Investigations into sexual harassment allegations levelled against a senior Army general by a colonel’s wife have taken a sensational new twist.

The United States will help any effort to bring to justice rebels accused in the “horrific” mass rape of women and children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, secretary of state Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday. Rebels from the Mai Mai...

Shocked relatives in Kulgam, south Kashmir, are mourning the death 19-year-old Zareena and her mother, 40-year-old Shakeela. Both were killed in their home, in cold blood, by suspected militants even though they were not their target. The militants...

Tropical cyclone Phet in the Arabian Sea is about 1100 km from Nalia in Kutch and is weakening as coastal areas of Gujarat received light to medium rainfall under its influence, Indian Meteorological Department officials said on Thursday. The cyclone...

Finland has donated 3.0 million euros (4.0 million dollars) into a fund for the reconstruction and stabilisation of areas of Pakistan on the Afghanistan border, the foreign ministry said Friday. “The stability of Pakistan and the stability of...

A police complaint has been filed against Varun Gandhi, son of Bharatiya Janata Party MP Maneka Gandhi, for allegedly beating up a Congress worker in Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh,

Actor-director Sajid Khan, who is known for his tongue-in-cheek comedy, annoyed his friend Ritiesh Deshmukh when he took a dig at his sexual orientation on his forthcoming talk show “Sajid’s Superstars”.

In a gory end to love triangle, a film actress and her naval officer boyfriend were arrested today for allegedly murdering a 25-year-old creative head of a reputed TV production house and disposing of his body after chopping it to pieces.

One of the things that I usually do not comment on is the Union Budget. The reason is simple. I know very little about economics and I have mentioned that before. For me the budget is all about special-interests driven fiscal dribbling: tariffs lifted...