India
Sri Lanka's Tamil dominated northern region holds historic polls
Voters in Sri Lanka's Tamil majority Northern Province on Saturday began voting in the first local elections in 25 years to elect a council to govern the former war zone, four years after the military defeated LTTE.
BBM coming to Android today at 4:30 PM IST, iOS launch tomorrow
BBM will be available as a free download for Android smartphones running Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean (Android 4.x).
Bigg Boss 7: Pratyusha Banerjee's ex-beau likely to enter the house
Pratyusha Banerjee's ex-boyfriend, Makrand Malhotra, will reportedly join 'Bigg Boss 7'.
Women wrestlers disappoint at World Championships
Indian women grapplers continued their listless performance in Budapest as Navjot Kaur and Jyoti bowed out of the competition on Friday.
Mohanlal roped in as a leading DTH service provider's brand ambassador
Mohanlal said he is delighted to be associated with the popular brand.
It was awkward to call Sanjay Dutt for 'Ungli' shoots: Rensil D'Silva
Produced by Karan Johar, 'Ungli', stars Emraan Hashmi, Kangna Ranaut and Randeep Hooda.
Telangana statehood: 8 ministers skip Cabinet meet
Eight ministers, including six from Andhra-Rayalaseema and two from Telangana, on Friday skipped the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet meeting, held after a gap of two months amid tension prevailing over the proposed bifurcation of the state.
Central government staff to get DA hike
The cabinet on Friday approved an additional installment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to around 50 lakh central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners.
Coal scam: CBI likely to file a case as over 15 files remain untraceable
CBI will register a preliminary enquiry within two days in connection with missing files related to coal block allocations. The decision was taken on Thursday after a crucial meeting of investigators with the Coal Ministry officials.
May continue until 2017 worlds, says Usain Bolt
The six-times Olympic champion had previously always said he planned to quit after the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.
Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen insist they'll get along
The two drivers spoke for the first time on Thursday- ahead of the Singapore GP- since Ferrari announced it had signed Raikkonen.
Asaram supporters throng jail, seek glimpse of self-styled godman
A large number of supporters of Asaram Bapu, on Thursday, assembled outside Central jail in Jodhpur seeking a glimpse of the self-styled godman, who is lodged in the prison in connection with the alleged sexual assault on a minor girl. They spent the enti...
Goa police rescues two girls who were forced into prostitution
Both the girls were rescued in a raid conducted Wednesday, but three people who allegedly masterminded the racket are on the run, the police said.
Jackie Chan plans to build a theme park in Beijing
Jackie Chan says the park will have no entrance fee, but some attractions will be ticketed.
Simon Cowell embarrassed by contestant on 'The X Factor'
A contestant on the American singing reality show 'The X Factor' failed to recognise music mogul Simon Cowell.
Communal riots in Muzaffarnagar have left Gujarat behind: Rashid Alvi
In comments that could stoke a controversy, Congress leader Rashid Alvi on Thursday said that communal riots in Muzaffarnagar have left Gujarat far behind.
