Hoping to stave off another controversy, BJP chief Nitin Gadkari on Monday denied he had compared the intelligence quotient (IQ) level of Swami Vivekananda to that of fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim.

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The old city of Hyderabad remained tense on Monday after incidents of violence the night before over reported attempts to expand a place of worship abutting the Charminar monument, police said.

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday said he wanted a phased withdrawal of a legislation that gives sweeping powers to armed forces but would not fix a deadline.

"There is no deadlin

Head coach Ottis Gibson says the West Indies are targeting a top five spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings within the next year.

The regional side is currently ranked seventh

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister M. Veerappa Moily said on Monday the audit of Reliance Industries operated Krishna Godavari basin KG-D6 natural gas blocks is a contractual obligation and the compan

Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh wished teammate Virat Kohli on his birthday Monday by sending him a message on the social networking site Twitter.

"@imVkohli! Hey cheekoo (Kohli) its ur bday and we r n

Arch-rivals India and Pakistan will face-off in the final of the second Asia Cup Kabaddi Tournament here Monday.

The neighbours qualified for the final here Sunday night, reports Xinhua.

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Thousands of Congress party workers were still pouring in at Ramlila Maidan in the national capital where the party held a huge rally Sunday to support the government's economic reforms and policies.

With his government and some ministers hit by allegations of corruption, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday reiterated that the UPA government was determined to root out corruption but it should

Torrential rains continued to batter coastal Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, claiming 17 lives, inundating hundreds of villages, paralysing road and rail traffic, and damaging crops.

The rains triggered by