India
Ebola survivor gives blood to ill American
A survivor of Ebola has donated blood to an American aid worker infected with the disease.
Abhishek Bachchan expresses eagerness to work in a Tamil film
Abhishek Bachchan today expressed his eagerness to work in a Tamil film as he recalled his 'old bond' with this city.
The terrible hypocrisy faced by monsters in Indian cinema: End the impossible body image set by Hollywood. All 'creatures' are beautiful
With the new beast from Bipasha Basu's upcoming film 'Creature 3D' in the news, these body image issues have cropped up again.
Savita Halappanavar case: Nine hospital staff members disciplined
Last November, the West/North West Hospital Group ordered a review of the actions of all staff members who treated Savita.
'Concerted policy push to add 69 million non-agriculture, 11 million manufacturing jobs'
"The government needs to take more steps towards pro-jobs policy to structurally alter the country's employment profile," Crisil said in a report.
'Upset' Dipika Pallikal seriously considering Asian Games pull-out
Upset with the "manipulative" Asian Games singles draw, India's top squash player Pallikal is "seriously considering" pulling out of the upcoming Incheon Games.
Pakistan army deploys choppers, boats for flood relief, toll 261
One of the main rivers of the country, Chenab, is still in high flood and has already caused widespread destruction in the agricultural backbone of Punjab.
New boxing body elected but Asiad participation still doubtful
Ending more than one-and-a-half year-old impasse in Indian boxing officialdom, a new body headed by industrialist Sandeep Jajodia was elected on Thursday.
Indian Ocean region vulnerable to massive tsunamis: Study
Sri Lanka and much of the Indian Ocean region are vulnerable to as large, or even larger tsunamis than the 2004 magnitude 9.2 Sumatra earthquake, a new study has warned.
Shooter Gagan Narang misses Olympic quota by a place
Narang missed out on an Olympic quota by just one place as he finished sixth in the finals of 50-metre rifle prone in the 51st Shooting World Championships.
Women TMC supporters protest accusing CBI of defaming Mamata Banerjee and the party
Women TMC workers protested outside the CBI office to protest the "motivated nature of investigation" into the Saradha scam.
Poverty makes minority kids more vulnerable to abuse
Poverty seems to account for the higher rates of child abuse and neglect among minority children, the findings showed.
Saradha scam: CBI to grill TMC leader Srinjoy Bose for the second time today
CBI is likely to interrogate Srinjoy Bose for the second time in the Saradha chit fund scam.
Jayaram, Praneeth reach pre-quarters of Indonesian Masters
Sixth seed Praneeth dug deep to see off Malaysia's Kian Meng Tan 21-19, 18-21, 21-17 in a hard-fought contest that lasted for an hour and 14 minutes.
Actor Richard Kiel, famous for his role as the Bond villain Jaws, dies at 74
Standing 7 feet 2 inches tall, Kiel's imposing height made him one of the most recognisable villains in the James Bond film franchise
I prefer doing unconventional roles like in 'Detective Byomkesh Bakshi'; money is not an issue for me, says actor Sushant Singh Rajput
Singh added that he prefers unconventional roles and won't do a run-of-the-mill kind even if he gets big bucks.
