1 boss waives Nurburgring entry fee
Nurburgring GmbH, the company that owns the track, has filed for insolvency and put the track up for sale since May
F1 could lose European races, warns Ecclestone
"It is possible that Europe will lose a couple of races in favour of emerging markets," the FI boss has said.
Samsung launches its curved OLED TV at $13,000
Samsung is hoping that its success with OLED screens in smartphones such as its Galaxy S4 will also pay off in TVs.
Torrential rains prompt flood warnings in US Midwest
The weather service issued multiple flash flood and flood warnings for counties in northern Illinois, northwestern Indiana and southeastern Wisconsin.
US launches biggest crackdown on designer drugs
Derek Maltz, special agent in charge of the DEA's special operations division, said the source of the synthetic drugs was Asia, especially India and China.
Odisha: 1,731 houses damaged in Kalahandi floods
Govind Candra Sethy said in the interior areas of Thuamul Rampur block rural connectivity was badly affected.
2 colleges nearly touch 100 pc in Delhi University's first cut-off
As expected, the cut-off was extremely high considering the record of over 2.5 lakh applications accepted this year.
18 rural girls head to Spain for Donosti football cup
Eighteen rural girls from Jharkhand are all set to board a Madrid-bound flight on Thursday to play Donosti Cup football tournament in Spain from July 1-6. The girls will represent Yuwa-India, an NGO, and compete in the U-14 category in the international y...
Nearly 350 still missing in Uttarakhand: NDMA
Nearly 350 people, hit by rains and flood in Uttarakhand continue to remain untraceable, raising fears that all of them are dead, Vice Chairman of NDMA M Sashidhar Reddy said. "344 people are still missing. There are indications that the death toll may go...
Open-era record 7 walkovers, retirements on one day
Second-seeded Victoria Azarenka and sixth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga were among the players departing on Day 3 at the All England Club.
UK clarifies no final decision taken on visa bond
UK and Indian officials are scheduled to meet in July for a comprehensive dialogue on visa related issues.
Indo-Nepal border road to help SSB personnel keep close vigil
The foundation of a new 552.3 km road on porous Indo-Nepal border in Bihar has been laid and when completed would help security forces guard the border more effectively. The foundation was laid by Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde in the presence of...
Jackie Chan clears air on online death hoax
While Jackie Chan was in India to celebrate the Chinese Film Festival, he became the victim of online death hoax.