India

Three educational institutions in Tamil Nadu, including National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, have been selected for 2013 'Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative Award.' "The three universities from Tamil Nadu selected under the Indian...

Bombers and gunmen attacked policemen and a wake in Iraq among other targets, killing at least 44 people across the country on Thursday, in the latest burst of violence that has raised concerns about a return to civil strife.

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) is among 30 odd central departments which have failed to comply with a government's directive to put in place measures to check arbitrariness in use of discretionary powers enjoyed by their ministers. The Department of Pe...

CPI(M) on Thursday said the Bodh Gaya blasts and recent similar incidents were aimed at heightening communal polarisation and such efforts should be "resoundingly defeated".  Targetting of the Bodhgaya shrine was "a horrific reminder of the fact that terr...

After getting Presidential approval on the Union Cabinet's recommendation to revoke Central rule, JMM Legislature Party leader Hemant Soren is likely to take oath as the new chief minister of Jharkhand on July 13. "Hemant Soren is likely to take oath as C...

Normally, the filmmakers tend to showcase only the positive side of a person on which the biopic is based.

Mallya became a victim of the line-extension trap, apart from many other sins.

Sources said the CAA will be responsible for air safety, setting standards and for airspace regulation as well.

The incident took place around 9 pm on Wednesday when four miscreants entered Salim's house and fired at him.

The handbrake is the railroad industry's ultimate fail-safe mechanism. It is supposed to help avert disasters like the one that engulfed a Canadian town on Saturday, when a runaway train loaded with oil hurtled downhill, derailed and exploded, leaving 50...

The BJP on Wednesday criticised the state-of-affairs of Jharkhand during the last six months under President's rule and demanded that the Jharkhand Governor issue a white paper on its performance during the tenure.

As the NIA started its probe into the serial blasts in this temple town, Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Wednesday did not rule out the involvement of three to four persons in the attack.

While the BMC has failed to act, many people are using social media to vent their ire.

The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to provide assistance of Rs two lakh each to the kin of state's pilgrims who lost their lives in Uttarakhand deluge.

Director KV Anand has refuted rumors that he has cast actress Alia Bhatt in his forthcoming film.

Egypt's interim authorities, boosted by $8 billion in Gulf aid, start work on forming a cabinet on Wednesday, a week after the elected Islamist president was ousted by the army leading to a wave of violence in which at least 90 people were killed.