South African skipper Graeme Smith is all set to become the first cricket player to captain a team in 100 Tests when he will lead the side out against Pakistan on Friday at the Wanderers stadium here.

Pop star Britney Spears’ family are reportedly concerned about her move to Las Vegas.

Amid political crisis in Karnataka, embattled chief minister Jagadish Shettar today met BJP president Rajnath Singh and discussed the future course of action in the wake of 13 party MLAs loyal to B.S. Yeddyurappa announcing their decision to quit.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav today announced a slew of measures for development of infrastructure including setting up of two new airports and a Rs 23,000 crore package to upgrade state highways.

To recover from the ongoing economic slump, the US should “urgently pull its act together” and shed fear of the outside world, panelists at the Jaipur Literature Festival said on Sunday.

Feature film Fruitvale and documentary Blood Brother emerged big winners at the Sundance film festival this year, bagging two awards each.

A Nasa space telescope has spotted surprising ‘magnetic braids’ of super-hot matter in the sun’s outer atmosphere, a finding that scientists claim may explain the star’s mysteriously hot corona.

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has expanded his cabinet adding five new ministers to his team.

The Supreme Court today sought the response of former UP chief minister Mayawati on a plea seeking her prosecution in the Rs 17 crore Taj corridor scam case without the sanction of the governor.

Suspense over the release of actor- filmmaker Kamal Haasan’s mega budget Vishwaroopam today continued as the Madras high court deferred till tomorrow its order on his plea questioning the Tamil Nadu government’s ban on screening the controversial film, opposed by Muslim groups.