Two city schools have been closed for a week from Monday after a student each from the educational institution tested positive for swine flu.

Terror alerts and swine flu scare did not dampen the spirit of Mumbaikars as they welcomed the elephant headed-god.

The arrests came soon after tribals demanded the arrest of those involved in the activity.

India and Israel have signed a far-reaching agreement on homeland security where the two countries will collaborate on policing, forensics, counter-terrorism, etc. Israel's ambassador Alon Ushpiz spoke with Indrani Bagchi about shared concerns, PM Modi — and justice in the 2012 attack on an Israeli diplomat:

As India debates environmental health versus economic growth, Rachel Kyte, vice-president and special envoy for climate change at the World Bank Group, feels it is vital to think beyond basic GDP.

A recent Intelligence Bureau (IB) report has claimed that some well-known NGOs are working to stall economic development at the behest of their foreign donors. Activists and rights groups have been up in arms ever since the report was leaked.

The responsibility of lighting up the country today rests on Piyush Goyal’s shoulders. Just a month into his new job, the minister for power, coal and renewable energy has set an electric pace to energize the sector.

CEO of the ICC World Cup 2015 John Harnden spoke with Amin Ali about ensuring excitement in cricket's mega-tournament, clamping down on racism, managing 'minnows' matches — and how Australia is sizing up India as a rival for the trophy.

Two elderly Sikhs were shot at by unidentified assailants in Sacramento in US, leaving one dead and the other in critical condition, triggering panic in the neighbourhood having a sizeable Sikh population.

An octogenarian Hindu religious leader, head of a Hindu ashram, one of the largest temples in the US, has been convicted of molesting two young girls.

Absconding Indian godman Prakashanand Saraswati, also known as Shree Swamiji, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison and fined USD 10,000.

24-year-old Tosha Thakkar was last seen alive on March 9 in Sydney. Her alleged attacker, Daniel Stani-Reginald, has been denied bail.

According to a report in the local daily, Kema Rajandran was told by a Parth-based modelling agency that her work chances were "limited" in the country because she was not Caucasian.

Police in Australia's Victoria state today inducted its first officer from Sikh community who will wear a newly designed police turban, a media report said today.

A Seattle-based housing society will pay over $110,000 to settle a lawsuit that alleged the society discriminated against Indians and African-Americans seeking to rent apartments in the complex.

More than 1.48 lakh people registered on the government's Jan Sunwai portal on Thursday, requesting to be brought back to UP from other states that they have been stuck in since the lockdown was imposed.

Booze lovers continued to throng liquor shops in the city, even as the e-token system introduced by the Delhi government could not fully take off due to heavy traffic on the designated website.

Amid the debate over privacy concerns, Delhi government has issued orders to make Aarogya Setu mobile application popular among factory and construction workers returning to work after six weeks of lockdown.

According to the bulletin, AIIMS (Delhi and Jhajjar) reported two deaths, Safdarjung Hospital reported four, RML 26 and Lady Hardinge Medical College had none till Friday.

The ban comes right after the video conferencing service company started receiving a lot of criticism for poor security policies and privacy practices from it users.

WhatsApp is also working directly with NGOs and governments, including the WHO and over 20 national health ministries, to help connect people with accurate information.

In the next 3-4 weeks researchers would be able to get at least 200-300 isolates and this information would help them to make some further conclusion about the behaviour of this virus.

The new map explains the 4.5-billion-year-old history of our neighbour in space.

Boeing Co, the aerospace company also submitted its concept for a lunar lander last year but it was not selected.

In the month of Jan, he announced a break from YouTube but continued posting his regular videos after his break.

The feature been under testing for some time.

'I have changed and matured.''There is still a certain kind of detachment but I have far more appreciation and gratitude.'

'I can do slice-of-life kind of films anytime; But playing a cop is different. It's difficult to maintain that intensity on screen. That's where the real acting comes in place.'

'Mumbai is very different from the rest of India. It can be ruthless if you don't have work or friends. The struggle time and times of disappointment are horrific and can break you.'

'So many things opened up for me after I did the show.'

Vidya Balan's candid confession.

'People will be entertained by the Singhams and the Simmbas but they will still not respect cops. Batla House is an opportunity for us to show the true side of policemen and their sacrifices.'

Nithya Menen's fiery interview.

'It got boring after a point.'

'I did not have a quintessential debut even though my father is a well known actor in the industry. That's why I never felt like an industry kid.'

'When a person is poor, no one asks him anything, fearing that he might ask for a loan. But when he gets rich, everyone comes. So that changeover is happening and it is nice that it is happening.'

'But it is also an industry that is very accepting when they see talent and hard work.'

'Who will give me that (lost) time?' 'The stress I have gone through, the stress my family has gone through.''We have not laughed in seven, eight years.'