Angry over an anti-Islam film, thousands of Pakistani protesters, including many armed with wooden clubs, on Thursday tried to breach the sensitive diplomatic enclave in the heart of Islamabad and clashed with riot police, forcing authorities to call in the army.
Hundreds of mourners turned out on Thursday to remember Neil Armstrong, the first man to step on the Moon, at a special public interfaith meeting ahead of the planned burial at sea.
In her fourth entry Divya Nair talks about how food served at weddings is avidly discussed and becomes a crucial part of the wedding preparations and memories.
Reader Arshad sings his favourite Rafi number.
Babloo Yadav, son of slain village head Nanhe Yadav who allegedly shot Haq dead using a country-made gun, was apprehended in Pratapgarh district, CBI sources said.
Roopa Pai's book, The Gita For Children, is a marvellous read that retells the epic conversation between Lord Krishna and Arjuna, that will long stay with you after you have turned the last page.
A forensic expert, deposing in the twin Aarushi-Hemraj murder case, on Tuesday told a court that blood stains with female DNA were found on the teenager's parents' clothes.
It's easier to claim a slice of Gandhi memorabilia in the West than in India, says Kishore Singh
The senior scientist, B P Mahaptra of Central Forensic Science laboratory, told the court that besides the partial male DNA, blood stains were found on the pillow that matched Aarushi's group.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted three persons sentenced to varying jail terms for tampering with evidence in the infamous 1999 BMW hit-and-run case, involving former Naval chief Admiral S M Nanda's grandson Sanjeev Nanda.
A forensic expert, deposing in the twin Aarushi-Hemraj murder case, on Tuesday told a court in Ghaziabad that a bottle recovered from the crime spot bore the blood stains of both the victims.
A forensic expert, deposing in the twin Aarushi-Hemraj murder case, on Tuesday told a court in Ghaziabad that a bottle recovered from the crime spot bore the blood stains of both the victims.
A fast track court on Thursday dismissed the bail plea of French Consulate official Pascal Mazurier, arrested on charge of raping his four-year-old daughter, on the ground that there was 'direct evidence' against him.
Forensic experts are employing a sophisticated technique to identify six skeletons, believed to be those of starlet Laila Khan and her family, even as police are taking prime accused Parvez Tak to the farm house in Nashik district on Tuesday for reconstructing the sequence of events leading to the killings.
The voters in southern India have proved that it is the performance of the candidates, not their film backgrounds, that they will cast their votes for.
Here, memorable for one reason or another, is a bunch of Bollywood movies about cars and the nuts behind the wheel.
Two Central Reserve Police Force jawans and as many Maoists were killed and nine other securitymen injured in an encounter between the two sides in Balthar forests in Bihar's Maoist-hit Gaya district, a police official said on Monday.
The win lifted Copa America holders Uruguay into second place in the South American group, a point behind leaders Chile and one ahead of Argentina, while Ecuador's win in Quito saw them climb to fourth.
India's secular democracy remains mortgaged to rabid communal politics. Quite clearly, the bloodshed by the religious communities is absolutely political. Even non-BJP political formations have their own Narendra Modis, says Mohammad Sajjad.
Categorising the original settlements of gaothans and koliwadas as slums, the authorities in Mumbai are keen to develop them into commercial complexes. The residents are unwilling to cede their rights. Ranjita Ganesan reports
Honesty coupled with pragmatism translates to good governance. Honesty plus hubris and self-righteousness spells disaster: that is what the AAP is, says Vivek Gumaste
The special Central Bureau of Investigation court's order to prosecute dentist Nupur Talwar in the twin murder case of her daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj has faced flak from the Supreme Court, which has said the magistrate should have been more careful in passing her judgment. A bench of justices A K Patnaik and J S Khehar raised questions on some of the findings of the magistrate, on the basis of which Nupur Talwar was summoned to face trial.
Weeks into new dialogue with the US on resetting relations, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said his nation was still operating on a trust deficit with Washington.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday termed as "premature" the arguments of dentist Nupur Talwar for quashing of proceedings against her on the basis of alleged lacunae in evidence in the twin murder case of her daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj.
The public prefers thrillers that carry the threat of knocking down governments, derailing election campaigns and seeing ministers and officials go to jail, says Sunil Sethi.
Notoriety is a key component of scandals that possess a long shelf life, says Sunil Sethi
Noted Gandhian writer and Padmashree awardee Giriraj Kishore, who was distressed over the auction of memorabilia associated with Mahatma Gandhi, on Wednesday wrote to President Pratibha Patil wanting to return the award.
In a shocking incident, three minor girls were sexually assaulted inside a state-run protective home in Allahabad. While sexual exploitation of minor girls had been going on in the home for quite sometime, the exposure was made on Thursday, five days after one of the victims was picked up for adoption by a family in Allahabad.
Poll arithmetic and ground reports give an edge to Lalu Prasad's RJD over Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal-United in the coming Lok Sabha polls. Mayank Mishra reports
B S Prakash talked to a number of professionals, some already a part of the PM's team and others outside, as to what Narendra Modi's success and stature means for their careers or their dhanda.
At least 50 people, including policemen, were injured as thousands of protesters, angry over an anti-Islam film, on Thursday clashed with security forces and tried to breach the sensitive diplomatic enclave in the Pakistani capital, forcing authorities to call in the army.
Former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani's son Ali Haider was on Thursday abducted by suspected militants who shot and killed two persons in Punjab province, triggering fresh concerns about Pakistan's general elections that have already been badly hit by Taliban violence.
Compromise, constitutionality, pragmatism and self-respect. These were Mandela's leadership virtues. For countries such as India and South Africa, these are the qualities leaders must have, says Mihir S Sharma
A witness and colleague of dentist Rajesh Talwar on Tuesday told the special CBI court, trying the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case that the foot prints on stairs leading to the terrace of L-32 apartment were of "red colour and seemed to have been wiped off".
The Central Bureau of Investigation Tuesday said that dentist Rajesh Talwar had found his daughter and domestic servant in "objectionable position" and killed them using his golf stick and a sharp-edged weapon.
They live on the road under a temporary, plastic roof. But, for 11 days, Lord Ganesha finds a home in their abode.
In her book Death in Mumbai, Meenal Baghel digs deeper into the lives and psyche of the three protagonists -- Neeraj, Maria and Emile -- to unravel what made these otherwise ordinary people end up in such extraordinary, blood-stained circumstances.
Wherever you look, heroism seems to be on the retreat. Is this a modern malaise or are heroes doomed to fall, asks Arundhuti Dasgupta.
A US-based Sikh human rights group has lodged a criminal complaint against megastar Amitabh Bachchan with authorities in Australia, for his alleged role in the 1984 Sikh riots.
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