Kalashnikov rifle designer felt `spiritual pain` from mass deaths

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 15:21

Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer of the AK-47 rifle, wrote a letter to the Russian Orthodox Church before his death expressing concern that the weapon had killed so many people, Izvestia newspaper reported.

Mass grave unearthed near Dimapur: Nagaland Police

Last Updated: Sunday, January 5, 2014, 00:02

Days after clashes between the Karbi and Naga militants led to killing of four Naga villagers, Nagaland Police Saturday said they have discovered a mass grave containing nine bodies - with gunshot wounds - near the state`s commercial hub Dimapur.

Mass graves found in South Sudan; UN boosts troops` presence

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 09:49

As the ethnic clashes intensified in the violence-torn nation of South Sudan, the United Nations Security Council voted to boost the presence of the UN peacekeeping force in the country by 80 per cent.

Moved by people`s suffering, Chandy says how lucky we are

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 13:51

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said he was "moved beyond words" upon listening to people`s grievances during his recent mass contact programme in the state.

IIMC commences course in Urdu journalism

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 15:06

To enhance the skill of media professionals working in Urdu language, the Indian Institute of Mass Communication has begun a five-month Diploma Course in Urdu Journalism.

After waiting for over a decade, teacher gets appointment

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 15:37

On the directive of the High Court, the Odisha School and Mass Education department has appointed a woman in government school, in a day`s time, after the teacher waited for 14-years despite being selected for the post.

Climate change 375 mn years ago may have lead to mass extinction

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 16:22

Researchers have found proof for catastrophic oceanographic events linked with climate change and a mass extinction 375 million years ago that devastated tropical marine ecosystems.

Rapid Metro formally inaugurated in Gurgaon

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 20:18

Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda Sunday formally inaugurated the Rapid Metro Gurgaon line, a month after the mass transit service started commercial operations.

Pope`s crackdown on order alarms traditionalists

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 04:03

Pope Francis may have been named Time magazine`s Person of the Year, but he has come under scathing criticism from a growing number of traditionalist Catholics for cracking down on a religious order that celebrates the old Latin Mass.

New US school shooting on eve of Newtown anniversary

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 19:45

A schoolboy armed with a shotgun opened fire and wounded two fellow students before killing himself, the latest US mass shooting on the eve of the Newtown school massacre anniversary.

Turkey charges 255 over mass protests

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 01:39

Turkish prosecutors said today they have charged 255 protesters, including seven foreigners, over mass demonstrations that swept the country in June.

2012`s solar storm highlights need for policymakers to prep up for future

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 15:48

A researcher has said that a massive ejection of material from the Sun initially traveling at over 7 million miles per hour that narrowly missed Earth in 2012.