A Syrian government helicopter has crashed in a rebel-held area in the country's north-west, activists say. The helicopter went down in Jabal al-Zawiya in Idlib province, an area held by opposition fighters including those from al-Nusra Front. Four crew members were captured, while a fifth was killed.

Four years after a towering tsunami ravaged much of Japan's northeastern coast, efforts to fend off future disasters are focusing on a nearly 400-kilometre chain of cement sea walls, at places nearly five stories high.

Accusing the Narendra Modi government of not taking action against "Hindu forces spitting communal venom', the All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Sunday passed a resolution to launch a campaign appealing Muslims and minorities to rise against such forces. 

Perhaps, Aam Aadmi Party chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is seeking some divine intervention in the party's turmoil. 

Pakistan high commissioner Abdul Basit will meet moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq tomorrow during which a host of issues are expected to come up and he will also be apprised of the "ground situation" in Kashmir. 

US Senator Ted Cruz of Texas will announce that he is running for president of the United States during an appearance on Monday at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, according to a campaign adviser. 

A Kolkata-based company has filed a police complaint against Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty alleging that it was fraudulently induced to invest Rs.9 crore in a company run by her, police said on Sunday.

Trying to appease the minorities, especially the Catholics, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that there was no need to panic and that the government was taking all action to ensure that the culprits be brought to justice. 

Having chosen unity over division in the first peaceful and democratic transition of power in our nation's history, we are visiting the United States to deepen the cooperation between our countries. With US support, the hardworking people of Afghanistan can rebuild our country, develop our economy and resist terrorism. 

Hours after the fire at the Parliament complex was brought under control, the home ministry has sought a report into the matter. Earlier in the day, a major fire had broken out at Parliament, which required nine fire tenders to douse the flames. 

Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Heera Lal Verma, whose son is in line to get a peon's job at the Rajasthan State Agriculture Marketing Board, said he saw nothing wrong in it. "I have three sons, all are unemployed. He is Std VIII passed so he applied; whether he clears it or not depends on different aspects."

A third attacker is still on the run after the deadly Bardo Museum attack in which 25 people died, Tunisia's president said in a live TV interview. "There were certainly three attackers... there is one who is on the run, he won't get far," President Beji Caid Essebsi said on Sunday.

Nine young British medical students have travelled illegally to Syria and are believed to be working in hospitals in Islamic State-controlled areas. Their families were mounting a desperate effort  at the Turkish-Syrian border to persuade them to come home.

A major fire has broken out in Parliament. Reports state that the fire broke out near the the visitors entry gate near parking lot. Preliminary investigations suggest that a short circuit in the AC power unit caused fire. Seven fire tenders have been rushed to the spot to douse the flames and control the situation. More details are awaited

Joining forces with anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare, Dravida Munnetrea Kazagham chief M Karunanidhi said his party would be with him in protests against the 'draconian' land bill in the "national interest." 

Days after Park Street rape victim Suzette Jordan's demise, her father has penned an emotional letter. 

"Don't eat it, read it, see it, feel it," sings the Michael Jackson impersonator as she raps her way through a list of pleasures banned by India's conservative government before chorusing: "Just beep it!" 

A 10-yr-old boy was made to do 170 push ups by a maulvi in a local madarsa in Bareilly because the child was unable to recite a chapter of the Quran. Not satisfied with the punishment he had meted out, the maulvi also reportedly thrashed the boy with a stick and sat on his chest, angrily pulling at his hair. The distressed boy, unable to take this inhuman treatment any more, fainted and had to be rushed to hospital in a critical condition.

Unidentified persons allegedly hurled bombs at a Trinamool Congress office at Jamuria in Burdwan district, the police said. The doors and windows of the party's Tapsi-II Anchalik office were shattered by the impact of the blast early this morning, the police said. However, no casualties were reported in the incident as the office was closed then.   TMC leaders have lodged a complaint with Jamuria police in this regard with party leader Monojit Chattopadhyay alleging that it was the handiwork of Bharatiya Janata Party workers in the area.

There is a perception among India's Christians that the recent attacks on Christian institutions are the result of a hate campaign. The government dismisses that charge as pure propaganda. The truth may lie somewhere in between. 

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed hit out at Pakistan over terror attacks in the state and asked it to control terrorism if it wants peace. Condemning twin terror attacks in the state, Sayeed while addressing the state assembly said, "Terror attack is a conspiracy to derail peace process. Pakistan must control terrorism if it wants peace and reconciliation." The state witnessed two terror strikes in two days and five people lost their lives in the attacks.

"Worst affected are the small farmers who lost everything; I am with you at this moment of crisis," adds PM Modi during his Mann ki Baat address.

"Worst affected are the small farmers who lost everything; I am with you at this moment of crisis," adds PM Modi during his Mann ki Baat address.

PM Modi added, "If states have objection to amendments in land acquisition bill, they can continue with the old law. We don't have any moral right to govern if we are not sensitive towards your pains."

In his radio address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to farmers and addressed their troubles. PM Modi speaking about the troubles farmers are facing owing to unseasonal rain, said, "I'm standing with you at this sad hour. I assure you the government will provide assistance with complete sensitivity at this hour of the need."

Saudi Arabia's campaign to build a broad Sunni alliance to contain Iran has apparently suffered at least a setback from Pakistan.