Mentally ill man hacks two kids to death
A mentally challenged man hacked two children to death with an axe in Jharkhand's Gumla district, the police said on Friday.
Don't spare Assam's Kasab, say 2008 serial blasts victims
Guwahati: Two years after serial bombings in Assam killed nearly 100 people and injured around 800, victims are still seething with anger as those behind the attack are still unpunished and the compen
London ahead, funds to continue for India athletes
New Delhi: Following the overwhelming success of Indian athletes at the Commonwealth Games, the sports ministry wants to continue pumping in more money and strategising for their sustained progress ti
State firms defrauded by group of jewellery traders: CBI
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday said it has unearthed a Rs.1,400 crore-plus scam involving a group of jewellery traders who defrauded the state enterprises, Mineral Scrap Trading Corp
Four Australia police officers dismissed for violent, racist email
Melbourne: Four police officers in Australia have been sacked for circulating emails that were racist and sexual in nature, said an official. One of the emails was of a man being electrocuted while tr
BlackBerry allows interim data interception
BlackBerry maker, Research in Motion (RIM), has temporarily agreed to allow lawful interception by security agencies of its messenger services, sparking hopes the issue would be permanently resolved b
Dannii scared of embarrassing son
Australian singer Dannii Minogue worries her son Ethan, who is now three-months old, will be embarrassed of her fame and avoid being with her in public when he reaches his teens.
Orissa moves apex court over mining by POSCO
Orissa Friday moved the Supreme Court against an Orissa High Court order that disapproved its grant of permission to South Korean steel major POSCO to mine iron ore in Sundergarh district, a state mi
Moonshine kills 15 in Punjab
At least 15 people were killed and nearly 15 took ill after consuming spurious country liquor in a village in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district, police said on Thursday.
Obama to celebrate Diwali with Indian kids
Washington: Underscoring India's importance as 'a cornerstone' of broader Asia approach of a US focused on expanding exports, President Barack Obama begins a four-nation trip to Asia next week with hi