India and Japan may be keen to push ahead with a civil nuclear pact but Tokyo has made it abundantly clear that several outstanding issues need to be addressed before the two sides can sign on the dotted line.

IPL champions Mumbai Indians will commence their preparation-cum-conditioning camp ahead of the Champions League Twenty20 from Friday at home ground in Ahmedabad.

Ray Dolby, an American inventor and audio pioneer who founded Dolby Laboratories, has died at the age of 80.

US President Barack Obama’s top diplomatic nominee for South and Central Asia, Nisha Desai Biswal on Thursday told legislators that advancing the India-US strategic partnership will be of paramount importance for her if she is confirmed.

A meeting between the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan in New York will require “an atmosphere” and delivery by Islamabad on issues raised by New Delhi, external affairs minister Salman Khurshid said on Thursday.

Free from his dismantling duties on the cricket field right now, India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni turned his energies towards disassembling the first bike that he acquired during a rare break from his hectic international schedule.

The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the Centre and Uttarakhand government on a PIL seeking fair distribution of aid and compensation to people affected in natural disaster in the state.

In a breather to urban street vendors and hawkers, the Supreme Court has restrained all states and Union Territories from taking any action against them and directed the governments to implement the 2009 national policy for their regulation.

Pakistan expects normalisation of ties with India in the coming days with the “almost certain” meeting of Prime Ministers Nawaz Sharif and Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly summit.

Left-arm fast bowler Brian Vitori took his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket on Thursday, as Zimbabwe secured a 64-run first innings lead over Pakistan on the third day of the second Test at Harare Sports Club.