Pop singer and actress Jessica Simpson's friends have claimed that she is expecting a baby girl. Simpson, 31, has yet to confirm month-old reports suggesting she’s pregnant, but friends, it seems, can't keep their mouths closed when it comes to the happy news.

Former West Indies captain Chris Gayle was today told to retract his bitter criticism of the region's governing body if he wanted to resurrect his international career.

In a security scare, a youth carrying a pistol on Thursday attempted to enter a ground where Rahul Gandhi was addressing a public meeting and was detained by police.

Muammar Gaddafi was captured as his hometown of Sirte was falling on Thursday, a National Transitional Council commander said, adding that the ousted Libyan strongman was badly wounded.

Deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi died of wounds suffered in his capture near his hometown of Sirte on Thursday, a senior National Transitional Council military official said.

Virtually admitting embarrassment on account of B.S. Yeddyurappa's arrest in an alleged land scam, L.K. Advani on Tuesday said it will be difficult to win against the "corrupt" Congress if his party too is bedevilled by similar weaknesses.

Libyan revolutionary forces bulldozed the green walls surrounding Muammar Gaddafi’s main Tripoli compound on Sunday, saying it was time 'to tear down this symbol of tyranny'.

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Anil Kumble has explained his position as far as allegations of conflict of interest between his management company and his position as president of the Karnataka State Cricket Association. It was brave and fair of him to face the public because the norm in Indian cricket — and I dare say even in public and corporate life — is to lie low and hope the controversy will blow over rather than work towards resolving it.

HJC-BJP combine nominee Kuldeep Bishnoi on Monday won the prestigious Hisar Lok Sabha byelection in Haryana in a closely-fought battle in which Team Anna sought a crushing defeat for the Congress that was pushed to a far third position.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will visit the Buddhist site of Ambaran on the outskirts of the city next month and inaugurate a photo exhibition on the ancient sites in Akhnoor.