Following are the main issues raised by those in favour of foreign equity in multi-brand retailing and those opposed to it:

Those against:

- It will lead to closure of tens of thousands of mom-and-p

Harvinder Singh, who slapped Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar, was on Friday sent to 14 days in judicial custody by a Patiala House court while supporters of Pawar demonstrated in the court complex and tried to assault Singh.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday promised to speak to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa and Kerala's Oommen Chandy to defuse tensions between the two southern states over the Mullaperiya

Even as Indian equities came under heavy selling pressure and volatility on Friday, resulting in a key index closing 163 points lower, retail stocks soared on the back of a government decision on fore

Pandemonium over varied issues by ruling party and opposition members in both houses of parliament on Thursday resulted in the loss of the third day of the winter session and another Rs.2.5 crore goin

Actor George Clooney and Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo are among potential witnesses in the trial of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, accused of paying for sex with a minor and

One-day International cricketer Joginder Sharma was injured on Thursday when his car hit a call centre cab in west Delhi, police said. He is in hospital in a critical but stable condition.

Sharma, 28

The residences and business premises of D. Duraimurugan, former law minister in the DMK government in Tamil Nadu, and those of his close relatives were raided on Thursday on charges of amassing wealth

Six children were among eight members of a family that was burnt to death when their house caught fire in Bihar's Motihari district, police said on Thursday.

The incident took place late on Wednesday

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Wednesday dubbed the disproportionate assets' case against her politically motivated at the behest of the opposition DMK party on a false complaint by Jana