Man dreams of murder, kills family, self
A man killed his mother and two sisters and later committed suicide as he was getting recurring dreams in which he was murdered, making him worried as to who will look after his family after him, police here said on Friday.
Educated girls entering flesh trade for money, SC
Observing that even educated girls from well-off families were entering the flesh trade to fund their lifestyles, the Supreme Court on Friday said rescue and rehabilitation of sex workers was a complex problem and sought to know how the government proposed to tackle it.
Aneesh Chopra, Obama's Indian American IT head, quits
Aneesh Chopra, President Barack Obama's information technology honcho, who was the highest ranking Indian American in the Obama administration, is leaving the White House, apparently to try his hand a
More than five mn out of work in Spain
The ranks of Spain's unemployed grew by 295,300 in the fourth quarter of 2011 to a record 5.27 million, the National Statistics Institute said on Friday in its latest workforce survey.
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Pakistan mulls panel to probe fake drugs deaths
Pakistan may set up a judicial panel to probe over 100 deaths due to spurious drugs in its Punjab province.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Friday hinted at setting up the judicial commission to pr
Battered baby continues to be critical
The two-year-old abandoned and battered baby Falak continues to be critical, doctors said on Saturday.
"Her condition is same as yesterday. She is stable but critical," Deepak Agrwal, assistant profe
Manipur records 40 percent polling till noon
Manipur recorded 40 percent polling till noon on Saturday as voting continued at a brisk pace with people turning out in huge numbers to elect a 60-member assembly despite a string of bomb blasts in t
Drinking water scare in Chinese city after industrial pollution
Authorities in China have swooped into action to monitor drinking water safety more closely after cadmium pollution, caused by a mining firm, has been found downstream of a China river.
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We are heading to the top, says Clarke
Australia captain Michael Clarke says his team has a lot of ground to cover for regaining the number one spot in Tests and its 4-0 thumping of India is a step on the way to the top.
Despite the resou
Kashmir Valley continues to be in deep freeze
Minimum temperatures continued to remain much below the freezing point in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir Valley on Saturday. The Met office here said weather will be similar for the next few days