A little girl in Britain saved her cancer-afflicted mother's life through her affectionate letters after doctors declared there was hardly anything which could be done to cure the lady.

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Defending the government on the recent petrol price hike, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday said the decision on the increase was taken by oil firms, as the fuel was a de-regulated item.

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Chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Friday defended the petrol price hike, terming it a “compulsion” of the Central government.

After spending nearly 32 months in jail, erstwhile Satyam Computers Services Ltd founder chairman B. Ramalinga Raju, his brother B. Rama Raju and former chief financial officer V. Srinivas were on Sat

China is to collaborate with Pakistan in building some science and technology projects and in joint research.

The 17th Session of the China-Pakistan Joint Committee on Scientific and Technological Co

A man tried to throw his shoe at Pervez Musharraf when he was addressing a gathering in London, a media report here said on Saturday. It was the second such attempt on the former Pakistan president.

Alfonso Cano, a top commander of the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) who carried a $5 million reward, has been killed by security forces, the Colombian government has announced.

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At least 11 people were killed and 25 wounded in a road accident in Kargil district of cold desert Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir late Friday evening, police said.

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Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on Saturday accused Congress president Sonia Gandhi of being silent on corruption.

"Why is the Congress president silent on the issue of corrupt

DMK MP Kanimozhi and three others accused in the 2G case on Saturday moved Delhi High Court seeking bail, two days after a CBI special court turned down their plea.

Kanimozhi, who is in jail since Ma