News

Andreas Lubitz: Germanwings Co-pilot Who Killed 150 People a 'Friendly Guy' with No Terror Links?

The prosecutors said the 28-year-old German national, Andreas Lubitz, was alive till the plane crashed into French Alps, killing all 150 on board.

Mar 26, 2015

Nitish Kumar Demands Special Status for Bihar After Meeting Prime Minister Modi

Nitish raised the issue of losses to his state because of the 14th Finance Commission recommendations.

Mar 26, 2015

Co-Pilot Deliberately Crashed Germanwings Jetliner: French Prosecutor

The co-pilot of the Germanwings A-320 appears to have deliberately crashed the aircraft killing 150 passengers and crew on board, a French prosecutor said on Thursday.

Mar 26, 2015

Twitterati Irked as Zayn Malik Leaving One Direction Trends over Germanwings Crash

Early on Wednesday, One Direction confirmed that Malik has left the band, but will continue their world tour and record a fifth album later this year.

Mar 26, 2015

Florida: Teen kills himself after shooting family

A 13-year-old boy in Florida fatally shot his 6-year-old brother and then killed himself.

Mar 26, 2015

Baby orangutan recovers after being trapped in chicken cage

A baby orangutan took his first steps on his own this week following months of intensive care

Mar 26, 2015

Vikas Swarup, Author of Book That Inspired 'Slumdog Millionaire', Replaces Syed Akbaruddin as MEA Spokesperson

The 'Q&A' author is serving as the Joint Secretary at the Ministry of External Affairs.

Mar 26, 2015

Debris of Crashed Naval Aircraft Found?

INS Makar, a naval vessel, detected a large metallic object around 60 metres deep in the sea off the Goa coast.

Mar 26, 2015

Political Times: End of the road for Clarkson, Camerons VAT blow and Lord Brian May?

Senior politics reporter Ian Silvera rounds ups the week in Westminster.

Mar 26, 2015

'Modi Mango': Who is Haji Kalimullah? Padma Shri Awardee Names Mango after PM Narendra Modi

Haji Kalimullah has kept five saplings of "Modi mango" so that Narendra Modi can plant it in Gujarat.

Mar 26, 2015

Chile Floods: 2 Dead, 24 Missing; Government Declares State of Emergency [PHOTOS+VIDEO]

The torrential rains began on Tuesday on the normally dry region Copiapó, leaving 700 people homeless.

Mar 26, 2015

Peru declares emergency in mudslide zone

Perus President Ollanta Humala declared a state of emergency in an area affected by deadly mudslides

Mar 26, 2015

India vs Australia: Blues Shamed in Sydney but Indians Hit Racist Taunts for Six

'Who's going to be manning 7-Elevens today?', an Australian TV show host asked.

Mar 26, 2015

Luke Skywalker's Fictitious Planet in Star Wars is now an Isis Stronghold

George Lucas filmed three of the Star Wars sci-fi movies in the Tunisian desert town of Tataouine, which also inspired the name of fictitious planet.

Mar 26, 2015

Maharashtra Beef Ban: 3 Booked for Slaughtering Calves in Nashik

Ironically, India is the second largest exporter of beef in the world, after Brazil.

Mar 26, 2015