India
Truck carrying goods worth Rs 3 lakh looted
A group of unidentified persons bound a driver and cleaner of a truck and looted the vehicle, which was carrying goods worth Rs 3 lakh, police said on Monday.
BlackBerry Z3's price tag puts it in a fix, the Z10 is still a better deal
The comparison of their specifications suggests that at a difference of a thousand rupees, the Z10 offers buyers a better display, faster processor, improved RAM and more storage.
Full text of PM Narendra Modi's speech at ISRO's PSLV-C23 launch
He urged the ISRO scientists to work on developing a SAARC satellite which would help India's neighbours too.
I don't miss working with the Khans: Vidya Balan
Vidya Balan says she has not been offered any film with the Khans in Bollywood yet.
Iraq: ISIS declares new Islamic caliphate
The al-Qaeda breakaway group formally declared the establishment of a new Islamic state on Sunday and demanded allegiance from Muslims worldwide.
Vacant posts of judges will be filled soon, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
Vacant posts of judges in the country will be filled shortly and the process for the same has already started, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Sunday.
Over 70,000 report to de-addiction centres in Punjab
A police spokesman said that the crackdown has led to the drug supply network being broken.
Two senior GAIL officials suspended over Andhra Pradesh pipeline mishap
A massive fire on Friday morning in Nagaram village of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh left 19 people dead and several others injured.
Prime Minister Modi lands in Chennai en route to Sriharikota
PSLV C23 is scheduled to lift off at 9.52 am on Monday with 714 kg weighing French Earth Observation Satellite SPOT-7, 14 kg AISAT of Germany, NLS7.1 (CAN-X4) & NLS7.2 (CAN-X5) of Canada each weighing 15 kg and the 7 kg VELOX-1 of Singapore.
Iraq gets fighter jets from Russia
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki the said that his government had signed a deal with Russia and Belarus to supply jet fighters.
Brazil's victory over Chile generates more Twitter traffic than Super Bowl
Traffic reached a record pace of 3,88,985 tweets per minute during the game, beating the 3,81,605 messages per minute fired during this year's NFL final, Twitter said in a statement.
New Girl's Zooey Deschanel bags major label record deal
Actress Zooey Deschanel has landed a big music deal after signing with Columbia Records.
Biker killed in accident, mob sets ablaze offending truck
A furniture showroom owner was killed when his motorbike was hit by a lorry on Railway Road in Dadri area in Greater Noida, following which an irate mob torched the offending vehicle, police said on Saturday.
Rakhi Sawant joins RPI, says ready to fight against MNS chief
The 35-year-old actress Rakhi Sawant said she can become chief minister one day.
China for new security architecture along with India, Myanmar
Ansari, who is on a five-day visit to China, said India, China and Myanmar are bound by age-old linkages and geography.
Iraq launches push for militant-held northern city
Jawad al-Bolani, a security official in the Salahuddin Operation Command, said the immediate objective is Tikrit.