The UK government is facing 'grave political embarrassment' after it emerged that India rejected around 280 million pounds in aid from Britain, calling it 'peanuts' and wanted to "voluntarily" give...

Over 15,000 people were present on the first two days of the India Fest 2012, showcasing India's cultural diversity alongwith its cuisine, in Abu Dhabi.

The three-day festival was inaugurated by...

A five-member team that probed the controversial Antrix-Devas deal has indicted former ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair and three other scientists for the controversial contract that resulted in an...

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has urged India to withdraw its 'unfinished agenda' in Kashmir, and to renew talks with Pakistan afresh to resolve the decades old dispute. ...

India should now have an aggressive clean energy solution policy, scaling up development of green technologies for its energy security and export these to developing countries in Africa and Latin...

India and Bangladesh are holding a special three-day film festival titled-'Bangladesh War of Liberation in Celluloid' here to promote cultural diplomacy bilaterally.

The Directorate of Film Festival...

The atmosphere in Uttar Pradesh has turned electric ahead of the upcoming polls, with political leaders intensifying their campaigns to mobilise their voter bases.

Elections in Uttar Pradesh will be...

World Cancer Day was observed in India on Saturday, and saw the participation of cancer patients and locals in different events aimed at spreading a message of fighting against the deadly disease...

"Rani was ours", says Aashiq Miyan, fondly looking at the sloth bear. But there is no remorse in the voice of this former 'kalandar' or bear entertainer whose family once roamed the dusty roads of...

Over 500 million Indians will need new homes in almost a decade, close to the needs of China, North America and Western Europe put together, as the government and urban local bodies focus more on...

The controversial deal between Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) commercial arm Antrix Corporation and Devas Multimedia may not have resulted in huge revenue loss for the central government...

A five-member team that probed a controversial deal between Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) commercial arm Antrix Corporation and Devas Multimedia has concluded that former chairman of the...

A five-member team that probed a controversial deal between Antrix Corporation and Devas Multimedia has concluded that former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman G. Madhavan Nair and...

Almost the entire Mumbai film fraternity Saturday turned up at the wedding reception of Genelia D'Souza and Riteish Deshmukh held at the Grand Hyatt.

Jaya Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai...

Two engineers kidnapped by terrorist outfit Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) were released unharmed Saturday after 10 days in captivity, police said.

Assistant executive engineer Apus Pothmi and...

At least eight Youth Congress activists were killed and several injured in central Assam's Nagaon district Saturday when their vehicle overturned after the driver lost control, police said.

While...

A head-on collision between a school bus and a mini-truck in this Punjab town Saturday left one person dead and 16 others, including 12 students, injured, police said.

Mini-truck driver Rizwan, who...

Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani Saturday reiterated his commitment to a grand Ram temple in this Hindu holy town as he kicked off the party's campaign for the Uttar Pradesh...

Former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, his two sons, son-in-law and a former minister were Saturday told by a court to appear before it March 3 over corruption and illegal lands deals...

The Indian Premier League (IPL) will facilitate auctioning of unsold players online to the franchises through open trading from Monday.

"Franchisees which have slots to fill in the foreign quota of...

Ramit Tandon Saturday pulled off a thrilling win over higher ranked Geoffrey Demont to put India against Egypt in the final of the WSF Under-21 World Cup squash championship here.

India, ranked...

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Saturday asserted that he was content with his party being out of power in Uttar Pradesh but would not join hands with any undesirable elements.

"We will not...

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was Saturday awaiting an official letter from a defiant Sahara India on withdrawing its multi-million dollar sponsorship and pulling out of the Indian...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Saturday said the power shortage in the state would start easing from June this year.

Replying to the debate on the motion of thanks to the governor for his...

Six months after his cardiac surgery, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi underwent a medical check-up here Saturday and was pronounced "fit and fine" by his doctors.

The 85-year-old leader had...

A court here Saturday remanded two accused arrested in connection with the disappearance of nurse Bhanwari Devi to judicial custody for 14 days, while the CBI custody of another accused was extended...

Security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir killed two members of Lashkar-e-Taiba militant outfit on Saturday.

The militants identified as Aashiq Hussain Shah and Mudasir were killed in the state's...

India's import and export business with Bangladesh is flourishing due to the favourable and strategic geographical location of both the countries, strengthening the process, economic ties between the...

Facing tough times following the Indian team's dismal performance, poor crowd response in home internationals, and challenge from Formula 1 racing, the Indian cricket board Saturday suffered a fresh...

Re-polling at 34 polling booths in five hill districts of Manipur concluded peacefully Saturday, an official said.

Eight polling booths of Chandel district witnessed the highest 82 percent polling,...

A 42-year-old man was shot at by unidentified persons as he was walking down the stairs inside a Metro station in east Delhi Saturday, police said.

Shibu, resident of Trilokpuri, was shot at around...

President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday greeted the nation on the eve of Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad.

"On the joyous occasion of Milad-un-Nabi, the...

Indian cricket suffered a twin blow Saturday when Sahara India snapped its multi-million-dollar sponsorship deal with the country's apex body of the sport and also pulled out of Indian Premier League...

Odisha Saturday decided to cull poultry in parts of its capital city Bhubaneswar after a bird flu case surfaced in the city, official said.

"The culling operation will start from Sunday," Fisheries...

Tripura Chief Minister and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Manik Sarkar Saturday condemned the two-decade-old "neo-liberal" economic policy of the central government, saying the...

Kolkata Feb 4 (IANS) A suspected member of a Manipuri extremist organisation, responsible for creating links with the Maoists, was arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) of the Kolkata Police...

Singer-turned-Trinamool Congress MP Kabir Suman Saturday complained that the developmental work in his Lok Sabha constituency was suffering with his MP Local Area Development funds being blocked.

"I...

Mumbai Feb 4(IANS) After a lavish Maharashtrian-style wedding, Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza chose to stay low-key as they exchanged wedding vows again in a traditional church wedding...

A car theft racket run by the "Chacha (uncle)", who used his age to allay suspicion, and "Bhatija (nephew)", who disposed off the stolen vehicles, has been busted with the duo's arrest, police said...

Suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi slammed N. Srinivasan, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president, for Sahara India's decision to end its...

Himachal Pradesh has 7.32 percent of the total biodiversity of the country and is promoting cultivation of herbs, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Saturday.

"The state government is promoting...

Showing that he has matured into a class player, Mumbai-based cueist Aditya Mehta won his second National snooker title in a space of six months beating IBSF World No.3 Kamal Chawla 6-2 in the final...

Sahara India chief Subroto Roy Saturday said it was the one-sided and arbitrary attitude of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that drove them to despair and end all their cricket...

Heads of various schools in the capital Saturday stressed upon the need to reform the admission process at Indian universities as a natural extension to the recent reforms in school...

The Kerala unit of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Saturday came out in support of nurses of a private hospital here who have struck work for better pay and working conditions.

Leader...

India and Mauritius, home to a large Indian diaspora and source of substantial FDI for New Delhi, will ramp up their economic and diplomatic ties during Mauritian Prime Minister Navinchandra...

Police in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch District on Saturday arrested a fellow officer, alleged to be involved in fake currency racket, which was being operated from across the border.

Police...

The suspense was mounting for hundreds of media persons and lawyers who jostled for space outside the court of special CBI judge O.P. Saini since Saturday morning to hear the verdict on a plea...

Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy's plea to make Home Minister P. Chidambaram a co-accused in the 2G case was Saturday dismissed by a special CBI court in Delhi. The following are the key points...

A total of 41 out of the 114 assembly constituencies going to polls in the first two phases of Uttar Pradesh elections Feb 8 and 11 have three or more candidates from major parties with declared...