Hundreds of people are feared dead after a deadly blast at a hospital in Gaza for which Hamas and Israel traded charges holding each other responsible for the incident.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday received wholehearted support from a group of women from the troubled Sandeshkhali area who met her after a Trinamool Congress rally in Kolkata, party sources said.
A look at the sprinters who have been involved in doping scandals in the past 25 years.
The Congress on Saturday resolved to make the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) an 'ideological and electoral success' to free the country from 'divisive politics' and ensure that people get a government that is sensitive and accountable.
'There is an eminently fertile ground that perpetrators must be finding in our society.'
The I-T Department has provided a list of 67 big tax defaulters on its official web portal
Pakistan People's Party chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari took to Twitter to express his feelings about his first visit to India, saying it was a "shame" that the two countries were spending money on weapons at a time when many people on both sides of the border were living in poverty.
"It is kind of national shame that even after two decades, the matters are still pending. The Delhi High Court had already fixed a time frame of six months to wind up the trial," senior counsel R S Cheema, appearing for the CBI, submitted before Additional Sessions Judge Sunita Gupta.
"Shame on You, Barack Obama," Clinton, the New York Senator, said during a rally in Ohio. The Democratic nomination contest will be held on March 4 here along with the southern state of Texas. She charged the Obama campaign with producing misleading leaflets on her health care and free trade positions.
"It's a shameful matter that women do not feel secure in the capital of the country," said Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in the presence of city's top cop, who blamed the indifferent attitude of Delhiites towards crime against the fair sex. Speaking at a function to celebrate International Women's Day, she almost snubbed Police Commissioner B K Gupta when she rejected his claim of improvement in law and order situation.
Union sports minister Mani Shankar Aiyar lashed out at the Indian Hockey Federation, saying "it is a matter of shame that a team which has been part of the Olympics for the past 80 years and won several gold and silver medals failed to qualify for the Beijing Games". Eight-time champions India lost 0-2 to Great Britain on Sunday night in the final of the second Olympic qualifier in Santiago, Chile, and failed to make it to the quadrennial event for the first time in 80 years.
Expressing anguish, the high court of Karnataka has termed the incident of a woman being paraded naked in a village in Belagavi district as an "extraordinary case" and said "it will have extraordinary treatment at our hands".
An online company would show a particular price to the customer and then quickly increase the cost after analysing consumer behaviour or detecting any kind of desperation.
The Congress slammed Ravi Shankar Prasad, accusing him of distorting, twisting and lying "with a straight face".
The agency seized a Haryana-registered BMW car from Soren's residence apart from some documents recovered by them during the search conducted at the house, sources said.
'I learnt today that Bilkis Bano had to change her house after these people were released as some of them lived in her vicinity.' 'This was an injustice to her, she had to do this under duress.'
Mumbai-based Dimple Mehta has been using her Instagram handle to decry fat-shaming.
The government was put on the Wall of Shame at the annual general meeting of the International Air Transport Association in Singapore, along with the European Union Parliament and the governments of the UK, Germany and Austria, for imposing high taxes on air travel.
The 23-year-old Shaw made a fine impression during his short stint with the Steelbacks during the One-Day Cup 2023, amassing 429 runs in four innings.
Rajasthan Royals has had a controversial tenure in their six seasons in the Indian Premier League but their new captain Shane Watson feels it would have been a "shame" if the champions of the inaugural year were barred from playing in the seventh edition.
Ferguson believes New Zealand bowling attack remain a 'handsome bunch' despite losing fast bowler Matt Henry and have all bases covered.
Indian Army Chief General V K Singh on Thursday said allegations against top military officers including some former services chiefs in the Adarsh housing society scam in Mumbai has "shamed" his force and its image taken a "beating".
A 15-year-old boy caught stealing a packet of chips from a shop was allegedly beaten up and paraded naked in Shimla district, police said on Sunday.
Will January 22 mark a point of no return for our Constitutional secularism? asks Shekhar Gupta.
Modi said that mere government budget is insufficient to address the problems such as foeticide and nutrition.
Opposition parties on Friday alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party leaders displayed insensitivity in handing over a compensation cheque to the inconsolable mother of Captain Shubham Gupta, who was killed fighting terrorists in J-K, and lashed out at them for using the occasion as a 'photo-op'.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday stepped up its protest against Rahul Gandhi for his 'panauti' jibe against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged the Election Commission to take action against the Congress leader.
Not one to mince his words, Sehwag called for good man-management and an association free from politics.
After the oath of aldermen and elected councillors, the House was adjourned for 15 minutes during which a number of Bharatiya Janata Party councillors started moving into the House, chanted 'Modi, Modi', and raised slogans against Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal.
The list includes A-listers like Archana Kochhar, Nikhil Thampi, Falguni and Shane Peacock.
Will take action against those abusing Shubman Gill's sister: DCW chief Maliwal
'There's no way in the world he was trying to change Rishabh Pant's guard.'
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has apologised for the Canadian Parliament's recognition of a man who fought for a Nazi unit during World War II, an incident that drew global condemnation and was termed by the Opposition as the 'biggest single diplomatic embarrassment' in the country's history.
The three main political parties in Pakistan on Sunday intensified their efforts for the formation of a coalition government after it became clear that the coup-prone country faced a hung Parliament after general elections marred by allegations of rigging.
Criticising the saffron party for "undermining democratic values" in the country, the chief minister said, "Democracy exists in Bengal but it is under threat in several other parts of the country."
Sukanya Verma recaps all those events from 25 years ago.
Admitting that the recent crisis in Karnataka following dissident activities has put the Bharatiya Janata Party 'to shame,' the party on Wednesday appeared to blame Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa for the turmoil, saying he needs to communicate better.
The 'wall of shame' is a novel method planned by Nadia district administration in which names of those who defecate in the open would be pasted on a village wall.
In the backdrop of the incident of a Dalit girl being beaten by police in Etawah, the United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Thursday said it was shameful that children were being tortured in India. At a function to give away the National Child awards in New Delhi, Gandhi said the country needs to implement laws protecting children very rigorously.
The Australian media has labelled as "humiliating" the dramatic batting collapse that cost the country's cricketers a chance to win the fourth Ashes Test against England.
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