India
Sonia, Rahul are PM-makers: Sriprakash Jaiswal
"The politics of Rahul Gandhi begins where the politics of other party leaders ends," Jaiswal said at a convention in Lucknow.
Wave of car bombings in Iraq during holiday kills 69
A wave of car bombings targeting those celebrating the end of Ramzan across Iraq killed 69 people on Saturday, a bloody reminder of the inability of Iraqi authorities to stop violence threatening to spiral out of control.
President Pranab to address petroleum varsity convocation on Aug 26
President Pranab Mukherjee will arrive in Dehradun on August 26 to address a convocation function of the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies at Bidholi near Dehradun, official sources said. Reviewing preparations in view of the President's proposed...
Desai, Manika, Ankita enter Brazil Open semi-finals
Indians continued to impress with three paddlers in both men's and women's categories entering the semi-finals of the ITTF World Tour Brazil Open.
Pak envoy does a U-turn on Dawood claim, says he only quoted reports
Envoy said he had no personal knowledge about Dawood's whereabouts and the comments had not been made in his official capacity.
Zanjeer: Why the director preferred to dub in Bangkok?
Apoorva Lakhia, the director of 'Zanjeer', had to travel to Bangkok for Prakash Raj's dubbing.
As it happened: PV Sindhu in World Badminton Championship semis
PV Sindhu lost to Thailand's Ratchanok Inthanon 10-21, 13-21 to settle for a bronze medal.
Vasundhara Raje's convoy pelted with stones
The convoy of Rajasthan state BJP chief Vasundhara Raje was on Friday pelted with stones by some unknown locals in the Patan area of Alwar district while she was passing through the area on her Suraj Sankalp Yatra.
Jairam Ramesh gifts mini-bus to girl footballers
Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday gifted Rs ten lakh from his MPLAD funds to buy a mini-bus for the promising football playing girls of Ranchi for their spirited show in a tournament played in Spain.
Army Chief pulls up formation commanders along LoC
Gen Bikram Singh pulled up the commanders in the wake of the two major raids by the Pakistan Army in the last eight months.
India celebrates Eid with fervour, prayers and feasting
Across the country, the mosques and idgahs were overflowing with the devout with leaders too joining the celebrations.
I am not going to divide Assam: Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi
Gogoi pointed out that violence cannot solve problems and only through discussions and talks can things be sorted out.
Justin Bieber leaves night club with waitresses after a brawl
Justin Bieber reportedly left a night club here with two waitresses by his side following a brawl.
Paints and coatings firm Azko Nobel to open new manufacturing unit near Gwalior
Paints and coatings firm Akzo Nobel India will open a new manufacturing unit near Gwalior in next two months time, a top company executive said on Friday. The company, which has around 30 per cent market share in the country, would invest Rs 100 crore to...
Google Glass review: First peek through the smartglasses impresses
Google Glass looks like it's going to emerge as device that excites gadget lovers while annoying plenty of others.
MP polls direct contest between Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Congress: BJP
The Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections due around year end is likely to be a direct contest between Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and the Congress as the latter has not projected its leader for polls while the BJP has virtually thrown its weight beh...