Mumbai, Aug 16 : At least 16 students and a staff member of a private school here were hospitalised today due to suspected food poisoning, a civic official said..... read more

New Delhi, Aug 16 : Congress president Rahul Gandhi spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi today and requested him to increase the deployment of Army and Navy in flood-hit Kerala and give special financial assistance to the state..... read more

Kabul, Aug 16 : Gunmen launched an attack on an intelligence training centre in Kabul early today, officials said, just a day after a suicide bomber killed dozens of students in the war-weary city..... read more

Mazar-i-Sharif, Aug 14 :  Taliban fighters overran a northern Afghan army base, officials said today, killing at least 14 soldiers with dozens feared captured and others said to have fled in the latest blow to the country's security forces...... read more

Washington, Aug 14 : Scientists have developed a transparent heat-resistant gel using beer waste that may one day be used to build greenhouse-like habitats for human colonised on Mars.
The "aerogel," which looks like a flattened plastic contact lens, could also be used on buildings on Earth to help make huge savings on ene... read more

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Aug 14 :  At least eight more people have been identified in connection with the lynching of a man in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district last week, police said today.
The victim, KapilTyagi, was allegedly beaten to death by a mob on suspicion of being a thief at Bijopura village last Thursday, police... read more

Shimla, Aug 14 :  A five-year-old boy drowned in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district this morning, taking the death toll in rain-related incidents in the state to 19 in the last two days, an official said.
The body of MohitPathania, who drowned at Nurpur area, has been recovered and an immediate relief of Rs 10,000 provided ... read more

London, Aug 14 :  A man has been arrested after a car crashed into security barriers outside the UK Houses of Parliament, injuring many pedestrians, Scotland Yard said today.
The incident happened at 07:37, prompting a major police response.
Streets around Millbank, Parliament Square and Victoria Tower Gardens have been c... read more