India
Government raises account opening target to 10 crore under 'Jan Dhan Yojana'
"This will amount to opening of one account for each household in the country," an official statement said.
'I' behind the scenes: Vikram fashions himself after Arnold Schwarzenegger, then loses 25 kgs; Shankar transforms Amy Jackson into a motorcycle
Directed by Shankar, starring Vikram, Amy Jackson, Suresh Gopi and Upen Patel, 'I' will release on January 14.
Passengers push frozen Siberian plane in minus 52 degree celsius temperature
A group of travelers pushed the Tupolev plane on the snow-covered runway in Igarka, which is beyond the Arctic Circle.
Tamil Nadu: Vaiko celebrates LTTE chief Prabhakaran's 60th birth anniversary
While Vaiko celebrated the birth anniversary of Prabhakaran at a village in Tirupur District, Nam Tamilar Katchi chief and film director Seeman cut a cake.
My name is Manoj Kumar, in case you don't know: Arjuna Awardee slams Kapil Dev
Boxer Manoj received his Arjuna Award on Wednesday after a courtroom battle but is still upset with the Kapil-led selection panel for removing his name from initial list.
Siliguri: Police lathicharge on angry mob protesting construction of a crematorium
The incident happened when forces from the Siliguri police commissionerate tried to remove protestors who were holding a hunger strike against the proposed construction of a electrical crematorium in the area.
Rajinikath-starrer 'Lingaa' gets 'U' certificate; suitable to watch for all age groups
Rajinikanth-starrer 'Lingaa' has been passed with a 'U' certificate by CBFC, making it suitable to watch for all age groups.
Panic grips Mathura Refinery over spotting a wild beast
Panic-stricken residents sought help of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel and the forest guards, who combed the entire area but could not confirm whether the suspected creature was indeed a leopard or a tiger, who could have lost its...
SAARC Live: A good neighbourhood is a universal aspiration, says PM Narendra Modi
PM Modi says, "When we speak of SAARC, we usually hear two reactions - cynicism and scepticism."
More US troops deployed in Ferguson to guard against fresh riots
The killing in Ferguson, a predominantly black city with a white-dominated power structure, underscores the occasionally tense nature of US race relations and sometimes strained ties between African-American communities and the police.
Boxer Manoj Kumar to get Arjuna Award on Wednesday
Manoj, a 2010 Commonwealth Games gold-medallist, will be bestowed with the honour at 1 pm in the afternoon.
It's a boy for Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza
The actor took to Twitter to express his happiness and tweeted, "It's a BBBOOOOYYYYYY!!!!!!!!".
Bollywood mourns 'Kathak goddess' Sitara Devi's death
Sitara Devi passed away on Tuesday, after a prolonged illness. She was 94.
Dilip Kumar is perfectly fine: Amitabh Bachchan
Thespian Dilip Kumar is 'perfectly fine', says actor Amitabh Bachchan, quashing rumours of the former's health scare.
John Abraham signs Telugu actor Harshvardhan Rane for two more films
Rane is currently awaiting the release of his Telugu film, 'Avunu 2', the sequel to 2012 sleeper hit 'Avunu'.
IFFI 2014: Technical glitch during 'Feng Shui' screening leaves fans upset
When fans turned up for the morning show of 'Feng Shui' at Kala Akademi, little did they know that the technical glitch during the screening of the film would spoil their experience.