7-Year-Old Beaten to Death By School Principal in Bareilly, UP

12/18/14 2:25 PM PST

7-year-old Mohammad Aaraj was a student at DSR Public School in Rath

World Crime

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Islamic State Banned in India

12/18/14 2:07 PM PST

So far there have been only 4 cases of Indians joining the cause of Islamic state, one of whom has already returned to India

World

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Newborn Found Abandoned in Rubbish Bin in Bhopal

12/18/14 1:47 PM PST

Per 2011 census, for every 1000 males, there are 933 females in India

Tags: census, india, bhopal, rubbish bin, deepshikha school, rajiv patel

India's Nuclear-Powered Submarine Ventures into Sea

12/18/14 1:47 PM PST

India's first indigenous nuclear submarine, the INS Arihant, can carry 12 K-15 ballistic missiles

Tags: ins arihant, india, indian navy, vizag, nuclear submarine, missile

Delhi Minute: Women Cab Drivers, AAP Manifesto, End of Traffic Jams

12/18/14 10:48 AM PST

As Delhi assembly elections near, AAP promises free water and cheap electricity; women cab drivers to be trained by Delhi police; government agencies plan for traffic-jam-free city

Tags: aam aadmi party, assembly elections, uber, strike, traffic jam, delhi, india

New Data in India Shines More Light on Dinosaur Extinction Theory

12/16/14 3:00 PM PST

Researchers say that a volcanic eruption began 250,000 years before asteroid strike, and possibly continued for 500,000 years after impact

Science & Technology

Tags: india, deccan traps, volcanic eruptions, asteroid strike, dinosaurs, extinction

India to Contribute Software, Mirrors to World's Largest Telescope

12/16/14 11:11 AM PST

The future thirty meter telescope will be located below the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii

Science & Technology

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U.S. 'Troubled' After Crimea's Leader Received in India

12/15/14 4:14 PM PST

U.S. State Department's 'troubled' Crimean leader Sergey Aksyonov accompanied Russian President Vladimir Putin to India

World

Tags: india, crimea, russia, vladimir putin, sanctions, ukraine, annexation

Xiaomi Temporarily Banned From Selling Phones in India

12/15/14 3:09 PM PST

Popularly known as 'China's Apple', Xiaomi has been sued by Ericsson in a patent infringement case

World Business

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Deals Worth $100 Billion Inked During Putin's Visit to India

12/15/14 10:00 AM PST

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited India for the 15th India-Russia annual summit and signed several deals with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his one day there

Economy

Tags: bilateral summit, russia, india, narendra modi, vladimir putin, nuclear plants, helicopters, oil, 100 billion dollars

9 New Species of Bush Frog Discovered in Western Ghats

12/12/14 3:23 PM PST

Indian biologists discover nine new species of tiny Bush Frogs that are only 15 to 45 mm inches long

Environment

Tags: roarchestes, bush frogs, southern india

Extreme Weather Takes Toll on Developing Nations

12/12/14 11:54 AM PST

Cambodia, India, and the Philippines were hit the hardest by extreme weather events in 2013

Weather

Tags: philippines, filipinos, yolanda, typhoon, weather, lima, cambodia, india