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Edward Snowden's father praises son in an open letter
Edward Snowden has not been seen publicly in more than a week after arriving at a Russian airport from Hong Kong, where he had been in hiding.
Didn't accept 'Lootera' initially: Ranveer Singh
Actor Ranveer Singh says he wasn't initially convinced with his character in Vikramaditya Motwane's 'Lootera' and had denied to star in the movie. It was after he sat down with Motwane for script readings he grew confident that he can play the role of a c...
Doctor, wife arrested for torturing domestic help
A doctor and his wife were arrested in Lucknow on Tuesday for assaulting and torturing their domestic help, police said. The couple were arrested from Metro City in Mahanagar after the 20-year-old domestic help, Lalita, escaped from their house and lodged...
Congress hits out at Nitish govt over rise in police atrocities
Days after bailing out the Nitish Kumar government, Congress in Bihar on Tuesday hit out at the JD(U) government for the spurt in cases of police atrocities. "The tremendous rise in cases of police atrocities in recent days has made police in Bihar peopl...
Angry with in-laws over dowry, man drowns wife, son
In a shocking incident, a man allegedly pushed his wife and son into a village well in Bihar's Jamui district on Tuesday over dowry, leading to their deaths, police sources said.
Parimarjan Negi wins Continental Chess Open title in Washington
Negi won the Continental Chess Association Open title, his third of the season, after pipping his nearest rival Bindi Cheng by 1.5 points.
Intel in talks to invest $10 billion in Israel: Report
Intel is in talks with the Israeli government about a $10 billion investment in Israel, a senior government official told the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper.
Youth stabbed to death by neighbour over water dispute
A 28-year-old youth was stabbed to death allegedly by his neighbour over filling drinking water in Link road area in Ghaziabad, the police said on Tuesday.
55 bus passengers found unconscious, passerby raises alarm
Fifty-five people travelling in a chartered bus, including the driver and conductor, were found unconscious in a Uttar Pradesh town early on Tuesday, police said.
BlackBerry launches exchange scheme for Z10, offers discount up to Rs 11,000
Users of BlackBerry Bold 9900 can get discount of up to Rs 11,000 under this scheme while users of entry level models like BlackBerry Curve 8530 can get discount of Rs 3,000.
ISRO seeks more participation of private players in JVs
After India's first dedicated navigation satellite, IRNSS-1A - was successfully launched on board the PSLV-C22.
US tour to support new rule involving long putters
Adam Scott used a long putter held against his chest when he won the Masters. Ernie Els (British Open) and Webb Simpson (U.S. Open) used a belly putter last year.
Youth hangs himself to death over family dispute
A youth allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his house over a family dispute in the Nandgram Dhukna area, police said in Ghaziabad. Rajkumar, was brought to a hospital here in serious condition where he was declared dead by d...
Egypt army gives Mohamed Morsi 48 hours to share power
Millions of Egyptians took to the streets on Sunday to demand that Mohamed Morsi quit and the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood were also ransacked.
Businessman arrested for uploading his wife's porn video clip
Dharmedra had allegedly solicited young girls to star in pornographic video clips, his wife complaint said.
Ishrat Jahan case: IB officer may challenge CBI chargesheet
The sources said the Home Ministry was convinced that the CBI does not have enough evidence to prosecute Kumar.