US President Barack Obama’s top diplomatic nominee for South and Central Asia, Nisha Desai Biswal on Thursday told legislators that advancing the India-US strategic partnership will be of paramount importance for her if she is confirmed.

In a breather to urban street vendors and hawkers, the Supreme Court has restrained all states and Union Territories from taking any action against them and directed the governments to implement the 2009 national policy for their regulation.

Samajawadi Party is keen to have a “crucial role” for party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav in 2014 but ruled out formation of any “third force” before the next Lok Sabha elections.

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the firing incidents outside a CRPF camp in Shopian district which left five persons dead over the past five days.

A meeting between the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan in New York will require “an atmosphere” and delivery by Islamabad on issues raised by New Delhi, external affairs minister Salman Khurshid said on Thursday.

Indian-American actor Vivek Shah, who sent extortion threats to several high profile people including Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, has been sentenced to seven years and three months in prison.

Climate change, rather than humans, may have been responsible for driving the woolly mammoth to extinction, according to a new study.

He has often been painted as a batsman who has failed to realise his potential but Rohit Sharma is not bothered about the criticism, instead he is eagerly waiting to make his Test debut.

IPL champions Mumbai Indians will commence their preparation-cum-conditioning camp ahead of the Champions League Twenty20 from Friday at home ground in Ahmedabad.

Free from his dismantling duties on the cricket field right now, India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni turned his energies towards disassembling the first bike that he acquired during a rare break from his hectic international schedule.