Russian-origin artist Vladimir Tretchikoff’ painting of the Chinese Girl, believed to be the world’s most reproduced print, has fetched a whopping £982,050 — twice its pre-sale estimate — at an auction here.

British author James Herbert, best known for penning classic horror novel The Rats, has died aged 69, his publisher said.

The government today said Kingfisher Airlines has not yet given a revival plan to restart operations, even as employees are aggrieved over non-payment of salaries.

Veteran Congress leader and former governor of Maharashtra and Goa, Senayangba Chubatoshi Jamir was today sworn-in as the governor of Orissa.

Former CBI director and Himachal Pradesh DGP Ashwani Kumar was today sworn in as the 17th governor of Nagaland at the Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan here.

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt will have to undergo a jail term of more than three years after the Supreme Court today upheld his conviction in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case which it said was organised by underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and others with the involvement of Pakistan’s ISI.

The CBI today carried out searches at 19 places across Tamil Nadu, including the residence of DMK chief M. Karunanidhi’s son M.K. Stalin in Chennai in a case of alleged tax evasion of imported cars.

Seeking to clear the air over its decision to pull out of the UPA, DMK on Wednesday said it took the step only after it became evident that there was no way the amendments suggested by it could be inc

The all-party meeting convened by the government to explore the possibility of Parliament adopting a resolution against Sri Lanka on Wednesday night saw most parties opposing such a move, leaving no s

UK’s minister of state for the foreign office Hugo Swire on Wednesday met Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, and later said it was “a logical next step” in his country’s relations with Gujarat.