Sri Lanka's Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando resigned over his failure to prevent the Easter terror attacks even as the health ministry Thursday night sharply revised the death toll downward to 253, saying the previous figure of 359 was due to a "calculation error".
Christchurch: In an emotional meeting with survivors of the New Zealand mosques massacre, Britain's Prince William appealed Friday for "extremism in all forms" to be defeated.
A 23-year-old man was shot at allegedly by two unidentified bike-borne men after he refused to share a cigarette with them in northwest Delhi's Shalimar Bagh, police said Thursday.
Kolkata: Rajasthan Royals beat Kolkata Knight Riders by three wickets in an IPL match here Thursday.
Bengaluru: Mohammed Lateef, the founder of Saudi Arabia's Gold Tower Group, has alleged that though he offered to invest in Jet Airways, the company did not respond.
New Delhi: Taking a dig at Congress, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday said he was "disappointed" by the party's decision of not fielding Priyanka Gandhi against Prime Minister Narendra Modi after building up a "suspense for an eventual thriller" in the Lok Sabha elections.
Shivamogga: After reeling under the Kyasanur Forest disease (KFD), two cases of H1N1 viral flu has been reported in the district which has created panic among the citizens here.
New Delhi: The Election Commission Thursday barred IAS officer Mohammed Mohsin, who had checked Prime Minister Narendra Modi's helicopter in Odisha, from election duties till further orders.
Bantwala: In a traggic road accident, a biker died after his bike collided with a lorry at Mooloru near Madipu here on Thursday night.
Bengaluru: A delegation headed by State Women's Congress President Dr. B. Pushpa Amarnath on Thursday complained to the women commission alleging that the Chikkamagaluru constituency MLA CT Ravi had made a derogatory remark belittling women during the Lok Sabha polls on April 14.
