India

Various sporting events such as walkathon and football tournaments will be held across the country for the first time as part of the National Sports Day celebration on Thursday.

Railways is likely to take a decision on further hike in freight tariff in October when it will review the fuel adjustment component (FAC) in the wake of rising energy cost but passenger fares will not be touched.

A Nepalese youth was arrested for alleged possession of explosives on the Indo-Nepal border in Bahraich, police said on Tuesday.

Seven passengers were on Tuesday killed and 45 others injured when an overloaded bus overturned at Panagarh in Bardhaman district of West Bengal, police said.

The makers of 'Welcome Back' have approached Amitabh Bachchan to take ahead the role essayed by Feroz Khan.

The audience and fellow filmmakers have described the film, which is about the civil war in Sri Lanka, as an "intelligent" attempt.

BJP on Monday deplored the reported decision of the Bihar government not to respond to the invitation of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to send 126 farmers from the state for global Agri summit in Ahmedabad next month.

UN chemical weapons experts interviewed and took blood samples from victims of last week's apparent poison gas attack on Monday.

Retail prices of onion in the national capital remained high on Monday at Rs 70 a kg due to lower supplies in the wholesale market. Traders said the wholesale prices of the kitchen staple are ruling firm at Rs 45-50 per kg as supplies from producing regio...

Terrorists on Monday shot dead a policeman and took away his service rifle in Anantnag district of south Kashmir, officials said. A civilian was also injured in the firing and was hospitalised, they said.

Oman sent higher-ranked Bangladesh out of the semi-final race while keeping their hopes alive with a stunning 4-2 win in a Pool B match.

The Allahabad High Court's bench in Lucknow on Monday ordered the release of three Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leaders Ashok Singhal, Pravin Togadia and Swami Ram Bhadracharya who were arrested ahead of their Ayodhya march.

Normal life was paralysed in Sambalpur as rail and road communications, shops and offices remained close on Monday due to the 12-hour bandh call given by the Koshal State Co-ordination Committee (KSCC) demanding separate Koshal state comprising 10 distric...

The Madhya Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) will hold a one-day youth conference in Bhopal on September 1, as part of its preparations for assembly elections in November this year.

Punjab government, on Monday, urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to send a team to assess the damage caused by recent floods in the state and announce a special rehabilitation package in light of the same.

The Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the UP government to release VHP leaders Ashok Singhal, Pravin Togadia and Jagatguru Rambhadracharya in case they have been detained beyond 24 hours on apprehension of breach of peace in violation of law.