The two Italian marines who are being held in the Thiruvananthapuram Central Prison on the charge of killing two Indian fishermen are reportedly unhappy and likely to be moved out soon.

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A Russian woman, allegedly assaulted by the son of an Uttar Pradesh legislator last month at her house in south Delhi, has been given security by Delhi police as she apprehends danger to her life, her lawyer said here Monday. The security came after the Russian embassy took up the matter with the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Gagan Chhabra, lawyer for Tatiana Butyaeva, said.

Digambar Kamat on Tuesday resigned as chief minister of Goa and blamed his Congress party's sidelining him ahead of the assembly elections for the debacle in which a massive anti-incumbency wave knock

China on Monday said it will enhance the capability of its armed forces to win “local wars”. China will enhance the capability of its armed forces to accomplish a wide range of tasks, with the Communist Party of China having absolute control, according to a report by Prime Minister Wen Jiabao.

The CBI on Tuesday arrested four people, including former Maharashtra Congress legislator Kanhaiyalal V. Gidwani, his son, a tax consultant and a lawyer of the probe agency, in a graft case linked to

All roads leading to the residence of Uttar Pradesh Governor B.L. Joshi, who may take the centre-stage in the event of a hung assembly, have been barricaded as vote count began on Tuesday.

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He is diminutive but a never say die fighter, having learnt his skills as a young wrestler. On Tuesday, Mulayam Singh Yadav, aged 72, proved why he cannot be vanquished in his home turf.

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Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) seemed headed for a rout as early voting trends showed dramatic gains for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Samajwadi Party.

BJP and Samajwadi Part

Those opposing the carving out of a separate Telangana state out of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday saw the defeat of the Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh as a verdict against the party's proposal to di

Delhi Metro services will begin operations only at 2 p.m. on Holi on Thursday, an official said.

Services on the six Metro lines that connect various parts of the National Capital Region -- Dilshad G