Gold demand is likely to fall as easing of general inflation rate will make investment in financial products more attractive than the yellow metal, PMEAC chairman C. Rangarajan said today.

Against the backdrop of several scams, defence minister A.K. Antony today said a perception has evolved in the public that government was not serious about eradicating corruption from the country.

Actor Sanjay Dutt will surrender before a designated TADA court here tomorrow in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case after the court allowed him today to withdraw his application seeking to give himself up before Yerwada jail authorities in Pune.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit Tokyo later in May to expand India’s strategic partnership with Japan and discuss a bilateral civilian nuclear cooperation agreement.

On a high after back-to-back wins, Kolkata Knight Riders will start as favourites against the struggling Pune Warriors India when the two bottom-half teams clash here on Wednesday.

Under attack from right wing groups, the Gujarat government has witheld its decision to seek the death penalty for former minister Maya Kodnani — once a close aide of chief minister Narendra Modi — in

Astronomers, for the first-time, have discovered an exoplanet using a new method that relies on Einstein’s special theory of relativity. “Einstein’s planet,” formally known as Kepler-76b, is a “hot Jupiter” that orbits its star every 1.5 days. Its diameter is about 25 per cent larger than Jupiter and it weighs twice as much.

Mount Everest is shedding its frozen cloak as its glaciers have shrunk at an alarming rate of 13 per cent over the last 50 years due to global warming, a new study has warned.

East Bengal will start as favourites when they take on Yangon United of Myanmar in the AFC Cup pre-quarterfinals at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Thursday.

Pop star Katy Perry’s mother thanks God each day for her split from Russell Brand.
The singer parted ways with Brand after 14 months of marriage. The actor filed for divorce in 2011, citing irreconcilable differences.