Fissures between the Congress and major United Democratic Front partner Kerala Congress-Mani appear to have reached a flash point with the latter planning to sit as a separate bloc in the Kerala legislative assembly. ...
At least 12 civilians were killed on Friday when militants in military fatigues opened random fire at a busy market in Assam's Kokrajhar town. Police said one of the raiders was also killed....
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Apparently miffed over the treatment he received in Pakistan, Home Minister Rajnath Singh Friday said India has always tried to be friendly with its reluctant western neighbhour but "yeh padosi hai ki maanta nahin". "We can change friends but not neighbours. Our Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) has been friendly w...
Brazil's search for a first Olympic football gold medal got off to a goalless start as they were held to a frustrating draw against 10-man South Africa here. Brazil fielded their strongest possible line-up featuring Gabriel Barbosa, recent Manchester City signee Gabriel Jesus and spearheaded by their talismanic captain Neymar, here on Th...
Hoping to realise his dream of getting Usain Bolt to visit the 'favela' or Brazilian slums, well known Rio restaurateur and chef David Bipso has launched a social media campaign inviting the Jamaican sprint star....
Patna, Aug 5 Authorities in Bihar plan to impose collective fines on nearly half a dozen villages for repeated violation of the ban on liquor in the state. Four days after the Bihar assembly passed a law to implement the ban effectively, excise officials in Shekhpura, Bhagalpur and Nawada districts forwarded a proposal to impose collectiv...
Heavy rains since Friday morning flooded many parts of Mumbai, disrupting rail and road traffic as well as flights, officials said. The downpour led to waterlogging in parts of south and central Mumbai as well as eastern and western suburbs, leading to major traffic snarls in the morning peak hour. Traffic crawled at a snail's pace on major...
The action is just not on-field but off it as well. The latest edition of the globe's greatest sporting extravaganza promises to be the raunchiest in history with some 450,000 condoms, including 100,000 female condoms being doled out by the organisers. ...
The latest instalment in the popular Harry Potter series co-authored by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany has become Australia's fastest selling book of the decade, the media reported on Friday....
The Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government will move the Supreme Court in a week's time to challenge the Delhi High Court verdict holding that Delhi was a Union Territory and the Lt Governor had the last word in its administration. ...
