India

Union Minister Nihal chand and 16 others were asked by a court in Jaipur on Thursday to appear before it on August 20 in connection with an alleged rape case.

Seeking strong action against power companies responsible for the maintenance of the distribution network.

He also inspected corridors of the premises and urban affairs related departments besides inspecting canteens and toilets, it said.

This even as the Met department had earlier this week predicted that Delhi won't see rains before Friday.

It is being suspected that a domestic help might have killed him.

The report says that Greenpeace has violated foreign funding norms by engaging in political activity.

Moorthy Kabildev (25) and Mongan Anbalagan (41) pleaded guilty to rioting on December 8 in Singapore's Little India.

The CBI on Thursday registered a first information report (FIR) in Badaun rape case, officials said.

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday signed 20 initial agreements with corporates entailing investments worth Rs 35,000 crore.

About 500,000 Iraqis have fled Mosul, home to 2 million people, and the surrounding province, many seeking safety in the autonomous Kurdistan region.

A 45-year-old woman was killed on Wednesday while her son suffered burn injuries when they got struck by a sky lighting in Sisola village, about 55 km from Bundi.

Abdullah Bahar Mehsud, a senior Pakistani Taliban commander, said the attack was a joint Taliban-Uzbek effort.

Police said Verma's car was on the wrong side.

The first phase of the project, where it will build 19,000 homes, will be completed by 2015-end.

Rosberg finished second in Canada, and despite extending his lead in the standings, the Mercedes driver was disappointed.

The actor has donned a look of an unassuming ordinary guy with sinister streak in the film. His look has already managed to grab attention from everyone.