Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today asked the NDA to decide its prime ministerial candidate well in advance before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

A bipartisan group of top US senators has introduced legislation in the Senate to effect key changes in immigration norms, including doubling H-1B visa caps and establishing a market-based escalator.

Penelope Cruz’s younger sister Monica is pregnant with her first child via artificial insemination.
The Agent Provocateur model, 35, announced the news in a post titled “My Life’s Dream” earlier this month on her blog for Spanish newspaper El Pais, reported Us magazine.

The compound that gives beer its distinct bitter flavour can also lead to new drugs for diabetes and certain type of cancers, scientists claim.

Astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) have transferred scientific data to earth, using a laser communication channel for the first time.

Jetting off to exotic destinations such as Goa for a vacation can lower your blood pressure, reduce glucose and stress levels — benefits which may last for months, according to new research. Researchers say the benefits last at least a fortnight longer than the vacation and can be felt for months in some cases.

China has approved construction of three more dams on Brahmaputra river in Tibet in addition to the one being built, and much to the disquiet of India, it has not been informed about the plans so far.

With numerous mega-hits in his filmography which spans over two decades in Hindi cinema, Bollywood badshah Shah Rukh Khan sits pretty on the pinnacle of success, but says stardom means nothing to him.

Amid mounting pressure, the Congress today said it was not against formation of Telangana, signalling that a decision on the vexed issue of a separate state has been put on the fast-track.

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates today said India is becoming less dependent on aid and eventually would not need it.