A special CBI court, hearing the infamous Nithari serial killings case, recorded the statement of CBI sub-inspector M.S. Fanyal today in connection with one of the murders.

With the SP staying firm on its stand for removal of Beni Prasad Verma from the government, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi today reached out to Mulayam Singh Yadav in Lok Sabha and asked him with folded hands to give up his demand for his resignation.

Three DMK Ministers — S.S. Palanimanickam, S. Gandhiselvan, S. Jagatrakshakan — today submitted their resignation from the government to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh but M.K. Alagiri was conspicuous by his absence.

Union minister Beni Prasad Verma today apologised for his remarks critical of Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav.

China’s new President Xi Jinping on Tuesday unveiled a five-point formula to improve ties with India, seeking accommodation of each other’s core concerns and proper handling of differences while seeki

Nasa’s Mars rover Curiosity has gone on a precautionary ‘standby mode’ after a software glitch hit the robot over the weekend, scientists say.

Scientists have generated the full set of distances, routes and degrees of separation between any two human genes, creating a map of gene “shortcuts” to simplify the hunt for disease-causing genes.

Actress Evan Rachel Wood has been using the gadgets she has bought for her unborn baby to help her get some sleep.

Singer Taylor Swift has admitted that her latest song I Knew You Were Trouble is about ex-boyfriend Harry Styles.
The 23-year-old performed her single at last month’s Brit Awards and hinted that it was easy to channel the emotion knowing Styles was in the audience, reported Contactmusic.

In a shocking incident, a group of MLAs today beat up a policeman who had allegedly stopped the vehicle of Vasai MLA Kshitij Thakur on the Bandra-Worli sealink here yesterday.