India
Washington Post website hacked by Assad supporters
Some pages on the Washington Post were being redirected to the Syrian Electronic Army's website for about 30 minutes on Thursday.
Kashmiris on a 10-day trip to UP meet Akhilesh Yadav
Ahead of a visit to the Taj, a group from Jammu and Kashmir, including children, met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow on Thursday, an official said.
Snowden downloaded NSA secrets while working for Dell, say sources
Snowden worked for Dell from 2009 until earlier in 2013, assigned as a contractor to NSA facilities in the US and Japan.
25-year-old woman attempts suicide near Parliament House after not getting government job
Police said that the victim consumed pesticide around near a fountain at Vijay Chowk, adjacent to the Parliament House complex.
Ahmedabad airport ranks first in terms of customer satisfaction: Survey
Recently, outlets of jewellery, branded clothes, branded watches, bakery and other food products have been opened at the airport.
Two courts to be roofed at US Open venue
The move will bring the US Open into line with Wimbledon and the Australian Open which both have retractable roofs on their centre courts.
Abeba Aregawi wins the women's 1,500 at World Championships
Aregawi took over from Simpson with 300 metres to go and kept ahead to finish in 4 minutes, 2.67 seconds, holding an edge of .32 seconds over Simpson.
Police arrest seven with illegal arms in Unnao district
Seven persons were arrested with illegal arms in Unnao district, police said on Thursday.
Assam govt to set up fund to rehabilitate victims of incidents of violence
Voicing concern over increasing incidents of violence against women and children, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, on Thursday, said the state government will set up a special fund with an initial corpus of Rs 5 crore for rehabilitation of the victims.
BCCC fines two channels for airing objectionable content
In a first, TV industry's self regulatory body Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC) has slapped penalties on two channels for airing objectionable content.
Mulayam stresses to remove schism between rich, poor with development
Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday said there was a vast schism between the rich and the poor in the country and it should be removed by ensuring development for all.
It's a 'Moneyball' game for IBL's Banga Beats owners
Banga Beats owners have raised their team hoping to make it big time in the inaugural edition of the Indian Badminton League.
Dilip Singh Judeo's wife attempts suicide, admitted to Ram Manohar Lohia hospital
Dilip Singh Judeo, former Union minister of Chhattisgarh died on Wednesday at a Gurgaon hospital where he was being treated for liver and kidney infection. He was 64. Later on Wednesday night, Judeo's wife Madhvi allegedly attempted suicide by consuming s...
Lee Chong Wei to miss Mumbai Masters' first IBL tie
The World No. 1, who missed the opening ceremony on Wednesday, is now expected to arrive late on Friday night.
BJP slams PM for not mentioning Lal Bahadur Shastri, Vajpayee, Morarji Desai in his speech
As Prime Minister Manmohan named his predecessors in his independence day speech, BJP questioned why Lal Bahadur Shastri, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Morarji Desai were missed out.
Read PM's address to the nation on India's 67th Independence Day
My dear fellow citizens, Brothers, sisters and dear children, I greet you all on this Independence Day. Today is certainly a day of joy for us. But on this celebration of independence we also feel pain in our hearts that our brothers and sisters in Uttara...
