The CBI is not the “Congress bureau of investigation”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday, refuting the Bharatiya Janata Party’s allegations of conspiracy behind the arrest of its leader Amit Shah.

Colombo, July 26: Sri Lanka made 235 for one in their first innings at tea on the first day of the second cricket Test against India at the Sinhalese Sports Club here Monday.

Tharanga Pranavitana was

Two people who used to rob people after offering them a lift at night were arrested, the police said on Saturday.
Mohammad Nadeem, 22, the gang leader and a call centre cab driver in Noida, was arrested along with his associate Jeetu Kumar, 21, from Sarai Kale Khan Bus Terminal in south Delhi, a police officer said.

BP Plc chief executive, Mr Tony Hayward, is to step down following intense criticism of his handling of the worst oil spill in US history, British Broadcasting Corporation reported on Sunday.

His dep

Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Than Shwe departed on Sunday for a goodwill visit to India at the invitation of the Indian president, officials confirmed.

Than Shwe departed Naypyitaw Internatio

At least 19 people died and more than 300 were injured on Saturday when revellers at the Love Parade music festival in the western German city of Duisburg set off a stampede in a crowded access tunnel

Congress on Sunday kickstarted its 320-km 'Bellary Chalo Padayatra' from the city to highlight "failure" of the BJP government in Karnataka on various issues, including illegal mining.

The 'padayatr

The much-delayed first unit of Kudankulam nuclear power plant, being built with Russian collaboration, will be operational by December, setting in motion the roadmap that the two countries are working

India-born head of PepsiCo, Ms Indra Nooyi and author Ms Arundhati Roy have been named by Forbes among the world's 30 most inspiring women, a list that also features Mother Teresa, Ms Oprah Winfrey an

Missing former Gujarat minister, Mr Amit Shah, accused in the 2005 staged killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, surfaced dramatically at a press conference by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here on