Actor Amitabh Bachchan on Sunday visited long-time friend and Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi.

Singh, arrested in the cash-for-votes scam

Amid attempts by the West to project India and China as rivals in Africa, Chinese scholars have proposed trilateral cooperation between New Delhi, Beijing and the African continent which could include

Danseuse and activist Mallika Sarabhai was on Sunday detained along with some Gujarat riots victims and others here ahead of their planned protest against Chief Minister Narendra Modi's 'sadbhavana' (

Many people were injured, power supply was disrupted in parts of northern West Bengal and houses developed cracks as a powerul quake, epicentred in adjoining Sikkim, rocked the region Sunday evening.

Reserving its order on opening vault B of Kerala’s Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, the Supreme Court on Friday said it would take into account the traditions and faith of the temple and its devotees but without compromising on its security.

World champions India dropped to the fifth position in the Reliance ICC ODI Championship table after England won the five-match ODI series 3-0 here Friday.

It is Mahendra Singh Dhoni's side's lowest

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Barack Obama are unlikely to meet during the UN General Assembly session in New York next week, but may meet at other international forums later this year.

As Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi was to begin his three-day ‘sadbhavana’ fast, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Smriti Irani on Saturday said the party had the right motive but lacked publicity skills to advertise them.

World champions India dropped to the fifth position in the Reliance ICC ODI Championship table after England won the five-match ODI series 3-0 here on Friday.

Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna kept India alive in their Davis Cup World Group play-off against Japan with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(4) victory in the doubles against Tatsuma Ito and Yuichi Sugita here