Australia’s tour of India took an extraordinary turn today with their miffed vice-captain Shane Watson leaving for home hours after being dropped from the team for the third Test against India along with three other key players for ignoring a team management order.

The Opposition Congress in Karnataka has forged ahead in the March 7 elections to urban local bodies in the state, for which counting was taken up today.

Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today expressed hope that inter-ministerial differences would be sorted out paving the way for Tatas to set up airline company in collaboration with Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia.

The CBI today carried out searches in five cities after registering a fresh case against Jharkhand Ispat Private Limited for alleged irregularities in the allotment of coal blocks.

Australia’s tour of India went from bad to worse today after four players, including vice-captain Shane Watson, were shockingly axed from the team for breach of discipline.

Australian opener David Warner has backed his embattled partner Ed Cowan, saying that the selectors should persist with him despite repeated failures in the ongoing Test series against India.

Few days after returning from the hospital after fearing a miscarriage, pregnant reality TV star Kim Kardashian has assured fans that she is doing fine.

Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit today met Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde in the wake of the alleged suicide by a December 16 gangrape case accused and said a magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the incident.

Expressing disappointment over 5 per cent growth, World Bank today said the Indian economy will soon get back to high growth path of 6 per cent next year and more thereafter.

At least 15 militants and three security personnel were killed in a skirmish in the restive Kurram tribal region of northwest Pakistan today.