India
Rosalind Franklin's 93rd birthday: Discovery of the DNA molecular structure
Google is commemorating British scientist Rosalind Franklin's 93rd birthday with a doodle on its home page.
Adarsh probe report to be tabled during ongoing session
The interim report of the panel had said the land belonged to Maharashtra government.
Gehlot has failed to fulfil commitments made to people: Vasundhara Raje
BJP state chief Vasundhara Raje on Wednesday said that Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot was quick to announce schemes but had failed to implement them.
Militants hurl bomb at an educational institution in Manipur
Sources say that the police posts have been asked to step up patrolling in the area.
Luxury of films not available for TV actors: Kavita Kaushik
Kavita became popular with the role of Inspector Chandramukhi Chautala in the soap 'FIR'.
You don't always get the right films, says 'Lunchbox' star Nimrat Kaur
Nimrat Kaur will soon be seen in Ritesh Batra's 'Lunchbox' opposite Irrfan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
Charudutta suicide: Mumbai Police continues to grill Tata steel employees
Mumbai Police has questioned officials of Tata Steel in connection with the suicide of the company's former chief of Corporate Communication, Charudutta Deshpande.
Canada toughens rail safety rules after Quebec train disaster
Canada beefed up its safety standards for railways on Tuesday, reacting to the Quebec train disaster earlier in July 2013, and said that two "qualified persons" must run any train that hauls dangerous goods.
Food prices won't decline despite normal monsoons, say experts
CARE Ratings chief economist Madan Sabnavis said that depreciating rupee will keep the prices of imported pulses and edible oils high.
Man arrested for extorting money from his girlfriend to purchase a BMW
Police on Tuesday arrested a man for allegedly extorting Rs 35 lakh from his girlfriend to purchase a BMW car. Mahesh Bhardwaj (28), a resident of Desu colony, extorted cash and gold ornaments worth Rs 35 lakh from his girlfriend in absence of her parents...
Bihar grows faster than national economy, says JDU
Bihar's economy grew by almost 14.5 percent in 2012-13 when the national economy recorded around 5 percent growth rate, the ruling Janata Dal-United's leaders and state officials said in Patna on Tuesday.
Mahabodhi blasts: Bomb timers were traced to Gujarat, bought in Guwahati
The timers used to trigger explosions in Bodh Gaya were bought from a shop in Guwahati and were manufactured in Gujarat, investigators have found. Sources said sleuths of the National Investigation Agency, which is probing the July 7 blasts in one of the...
Austria set to host F1 again in 2014
The Austrian Grand Prix is set to return to the Formula One calendar in 2014, the track's owner Red Bull said on Tuesday.
Ghoomar in top 10 list of world's most amazing local dances
Ghoomar, a folk dance of Rajasthan, has found its way into the list of world's most amazing local dances.
India Grand Prix Gold shifted to January
India's second biggest badminton tournament, the India Grand Prix Gold in Lucknow has been postponed by a month to January.
84-year-old economist Vallabh Das Mehta passes away
Gandhian thinker and well-known economist, Dr Vallabh Das Mehta died in Bhopal after prolonged illness. The end came on Monday. He was 84. He leaves behind three sons including Dr Ajay Mehta who is a bone specialist.
