India
Vishal-Shekhar go crazy over 'Little Nightingale'
The music composer duo see a promising future for their new find in 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa'
Pak announces emergency to avert epidemics
A national steering committee, comprising top health official, was set up to monitor the situation on a regular basis.
Philippines hostage drama ends, hijacker shot dead
The driver who escaped before police surrounded the bus said the hostage-taker had fired at the tourists.
Terrorists kill mother-daughter duo in Kashmir
Three persons, including a mother and her daughter, were killed by terrorists in two separate incidents.
Telugu film actresses held for prostitution
They were arrested from an apartment in the upscale Kundan Bagh neighborhood
Major train accident averted in West Bengal
Two trains moving in opposite directions came within 150-200 metres of each other on the same track after one of them overshot a signal.
CWG paid UK firm twice the price for items: report
'The Guardian' newspaper reports that ES Group charged organisers 64 pounds each for 360 tissue paper dispensers. Comparable items were available for just 9 pounds.
Bhupathi-Mirnyi enter Cincinnati finals
The Indian-Belarusian pair saved four of the five break points and broke thrice in their 73-minute victory.
Commitment only for Davis Cup: Tennis players
'We confirm to be present in full strength to represent India against Brazil in Chennai in September'.
Priyanka Chopra to play Indira Gandhi in biopic?
US filmmaker Krishna Shah is making a movie on Indira Gandhi and plans to cast Priyanka Chopra in the lead role.
North Korea reportedly joins Facebook
North Korea appears to have added Facebook to the sites it recently joined to ramp up its propaganda war.
Africans text to check if drugs are real
Across the continent, more than 30 percent of malaria medicines are estimated to be fake.
Girl mauled by dog receives 175 stitches
Eight-year-old Sky Barker was mauled by a fearsome Japanese Akita in West Yorkshire, England.
U.S. Open: World no. 1 Serena Williams pulls out
Williams cut her foot on broken glass at a restaurant in July and has not played since.
Financial crunch? CWG asks Army to work for free
A bill of more than Rs 11 crore had been raised for organisational infrastructure and the use of Army personnel.
Russia leases nuclear submarine to India
Russia has leased Nerpa, a new nuclear-powered submarine, to India for 10 years, two years after an accident during testing killed 20 people.