Researchers have unearthed one of the world’s oldest Egyptian sundials — possibly dating back to 13th century BC — used by the people to tell time with the position of the Sun.

India is downgrading its diplomatic ties with Italy and has asked its ambassador- designate to that country Basant Kumar Gupta, who was scheduled to leave for Rome today, not to proceed to take up his posting.

SEBI today moved the Supreme Court seeking arrest of Sahara group promoter Subrata Roy Sahara and barring him from leaving the country after two companies of the group failed to comply with court’s order to refund Rs 24,000 crore to its investors.

Railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal today made it clear that there will be no further hike in the near future in reservation or cancellation charges, though cross subsidy from freight to passenger segment has touched Rs 25,000 crore.

Australia were 273 for seven at stumps on the second day of the third cricket Test against India at PCA stadium, here today.

The BSE benchmark Sensex today fell by 143 points on heavy selling in private banks, including ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank, following government’s promise that action will be taken against the guilty in alleged money laundering scam.

The UK today announced plans to invest over 1.1 million pounds in a new pan-India network of British business centres, weeks after Prime Minister David Cameron visited the country.

A Pakistani court has disposed off a contempt of court petition filed against the ISI chief and other senior officials by four civilian employees after the spy agency informed the judge that it had taken action to regularise their contractual employment.

Parliament today outright rejected Pakistan National Assembly’s resolution on execution of Afzal Guru, terming it as interference in India’s internal affairs and asked it to desist from such acts of support for extremist and terrorist elements.

Axed Australian vice-captain, Shane Watson has cooled on retirement threats as he has made himself available for the Ashes and is also likely to return for the fourth and final Test against India in Delhi, starting next Friday, report in the Australian media said.