Matt to work on water in India
Hollywood actor Matt Damon’s non-profit organisation Water.Org has received $8 million grant from PepsiCo Foundation to improve access to safe water and sanitation in India.
Four held over Metallica fan riot
Four people, including the general manager of the DNA event management company, the organiser of the Metallica concert, were arrested early Saturday after fans rioted at the venue here for postponing
Unable to care for wife, man commits suicide in Rolls-Royce
A 67-year-old man and his disabled wife in Britain gassed themselves in their Rolls-Royce since the husband felt he was unable to take care of his wife anymore, an inquest heard in Britain.
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Dinosaur herds migrated over huge distances?
A herd of dinosaurs that lived 145 million years ago migrated huge distances to find food, a study says.
Bomb found on Advani's yata route in Tamil Nadu
A pipe bomb was found under a bridge from which Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani' anti-corruption yatra was supposed to pass in Tamil Nadu near Madurai on Friday morning, police said.
Anti-Taliban Pakistani beheaded
An anti-Taliban tribal has been beheaded in northwest Pakistan.
The beheaded body was found in the Bara area Thursday, Dawn reported.
Two militants had been killed Wednesday when they clashed with a
Metallica concert postponed to Saturday
Metallica's concert here on Friday has been postponed for a day, organisers said.
"The concert has been postponed due to technical hassles," the organisers told reporters.
However, some people prese
Police blast Metallica concert organisers
The police chief of Gurgaon on Friday hit out at organisers of rock band Metallica's concert here, saying they should have told the administration about postponing the show.
"They have to explain why
Removing AFSPA no reflection on Army: Omar
The proposal to remove the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) from some parts of the state was neither a reflection of the role of the Army nor an effort to undermine it, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has said.
Delhi firemen get 210 Diwali calls
It was another busy Diwali night for the Delhi fire department that received 210 calls from across the capital till early on Thursday but there was no major incident, an official said.