Gunmen shot dead Pakistan's minority affairs minister Shahbaz Bhatti in Islamabad on Wednesday, doctor Azmat ullah Qureshi, spokesman for the local Shifa hospital said.

Bengaluru: Ireland, riding on the shoulders of Kevin O'Brien’s fastest World Cup century, crushed England by three wickets on Wednesday.

Ireland have broken the record for the most runs batting seco

Pune: A CBI team from New Delhi on Tuesday started search of former Commonwealth Games chief Suresh Kalmadi's bank lockers here, an official source said.

"We have opened two bank lockers as part of t

Hyderabad: India's Environment Ministry has ordered suspension of construction work of a power plant in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh, which is facing farmers' protest.

Two protesters died y

Colombo: Nuwan Kulasekara and comeback boy Lasith Malinga has blew open the Kenyan batting line up by taking off both their openers here at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Tuesday.

Kula, who was called i

Bengaluru: The BSE Sensex extended gains to 3 per cent on Tuesday, tracking firmer global markets and as a strong growth outlook for Asia's third-largest economy boosted sentiments.
The Sensex, at 2.5

External affairs minister S.M. Krishna has on Tuesday assured that the evacuation of Indians from violence-torn Libya was going on smoothly and over 3,500 people would have returned home by Wednesday.

New Delhi: Higher tax exemption limit for individuals, significant benefits for senior citizens, retention of service tax at 10 per cent and withdrawal of some duty exemptions were some of the majo

New Delhi: In the Union Budget 2011-12, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today announced higher tax exemption limit of Rs 1.8 lakh for individuals and further benefits to senior citizens, addition

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee unveiled major plans for the education sector.

Twenty-four percent increase in educational outlay; Rs.21,000 crore for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.

Rs.54 crore each for