The 15-member Indian squad for the ICC Champions Trophy commencing on June 6 left here today for London via Dubai.

Frustrated with the spot-fixing scandal and the series of controversies that have plagued the Indian Premier League, the event’s chairman Rajeev Shukla on Wednesday said he was not keen to take up the position again.
Shukla said his tenure was for a one-year period which is renewed every year and he was not willing to take up the high-profile post for a third consecutive term.

Troubled actress Amanda Bynes has accused her parents of stealing and money laundering. The 27-year-old has also threatened to take a legal action against her family, reported Daily Star.

Social activist Aruna Roy has decided not to continue in the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi- led NAC after her term expires on Friday.

US President Barack Obama joked about a lipstick stain on his collar during a White House event, saying that he is explaining the red mark on his shirt to avoid trouble with the First Lady.

The multi-million-dollar Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project is unlikely to be completed by the contractual deadline of December 2014 because of the political transition in Islamabad, officials have said.

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday visited the drought-hit Aurangabad district and assured villagers of taking prompt measures to tackle water and fodder scarcity.

A 35-year-old man was shot dead while his mother was critically injured when a history-sheeter allegedly opened fire at them in Mussoorie town of the district.

Around 25 per cent of the Moon’s impact craters may preserve substantial pieces of the asteroids that created them, scientists claim.

Twilight star Robert Pattinson, who recently split from actress girlfriend Kristen Stewart, is reportedly dating singer-songwriter Katy Perry.