India's permanent representative to the United Nations, Mr Hardeep Singh Puri, has given a cheque for $20 million to the UN Secretary General, Mr Ban Ki-moon, as India's contribution towards the 'Paki

Hundreds of Tibetan warriors who doggedly fought a 15-year guerrilla war against the Chinese in Tibet after being trained and armed by the US Central Intelligence Agency now have a memorial that is li

Gujarat Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, got a perfect birthday gift on Friday when his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Kathlal assembly seat, a Congress bastion, by over 21,000 votes.

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Miscreants set fire to a Catholic church in the Colombian capital city of Bogota on Thursday, authorities said.

Octavio Mora, the parish priest in the Galan neighbourhood church, said the blaze was a

Hollywood actress Kristen Stewart hated school because she was bullied over her acting career.

Ahead of the US President, Mr Barack Obama's visit to India in November, a special US team Wednesday conducted a security survey in Punjab's Amritsar district, police said.

"A six-member team had com

At least 53 people have died and over 35,000 displaced as floods triggered by torrential rains submerged 23 villages in a southern state in Nigeria, an official said.

"Some of the victims are missing

A benchmark index for Indian equities on Thursday was ruling on a quiet note, up 31 points from its previous close.

Azam Khan, a key witness in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh killing, tried to fabricate a story about an attempt on his life by shooting himself in the shoulder, say police.

India and China have tied for top place on 2010 Forbes Asia's Fab 50 List with 16 firms each.