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Ecuador said on Wednesday it would seek the help of the British government to determine who put a hidden microphone in the South American nation's London embassy, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is holed up.

Doug Engelbart, the inventor of the computer mouse and developer of early incarnations of email, word processing programs and the Internet, has died at the age of 88.

A 33-year-old Maoist, carrying a cash reward of Rs 25,000, was arrested in the Maoist-hit Kondagaon district of Chhattisgarh, the police said.  The insurgent was nabbed from Mardapal village of the district today, Kondagaon Additional Superintendent of Po...

Bopanna is partnering China's Jie Zheng while Sania is pairing up with Romanian Horia Tecau at the All England Club.

Egypt's army commander and Islamist President Mohamed Mursi each pledged to die for his cause as a deadline neared on Wednesday that will trigger a military takeover backed by protesters.

The 6.1 magnitude quake struck on Tuesday at a depth of just 10 kms and was centered on the far western tip of Sumatra island in Aceh province.

Kannada actor Hemanth died of a heart attack at a private hospital in Bangalore.

The 27-year-old has previously done films like 'Band Baaja Baaraat' and 'Ladies VS Ricky Bahl'.

Around 17,000 employees would go on indefinite strike from July 3 till the decision of disinvestment is withdrawn.

Good shoes, a relaxed mind after negotiating a perilous tournament for top seeds and her experience 12 months ago are standing Agnieska Radwanska in good stead for a tilt at another run to the Wimbledon final.

Edward Snowden had sought asylum in as many as 21 countries including India, Russia, Germany and China on Tuesday.

India had a good day in the office on Tuesday as Rohan Bopanna secured his third Grand Slam semi-final berth while Leander Paes too sealed his place in the last four stage.

Jen Psaki said that John Kerry had some very productive meetings as part of the India Strategic Dialogue.

Opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday questioned the rationale behind weighing Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan against silver at a public felicitation function on Wenesday where donations will be collected for relief work in rain-ravaged U...

The body of Deputy Commandant Nityanand Gupta, one of the rescue personnel who lost his life in a helicopter crash during relief operations in Uttarakhand, was cremated on Tuesday with full state honours at Kanpur's Bithur Ghat.

Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmed on Tuesday condemned the Maoist attack on a police team in Pakur district and termed it a "cowardly act".