India
Couple attempts suicide; boy dies, girl gets hospitalised
A youth died while a girl has been hospitalised after the couple threw themselves before a moving train in Parkahm village here, police said on Saturday.
Uttarakhand floods: Stranded pilgrims being exploited, forced to buy food at high rates
Some stranded people are being forced to pay Rs 250 for a 'paratha' and Rs 100 for a small pack of chips.
Conjoined twins born in Malappuram
A 22-year-old woman has given birth to conjoined twins in Kerala's Malappuram district and the babies are under paediatric observation. The infants, born at the Government General Hospital at Manjery near Malappuram on Friday, have their abdomen and pelvi...
Floods kill three in Calgary, 75,000 rendered homeless
At least three people were killed by floodwaters that devastated much of southern Alberta, leading authorities to evacuate the western Canadian city of Calgary's entire downtown. Inside the city's hockey arena, the waters reached as high as the 10th row.
Hema Malini's daughter Ahana Deol gets engaged
Hema Malini and Dharmendra's younger daughter Ahana got engaged here to Delhi-based businessman Vaibhav Vora.
Lava Iris 504q up for pre-order online for Rs 13,499
The Lava Iris 504q is 8.4mm thick and rests comfortably in your hand. Running Android 4.2 OS, the smartphone has a 5-inch display, and is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor.
Indonesia fights fires, faces ire as smog blankets Singapore
Singapore's pollution index climbed back to "hazardous" levels and air quality deteriorated in the Malaysian capital on Saturday as Indonesia came under heavy pressure to bring fires from slash-and-burn land clearing under control.
Uttarakhand floods: Helipads being built to speed up rescue operations
With thousands of people still stranded in the mountainous state of Uttarakhand, the rescue teams are focusing on evacuating people stuck in the jungles between Kedarnath and Gaurikund and more helipads were being built, said ITBP chief Ajay Chadha Friday...
Charred body of class X student found in Pilkhua area
Charred body of a Class 10 student, who had gone to his uncle's place on Thursday night to watch cricket match and did not return, was on Friday found in Pilkhua area of the district, police said.
Monsoon mayhem: Rains claim 28 lives, 600 villages affected
At least 28 people have so far lost their lives in rain related incidents in Uttar Pradesh whereas a population of five lakh in some 600 villages of the state has been affected because of it.
Renault unveil 2014 V6 Formula 1 engine
With the British Grand Prix around the corner, Renault have unveiled their 2014 turbocharged Formula 1 engine.
One jawan killed, three injured in face off with Naxals
A police jawan was killed and 3 others were injured when naxals attacked a police patrolling party in maoist-hit Konda Goan district of Chattisgarh in the small hours on Friday, police said.
Indian paddlers enter Japan Open quarters
Soumyajit Ghosh and Harmeet Desai became the first Indian pair to enter the men's doubles quarter-finals of the Japan Open Super Series.
Corruption at its peak during Akhilesh govt, says SP MLA
In an embarrassment to SP government in Uttar Pradesh, a ruling party MLA on Friday alleged that corruption during Akhilesh Yadav regime has surpassed the record set during Mayawati's tenure.
Mamata seems to suffer from a persecution complex: Sunanda K Datta-Ray
Is Mamata Banerjee digging her own grave by making one irrational statement after another?
Uttarakhand floods: 40 bodies found in Haridwar, thousands still stranded
Forty bodies of flood victims were on Friday recovered from Haridwar even as rescue operations have intensified in Kedarnath and Badrinath on Friday.
