At least 15 people were killed and 22 wounded when insurgents attacked a police station and a government building in Fallujah, west of Baghdad, on Saturday, police and hospital officials said.
Moderate polling was witnessed in the first phase of local body elections, which began on Friday morning amidst tight security in Tamil Nadu.
Meanwhile, one foreign militant divisional commander of Al Badar outfit, identified as Abu Ishtaq, was killed in an encounter with security forces at Kotli Kala Ban in Manjakote area of district Rajouri.
The attack took place near the Chaplingcherra border outpost in South Tripura district.
A suicide note left by her said she was committing suicide because of her repeated failure in class tenth examinations.
The governor was convinced that the conduct of proceedings in the assembly was absolutely chaotic and was a serious blot on democracy, a communique from Raj Bhavan said.
"The book, priced at Rs 370, is a useful guide for travellers and road users. It would be made available at all prominent locations across the country," Sibal added.
The funeral will be held Thursday evening, former president of Cine Artistes Association and fellow actor Chandrashekhar said.
Unclaimed tiffin-boxes in a Mumbai bus and train station create scare among commuters.
Call centres in India brought in extra staff and asked some to work overtime to answer a flood of inquiries to Britain's National Rail after a series of deadly bomb blasts hit London's transport network Thursday, officials said.
Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday night met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and is understood of have discussed a gamut of bialteral issues.
The White House has said that the Quran story published in Newsweek has affected US image abroad.
Salem has accepted that his role was that of supplier of arms and ammunition.
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation will shell out Rs 5,023 crore (Rs 50.23 billion) to subsidise kerosene and LPG in the second quarter of current fiscal.
Instant-replay technology used at last week's Nasdaq-100 Open in Miami, organisers and tennis players said
Telecom regulator TRAI on Tuesday expressed concern at the 'alarming congestion' in mobile networks, saying it was an issue largely between BSNL and the private mobile operators.
The faculty of the Indian Institutes of Technology may be the most sought by the industry for consultancy work, but instead of getting paid for the job, they sometimes end up spending from their own pockets.
A 15-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly kidnapped by three persons, including a policeman, and gangraped in a moving car on Monday, police said.
A law is needed to widen the purview of the council and bring the electronic media under it, Justice Ray told reporters in Faizabad on Friday night.
A massive landslide triggered by torrential rains at Somroli in Udhampur, 275 km from Srinagar, blocked the arterial road in the morning, the police said.
The copter took off from the Goa base at 1150 IST and soon after it lost communication links with the tow
Travellers on Indian Railways can now avail of a new alternative method of booking their online tickets through 'Itz Cash'.
PCB chief Shaharyar Khan said a decision was made at Monday's ACC meeting in Dubai.
The rationale is to prevent foreign scientists of suspect countries from taking courses which would help them acquire the knowledge necessary to assist with the production or manufacture (proliferation) of WMD
A coordination committee shall monitor the start up clearances to manage and prioritise the movement of flights during fog.
The protesters, students demanding jobs in railways, blocked the rail track at 7 in the morning, forcing the authorities to stop the suburban as well as express trains in the affected section between Matunga and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus.
Unidentified attackers pelted stones and broke its windowpane.
As many as 18 fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
The special gesture has been made at the behest of Kalam, a Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesman said.
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