The Jharkhand vigilance bureau has lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against four legislators after a news channel telecast a sting operation showing them ready to sell their votes in the Rajya

The Gujarat High Court on Friday granted two-day custody of former minister of state Amit Shah to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake shootout case.

Justice

Two Maoists on Friday surrendered before police in Jharkhand, where the police have launched 'Operation Nai Disha' to bring ultras back to the mainstream.

Marshal Tuti and Suresh Munda of CPI(Maoist

Building on Bangladesh the Prime Minister, Ms Sheikh Hasina's visit to New Delhi eight months ago, the finance minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, travels to Dhaka on Saturday for the signing of a $1 billi

A council in Britain has triggered a backlash among parents and animal welfare groups after introducing halal-only menus at state schools, a media report said on Friday.

Only meat from animals kille

Overlooked for the coveted Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India's ace shooter Gagan Narang on Friday said he was demotivated and was thinking to skip the New Delhi Commonwealth Games this October.

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A Honduran-flagged ship carrying 3.5 tonnes of cocaine was seized and five of its occupants were arrested by the US Coast Guard off the Honduran coast.

The vessel was intercepted on Tuesday off the e

A Honduran-flagged ship carrying 3.5 tonnes of cocaine was seized and five of its occupants were arrested by the US Coast Guard off the Honduran coast.

The vessel was intercepted on Tuesday off the e

Ms Christina Romer, who chairs the White House Council of Economic Advisors (CEA), will step down next month, Xinhua reported.

After her resignation, effective September 3, Romer will resume her posi

An American Airlines flight from New York to Los Angeles was diverted to Albuquerque, after a passenger was found smoking in a lavatory, airport authorities said.

Passengers on board Flight 117 said