India

Almost 24 hours after the kidnapping of Naresh Gupta's son from Noida, the family received a ransom call.

Indian officials say Pakistan is only trying to hype the issue ahead of talks between talks the countries.

A male firefighter has sued a lesbian fire chief saying she discriminated against him for being heterosexual.

All Pakistan's airports were placed on a state of alert following intelligence of the possibilty of terrorist attacks.

Mumbai Police arrests 29 bar girls, 3 others under Immoral Trafficking Act for running a prostitution racket.

The draft resolution called for a UN fact-finding mission to investigate the recent Israeli operation in Gaza.

Mayawati said each of the Brahmin societies set up in UP must shell out Rs 25,000 as gift towards her birthday.

Thirty-nine-year-old Pamela Anderson, who is married to rapper Kid Rock, suffered a miscarriage late last week.

Parents of a dumb girl offered their second daughter as a bonus to whoever married their handicapped daughter.

The Centre says it has kept all its options open on providing relief to the traders from the MCD's sealing drive.

US Assistant Secretary of State says President Bush gives priority, but is non-committal on grilling Pakistan.

Search engine could help physicians facing problems in diagnosing difficult cases, says a new study.

Woods could not help but sing praises of Jeev, who has won twice this season, including the Volvo China Open.

Crew of MV Omrani-II, which entered Indian waters on October 29, is being questioned by Indian officials.

A Democratic takeover of the Senate is appearing likely after an ongoing canvass of votes in Virginia produced no significant changes.

Maria Sharapova racked up her 18th win in a row with a win over Kim Clijsters in the season-ending WTA Championships.