Due to water level increase in the upper catchment areas of the river, the Ganges Saturday touched the extreme danger level mark in Malda district.

A moderate intensity earthquake, measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale shook Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar and Doda districts and parts of the Valley Saturday, a day after a similar quake hit the region.

Army has killed another infiltrating militant in Tangdhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir but lost one of its soldiers in the operation.

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah Saturday lashed out at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for not fielding all-rounder Parvez Rasool in any of the five One Day International (ODI) games against Zimbabwe.

Dubai-based Emirates Airline has termed reports that it is holding discussions with Indian carrier SpiceJet for a stake in the airline as “inaccurate” and said that it was busy with its own expansion plans.

Sachin Tendulkar has some fond memories of playing alongside the legends of the 1980s in the 1992 World Cup but is still disappointed at missing out playing against his hero Vivian Richards.

Maoists blew up a railway track here, forcing stoppage of many prominent trains, including three Rajdhanis, in the late night hours.

Actress Kate Hudson gave a family touch to the latest campaign for a fashion brand by roping in her nephews for the photoshoot.

Feeling the pinch of hike in electricity tariff, Delhi Metro has asked the urban development ministry to expeditiously form a committee for revision of its fares. The last hike in DMRC fares had taken place in November 2009, officials said.

Observing that climate change has become an urgent concern across the globe, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said ways and means should be developed to reduce India’s carbon footprint as it would be among the nations to be “most seriously” impacted.