Union minister Sharad Pawar on Friday dismissed reports of his family’s involvement in the City Corporation’s failed bid for the Pune IPL team
The lower house of Japan’s parliament elected Finance Minister Naoto Kan to be the nation’s new prime minister Friday, following the resignation of Yukio Hatoyama
Criticism for romanticising Naxalism notwithstanding, Booker Prize winning author Arundhati Roy has justified the armed resistance by Maoists and dared the authorities to arrest her
Pope Benedict XVI departs Friday on a sensitive three-day trip to Cyprus, a visit likely to be colored by shock over the killing in Turkey of a bishop
US President Barack Obama on Friday announced he will visit India in November, acknowledging that country is a rising and responsible global power
At least 87 people were killed and over 100 injured when a fire tore through a row of crowded buildings in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka
The United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the Indo-US Strategic Dialogue is a pivotal moment in bilateral ties, calling for more cooperation between the two countries
In an attempt to re-create the experience of a manned mission to Mars, an international team of researchers will lock themselves up in a windowless capsule
Security forces from Somalia’s semiautonomous Puntland region stormed a hijacked cargo vessel early Thursday and outgunned the pirates
Zimbabwe pulled off a spectacular double against India in a tri-nations series match at Harare Sports Club here on Thursday, winning with three wickets
In a major embarrassment for the Army, a Lieutenant General has been forced to resign following allegations of sexual misconduct against him by the wife of an officer
After-shocks rumbled around Roland Garros as Serena Williams became the latest champion to topple. But Rafael Nadal proved rock-solid by staying on course
Back in their elements after the opening match debacle, a confident India will have a score to settle when they take on hosts Zimbabwe for the second time
India and the United States will hold their first strategic dialogue today in Washington. Foreign Minister SM Krishna will meet Secretary of State Hillary Clinton later today
Formula One team Force India has launched legal action against rivals Lotus, their chief technical officer Michael Gascoyne and Aerolab wind tunnel company claiming