A fortnight after the serial blasts in Pune, the Central Intelligence Bureau (IB) has sounded high alert to Mysore police of a potential terror threat. The alert was reportedly issued on Saturday.

US actress Jennifer Aniston, seven years after her much-publicised break-up with Brad Pitt, is engaged to be married again to a much lesser known actor-screenwriter, Justin Theroux, his publicist announced. “Justin Theroux had an amazing birthday on Friday, receiving an extraordinary gift when his girlfriend, Jennifer Aniston, accepted his proposal of marriage,” Theroux’s representative told People magazine late on Sunday.

Paceman Kamal Passi wreaked havoc with a superb six-wicket haul as India thrashed Zimbabwe by 63 runs to bring their campaign back on track in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, here on Tuesday.

A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck in the Sea of Okhotsk off the east Russian coast on early Tuesday, US and Japanese monitors said, with the tremor felt as far away as Tokyo.

Pakistan and India are mulling a proposal for a meeting of the chiefs of their intelligence agencies, ISI and RAW, as part of a series of CBMs to build goodwill, according to a media report on Monday.

Research In Motion Ltd will soon be ready to license its new BlackBerry 10 operating system to other manufacturers, according to a report on Monday.

The Indian Olympic Association on Monday hailed the ‘path-breaking’ performance of its contingent in the 2012 London Games, saying it would give a tremendous boost to sports in the country.

Cash awards and accolades continued to pour in for sportspersons, who brought glory to the country at the 2012 London Games as Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday announced `50 lakh each for silver medallists and `25 lakh each for bronze medal winners at the Olympics.

Kobe Bryant, who has announced his retirement from basketball after his final Olympic match, has said younger players in the US team are good to go, and he won’t try to make a comeback in the Olympics team just like his good friend David Beckham.

Prince Harry was launched into a new leading role in the royal family when he took centrestage at the Olympic closing ceremony. In his most important solo royal engagement yet, the third in line to the throne was selected as the figurehead for the spectacular farewell to the Games, which the Queen opened two weeks ago.