In a historic movement for Malaysia, two women have been appointed as Shariah court judges in the Muslim majority state, with Premier Najib Razak saying that Islam does not limit females to advance.

US mining and construction equipment giant Caterpillar is investing in doubling its capacity at its truck manufacturing plant in Chennai, that will help it serve the increasing demand in India as well

The Reserve Bank on Sunday said it will come up with a discussion paper on granting new banking licences by the end of this month.

Life has never been better for actress Lisa Ray, who after successfully beating cancer will now play host to none other than Queen Elizabeth II, during an event to celebrate the creation of Canada.

Troubled star Lindsay Lohan has alleged that she was assaulted by a waitress “for no reason” while she was partying at a club.

Astronomers have discovered a mysterious planet-like object, about eight times the size of Jupiter, which is circling around a star at a distance nearly 300 times farther than earth orbits the sun.

Omar bin Laden, son of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, has divorced his second wife Zaina Al Sabah, over the issue of a surrogate child.

Jyoti Randhawa rode on a flawless back nine to card a steady two-under 69 and rise to fifth spot but SSP Chowrasia fell by the wayside after turning in a disastrous 80 in the second round of the Alstom Open de France golf tournament here.

As the Chinese Red Army and Pakistani troops commenced joint anti-terror exercises, reports here said that such cooperation could be extended to undertaking combined operations against terror groups o

Kyrgysztan leader Roza Otunbayeva on Saturday etched her name in history as she was sworn-in as the conflict-ridden country’s President, the first-ever woman head of state in Central Asia.