India has overtaken the US as the top buyer of Nigerian crude oil, a top Indian diplomat here has said.

Hitting out at Narendra Modi over his veil of secularism remark, Congress on Monday said the “cloak of secularism” envelopes all faiths while the veil of communalism is sectarian and the country is witnessing a clash of these two visions.

Troubled star Amanda Bynes is reportedly a big admirer of reality TV stars Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton.

Two Chinese Army helicopters violated Indian airspace on July 11 in the Chumar sector in Ladakh. The PLA copters violated Indian airspace around 0800 hours and returned after flying for some time there, sources said.

Calling Narendra Modi a “chest-thumping, self-proclaimed hero”, Union minister Sachin Pilot on Sunday said it is not possible for the Gujarat leader to be like former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee.

The first nuclear reactor of the `17,000-crore country’s 21st nuclear power plant in Kudankulam, which attained criticality on Saturday night, is functioning smoothly on Sunday and all the parameters are normal, a top official said.

The Congress on Sunday insisted that Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) was temporary and maintained that it can be revoked only after proper consultations.

Two Chinese Army helicopters violated Indian airspace on July 11 in the Chumar sector in Ladakh, days after their soldiers intruded and took away an Indian surveillance camera.

While the flood waters receded in Bongaigaon and Sivsagar districts, fresh inundation occurred at a dozen villages in Nagaon even as four districts continued to reel under the impact of floods in Assam today.

On a day bad weather caused repeated interruptions, the team entrusted with the Herculean task of cleaning up the debris in Kedarnath worked in parts and managed to pull out a decomposed body from within the heap, besides constructing a temporary bridge in the area.