Society News

Raqqa: Isis Publically Chops Off Man's Right Hand for Stealing Motorbike

The 27-year-old was taken to a public square where the Isis fighters carried out the amputation.

Mar 4, 2015

Bali 9 Australian drug smugglers moved to execution site

A family member of an Australian convict on death row was denied a visit before he was moved from a prison in Bali on 3 March to be taken to an Indonesian island where they will be shot by firing squad.

Mar 4, 2015

Gujarat's Advisory for Holi: 'Don't Embrace, Say Namaste' to Avoid Swine Flu

A health advisory tells people to prefer a "namaste" instead of an "embrace" or a handshake

Mar 4, 2015

Boris Nemtsov Murder: First Suspects Identified; Suspicious Car Belongs to Govt-Serving Enterprise

The car sought in connection with the crime belonged to the federal state unitary enterprise that provided services to the finance ministry and other government agencies.

Mar 4, 2015

Kejriwal Resigns Again: Déjà Vu or Hyped-up Hysteria?

Arvind Kejriwal's resignation as AAP convenor may well have averted a massive political crisis.

Mar 4, 2015

Adarsh Housing Society Case: Court Refuses Relief to Former Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan

Chavan had filed a petition in December last year asking the court to remove his name from the Adarsh Housing Society case, which was later turned down.

Mar 4, 2015

Who is Konstandinos Erik Scurfield? Former Royal Marine becomes First Briton to be Killed Fighting Isis

The Briton from Barnsley in South Yorkshire was killed in al-Hasakah province, the same place from where over 200 Assyrian Christians were kidnapped by Isis.

Mar 4, 2015

Weather Forecast: Heavy Rain, Flood Likely in Afghanistan, Pakistan and North India during Weekend

Another round of heavy flooding in areas ranging from Afghanistan, Pakistan and extreme north India has been predicted.

Mar 4, 2015

Microsoft Co-Founder Claims to have Found WWII Japanese Battleship

US airplanes had sunk the Musashi battleship in 1944 during World War II.

Mar 4, 2015

Holi 2015: New Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai Gear up for Festival of Colours [PHOTOS]

Holi has now spread to different parts of the world, including Europe and North America, Malaysia, Brazil, South Africa and many other places.

Mar 4, 2015

Ukraine Crisis: Gen Martin Dempsey Says US Must Give 'Lethal Aid' to Ukraine

"I think we should absolutely consider proving lethal aid (to Ukraine)," says Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Martin Dempsey

Mar 4, 2015

'India's Daughter': Rape Documentary Banned; Permission Conditions Violated, Says Rajnath Singh

Documentary-maker Leslee Udwin said she sought written permission from the Ministry of Home Affairs as well as Tihar jail authorities.

Mar 4, 2015

Raqqa: Isis Throws Man from Tower as Punishment for 'Homosexuality'

The man reportedly survived the fall, following which he was stoned to death by Isis fighters in Raqqa.

Mar 4, 2015

Ukraine: Donetsk Mine Blast Kills 'More than 30', Local Officials Say

The cause of the blast in the Zasyadko coal mine was not immediately clear

Mar 4, 2015

Youth Congress Leader Sachin Pilot Injured in Lathicharge

Around 30 Youth Congress workers and veteran party leaders were lathicharged for marching towards the state assembly with the intention to gherao the House as a mark of protest.

Mar 4, 2015