London, Aug. 15: A new bullet, which packs more punch and is called the Dirty Harry Round, has been developed for use against the Taliban in Afghanistan.

British troops, who are using the SA80 rifle,

Three persons were killed and 22 others injured on Monday in an explosion at a fireworks factory in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, local authorities said. The explosion occurred on Monday mo

A 21-year-old woman survived a fall from the ninth floor of a building in Argentina's capital Buenos Aires.

The woman, who hails from South Africa, broke an ankle and sustained a facial injury in the

Nicol Tamang, a central committee member of the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), was arrested in this West Bengal hill town for the murder of Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League (ABGL) president Madan Tamang

Over a month after the ministry of external affairs (MEA) debuted on Twitter, the response from denizens of the fast-growing social networking site has generally been welcoming, although tinged with s

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has not found any irregularities in the accounts or violations of auditing norms by some Indian Premier League (IPL) teams, corporate affairs min

Nearly 21 months after the palace wing of the Taj Mahal Palace was destroyed in the 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai, the restored heritage suites opened their doors to guests on Sunday — much grander th

Following a Supreme Court order, former Rashtriya Janata Dal MP, Mr Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from a hospital in Haryana's Gurgaon distr

Heavy rains hampered the operations of security forces against armed militants in an ongoing gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Monday, a day after a soldier and two terrorists were k

People who avail mini-breaks have more happy memories than those who holiday for longer periods, a new study says.

The explanation is that people's enjoyment wanes as they become accustomed to their