Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday dismissed the possibility of a resignation after the Madras High Court ruled that he must 'face trial' in the 2009 Lok Soabha elections case.

In a move that's being praised nationwide, the Ministry of Home Affairs has asked states and UTs to take action against those using the word 'chinki' to describe people from the North East of India.

It's the first bit of good news from Indian markets since January 3.

In sync with global sentiment and the government trying to speed up investment decisions, Sensex today went up by 434 points, the

With the arrest of YSR Congress president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy in the illegal assets case against him, his wife Bharati is set to play a new, bigger role in the family businesses.

Bharati, a post

China's first-ever official measurement of one of the world's finest architectural relics has revealed some surprising results.

It has now been determined that the Great Wall of China - visible from

Two ambitious rail projects - proposed elevated rail corridor in Mumbai and a bullet train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai - got a boost on Wednesday as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh finalised the target

Rescue workers digging through rubble after a plane crash in Nigeria that killed the 153 people on board turned their attention on Monday to the ruins of a building where more deaths were feared.

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Forecast rainfall for next 48 hours at:

East: Would occur at many places in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim. Would occu

Partygoers on Amsterdam rooftops will soon be allowed to drink beer standing up.

A municipal ban on the 'practice' will soon be repealed according to reports but it's still not clear when 'standing

Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker Nadendla Manohar has expressed serious displeasure over the frequent by-elections forced by resignation of sitting legislators.

"The state has witnessed 65 by-election