India
UP Information Commission issues notice to Lokayukta on RTI
Uttar Pradesh Information Commission has issued notice to the Lokayukta office for not providing information under the Right to Information Act on the plea that that it was not in the ambit of the Act.
Inadequate storage facilities lead to wastage of grains
At a time when the government was pressing hard for the passage of Food Security Bill, foodgrains were left in the open to rot.
Kolkata: Left to protest Mamata govt's failure to protect women
A 20-year-old girl was gangraped and murdered on June 8 in Barasat while she was returning home from college.
Violence against women causes 'global health epidemic': WHO
The brutal gangrape of Delhi braveheart sparked a global outcry and unprecedented protests in India demanding better policing of sex crimes.
Sub-inspector murder case: UP Police arrests two men
Sub-inspector Rajendra Prasad Dwivedi was killed in Shankergarh police station area where he had reached upon hearing that a looted car was spotted.
US: Man gets 1 year jail for tweeting threat against Obama
The 26-year-old Birmingham man pleaded guilty in March to threatening the President's life.
Rescue operations on, thousands still missing, toll likely to rise
Evacuations are expected to continue for another week, while air operations will go on for three more days.
Protesters misbehave with Minister, clash with police over youth's death
A group of protestors, claiming that their relative was killed by police, allegedly misbehaved with a state minister who was trying to pacify them and clashed with policemen on Thursday in Bandikui area of Dausa district, police said here.
State BJP to collect relief funds for flood-ravaged Uttarakhand
In view of devastation in Uttarakhand due to flash floods and landslips, the Uttar Pradesh unit of BJP on Thursday decided to collect funds for the calamity-hit people in the hill state, where thousands are feared to have been killed.
Four Indian boxers assured of a bronze each in China Open
Sunil Kumar (52kg), Ajay Kumar (56kg), Jaideep (75kg) and Manjeet Singh (+91kg) made it to the last four of the tournament played under the new 'Ten-Point must scoring system'.
Now, nothing left in Kedarnath except the temple: Flood survivor
He spent 12 hours out in the open precariously perched on a cliff as torrential rains unleashed largescale devastation on Kedarnath, demolishing all that came in their way with equal fury except the shrine.
SC directs Uttarakhand to provide relief to flood victims
The court has asked the state to provide food, drinking water, medicines and fuel.
Himachal disaster area is a death trap, says survivor
"It's now a death trap." So said a Doordarshan journalist rescued on Thursday after having been stranded for four days in a landslide-hit part of Himachal Pradesh.
Poonam Pandey will be able to do justice to any genre: 'Nasha' director
Amit Saxena, who has directed her in 'Nasha', vouches that Poonam has the talent to feature in all kinds of film genres.
Shatrughan Sinha to donate Rs 50 lakh relief aid to flood-hit Uttarakhand
Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Thursday volunteered to donate Rs 50 lakh for the rehabilitation of flood-affected people of Uttarakhand and appealed other parliamentarians to come forward with the monetary assistance.
'Raanjhanaa' love story has more depth than 'Tanu Weds Manu': director
Anand L Rai says the movie tells a love story which is thicker and deeper than 'Tanu Weds Manu'.
