Pakistan defence minister Syed Naveed Qamar said on Sunday that Pakistan and India were considering to withdraw troops from Siachen.

The Orissa government, in an apparent bid to make the state administration accountable to citizens, has decided to introduce a new bill in the coming session of the Assembly.

BCCI chief and India Cements managing director N. Srinivasan on Monday appeared before CBI in connection with the disproportionate assets cases against YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy.

DMK chief M. Karunanidhi, who had said naming of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in the presidential race has led to chaos, on Sunday maintained that he always respected the former President.

Airfares have now reached an all time high with compared to what they were around six months ago thanks to increased taxes and crisis in two major airlines.

JD(U) leader Shivanand Tiwari on Saturday said Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee should be elected to the President's post with consensus.

Sticking to its stand, the All India Tennis Association on Saturday said it will not change the players' combination for the London Olympics despite Mahesh Bhupathi categorically rejecting his pairing with Leander Paes.

Mr Pranab Mukherjee has emerged as the bookies’ favourite contender for the coveted presidential post, with Mr Somnath Chatterjee last in the race.

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who has been named as a Presidential candidate by SP and TMC, on Friday said he will take a proper decision at the right time on entering the race for the high post.

Riding on the sympathy wave in the wake of its leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's arrest, the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has bagged eight assembly seats and is leading in seven other assembly segments and the Nellore Lok Sabha constituency.