Gender gap, likeability forge Obama ahead: Poll
President Barack Obama holds a nine-point lead over likely Republican challenger Mitt Romney, thanks to a large gender gap and likeability factor, according to a new poll.
The perception that the pre
Eloped couple found dead in Kanpur
Bodies of a man and a woman from Uttarakhand, who had eloped some weeks back, were found hanging from a ceiling fan at a rented accommodation in Govindnagar here on Tuesday. No suicide note was found.
Industrialist held after factory collapse leaves six dead
Prominent industrialist Sheetal Vij has been arrested after a factory building owned by him collapsed, leaving at least six workers dead and many trapped under the debris, police said on Tuesday as re
Interest rates to go down but not immediately, say top banks
The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) move on Tuesday to cut key rates for the first time in three years by a sharp 50 basis points will provide the much needed respite to consumers as top banks said inte
US Senate rejects Obama's wealth tax proposal
The US Senate has blocked President Barack Obama's proposal to raise tax rate on those earning over one million dollars a year.
The wealth tax bill is largely considered a key element of Obama's re-e
Letter threatens to blow up Ramjanmabhoomi complex
Security in and around the Ramjanmabhoomi complex in Uttar Pradesh's temple town of Ayodhya was stepped up after a district judge received a letter threatening to blow up the area in the coming days,
Brazilian cannibals made home movie of crimes
Two of the three suspects arrested for murdering, dismembering and eating their victims in the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco made a home movie of their crimes, including the cannibalism s
Deccan Chargers post 196/2 against Rajasthan Royals
Deccan Chargers posted a score of 196 for two against Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here Tuesday.
South African import Jean-Paul Duminy was th
Little movement on release of Odisha legislator
With a day to go before the deadline set by the Maoists lapses, the fate of abducted Odisha legislator Jhina Hikaka continued to remain uncertain on Tuesday as both the government and the guerrillas r
US did not heed warning about Mumbai attack: Headley's ex-wife
As India probes the role of the estranged wife of admitted Pakistani American terrorist David Headley in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack, she claims she tried to prevent it, but US authorities did no