A dog named Yoda that won an 'ugliest dog' contest last year has died. She was 15.

Yoda, a Chinese crested and Chihuahua mix, died in her sleep March 10, The Sun reported on Thursday.

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An eight-year-old girl was killed and five women from her family injured when a powerful bomb exploded in a residential locality in Manipur's Imphal East district on Thursday.

The blast occurred insi

Assuring women of their safety following the gangrape of a woman pub employee, the Gurgaon police on Thursday said that women can work at any time and even during night shifts without fear.

Police Co

The Madras High Court on Thursday restored 'A' class facilities in terms of food, drinking water and a bed to Nalini Sriharan who is serving a life sentence at Vellore women's jail for her involvement

The Kerala government told the Kerala High Court on Thursday that the Italian vessel Enrica Lexie, berthed off the coast, should not be allowed to leave as the investigation into two Italian marines s

With passenger fares unlikely to be hiked, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi will present his maiden railway budget for 2012-13 on Wednesday amid concerns over the financial health of the world's second

Stocks of companies associated with railways slumped around noon on Wednesday, soon after the Railway Minister Dinesh Tivedi presented the budget of the network for the next fiscal.

At the Bombay Sto

Objecting to the hike in freight rates ahead of the railway budget on Wednesday, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on last week wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and asked him to withdraw the

Following are the prominent highlights of the railway budget for 2012-13 presented in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday by Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi:

* No steep increase in passenger fares; 2 paise pe

It may now take more time for people to get money out of an ATM. Cash machines may now play advertisements before you get your banknotes.

The idea is being trialled in Australia after the US and cust