After a Chinese tour group was robbed in Paris on Wednesday, China today called for stepped up security for its tourists in France.

A decision on possible hike in passenger fares will be taken by the railways in October when it will review the fuel adjustment component (FAC) in the wake of rising fuel and energy cost.

India will unveil a shale gas exploration policy in next fortnight as it looks to exploit unconventional hydrocarbon resource to meet its growing energy needs.

Slamming ministers and officers for tarnishing the image of the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh by indulging in “sycophancy”, party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav today asked his son and chief minister Akhilesh Yadav to be a strict administrator.

India were 266 for eight at stumps on the second day of the fourth and final cricket Test against Australia here today.

Singer-actor Justin Timberlake is reportedly being lined up to host next year’s Oscars ceremony after impressing Academy Award producers with his stint on US chat show Saturday Night Live.

The Securities Appellate Tribunal will continue its hearing on March 26 on Sahara group chief Subrata Roy’s plea against Sebi’s attachment order of his bank accounts and other assets, along with those of his two firms and their top executives.

A 33-year-old man was today held for allegedly carrying three live rounds of ammunition at a Delhi Metro station here.

Acting on a court order, President Asif Ali Zardari has quit the political office of co-chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party and made his son Bilawal its “patron-in-chief”.

Finance minister P. Chidambaram today hoped the landmark Food Security Bill, to ensure the right to highly subsidised foodgrains to poor, would be passed in the ongoing Budget session of Parliament.