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Woman killed in Bihar for practising witchcraft

A 58-year-old Dalit woman was Thursday killed by her neighbour in Bihar`s Gaya district, around 100 ...

Two killed for witchcraft in WB

Two tribals were beaten and hacked to death by villagers for allegedly practising black magic at Pal...

Obama nominates Ambassador to Myanmar

Derek Mitchell has been serving as the special representative and policy coordinator for Myanmar in ...

Witchcraft an excuse to eliminate women

In the space of just over a month four persons were brutally killed in Jharkhand this year, all four...

Woman forced to eat human excreta on witchcraft charge

A woman in a village in Bihar`s Sitamarhi district was forced by some people to eat human excreta an...

AP: Four convicted in murder conspiracy case

A local court on Wednesday convicted four persons for the criminal conspiracy to eliminate former TD...

Infant, parents killed for `practising witchcraft`

The three were sleeping in their house when they were beaten to death.

Malaysian flight returns due to technical glitch

A Kuala Lumpur-bound Malaysian Airlines flight was forced to return 90 minutes after it took off fro...

Pair jailed in UK for life for witchcraft killing

The couple, originally from Congo, were convicted last week of killing Kristy Bamu during an exorc...

UK jury convicts 2 of killing boy for `witchcraft`

A British jury has found a couple guilty of torturing and murdering a 15-year-old boy whom they ac...

PM`s poll rally in Goa marred by failure of sound system

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s public meeting at Sakhalim in poll-bound Goa was briefly interrupte...

Nepal: Woman burned to death over witchcraft claims

A 40-year-old woman was beaten with sticks and rocks before being doused with kerosene and set afir...

Murdoch`s Sun attacks police `witch-hunt`

Associate editor of The Sun said, UK lags in 28th place behind ex-communist states in a recent pres...

Suitcase causes flutter ahead of PC’s arrival

An unclaimed suitcase at the domestic airport here caused A flutter, as it was discovered minutes be...

Russia blames space radiation for Mars probe failure

Russia`s space agency today blamed the effect of cosmic radiation for the failure of its Phobos-Grun...

New mobile app helps choose healthy food

You can scan bar codes, see what`s in a food item and switch to a healthier choice in an instant, th...

Britain to give Bangladesh $350 mn aid

The British fund will aid the Bangladesh government`s Third Primary Education Development Programme....

UK: Boy tortured to death for being a `witch`

Kristy Bamu suffered 101 different injuries from being attacked with a chisel, a hammer and a metal ...

Apple in narrow win in US patent suit vs HTC

The US trade agency imposed a formal import ban on any HTC phones that infringe on the patent, start...

British writer Christopher Hitchens dead at 62

The author of 25 books - Hitchens never lost his biting humor.

HTC does not violate FlashPoint patent: ITC

FlashPoint had also accused Nokia , Research in Motion and LG Electronics of infringement.

Man in Australian $1 mn suitcase mystery charged

Workers at a Sydney eatery say the suitcase was left there on Tuesday by a nervous-looking man.

BHRC asks Bihar DGP to expedite witchcraft cases

The Commission had taken cognisance of a report submitted by an NGO (Bihar Women`s Network) and deci...

Bihar DGP urged to expedite witchcraft cases

The BHRC has taken serious note of women being killed or subjected to harassment and torture on fals...

US panel rules Apple does not infringe S3 patents

Apple Inc does not violate patents owned by S3 Graphics Co, the International Trade Commission said ...

UK minister demands Myanmar prisoner release

A British govt minister has called for the release of all political prisoners in army-dominated Mya...

SBI customers could face hitches on Nov 8 & 9

Services in SBI`s nearly 13,500 branches across the country could be affected for two days as its ...

Women victims of witch-hunt in tribal Assam

There have been numerous such cases in tribal-dominated areas in Assam, mostly of women, either wido...

US envoy to Myanmar arrives for second visit

A United States embassy official said Derek Mitchell will press for the release of more political pr...

Blackberry outage due to core switch failure: RIM

Email and messaging glitches that have plagued BlackBerry users around the world for a second day we...

Don’t attend community kitchen: EC to candidates

In order to keep a check on illegal expenditure during polls, the Election Commission has issued f...

`Witch` hunt continues in Rajasthan

A 60-year-old woman in Rajasthan`s Bhilwara says she was branded a witch, tortured and banished from...

Now, a handheld device to sniff out nuclear bomb

Researchers at the Northwestern University have developed new materials that could lead to a handhel...

Glitches mar China’s high-speed railways

A Chinese Railway Ministry report has said the country’s high-speed railways suffered 168 glitches i...

Astronauts to grow `kitchen garden` on Mars?

Astronauts on the first manned mission to Mars are considering to grow their own food in a hi-tech "...

Hockey pitch in London named after Dhyan Chand

A newly-laid Astro-turf hockey pitch, at a cost of £250,000, at the Indian Gymkhana Club in London h...

Tribal woman killed for practising `witchcraft`

A 55-year-old tribal woman was clubbed to death allegedly by five youths after suspecting her to b...

Rajasthan woman branded as `witch`, tortured

A 35-year-old woman was made to lie on embers and searing hot tongs were placed on her body after sh...

Rajasthan woman branded as `witch`, tortured

The woman has been admitted to a hospital here with severe burns on her face, stomach and other part...

Another woman tortured as a witch in Rajasthan

A 35-year-old woman has alleged she was branded a witch by villagers, tortured and was being forced ...

Text messages go public in Russia after glitch

Thousands of mobile phone text messages went public in Russia after an error occurred at one of top ...

Olympic champion Mitcham out of world champs

Olympic champion Matthew Mitcham has been ruled out of the Australian diving team for the world cham...

Mexican man tries to escape prison in suitcase

A woman was caught trying to sneak her common-law-husband out of a Mexican prison in a suitcase.

Aussies set sights on `Quidditch` world cup

Australians, renowned for their sporting prowess in cricket and rugby, now want to win a world cup f...

Railways takes possession of CWG kitchen equipment

Railways has agreed to take possession of Rs 14 crore state-of-the-art kitchen equipment lying at th...

Formula One teams agree on engine switch delay

Formula One teams agreed on Wednesday to delay the introduction of new environmentally friendly engi...

Delhi reels under massive power cuts

Delhi continued to reel under severe power cuts today in the sweltering heat due to gap between de...

Victoria to wail on despite criticsm

Victoria Azarenka has ratcheted up the decibel levels at Wimbledon this year and is unlikely to turn...

Wimbledon chief slams ‘distracting’ loud players

Tennis players who grunt too loudly spoiling the game for the millions of spectators says Wimbledon ...

‘Few Talibani take Afghan offer to switch sides’

Out of the 40,000 Taliban militants in Afghanistan, an estimated 1,700 are willing to reconcile wi...

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