India

Separatist guerrilla groups in the Northeast have exhorted locals not to practise birth control measures.

Kiran Desai has scooped the £50,000 Man Booker prize with her second novel, The Inheritance of Loss.

Dancer-actor-choreographer Prabhu Deva says he is more interested in directing films than acting.

North Korea's N-test appears to have been a nuclear detonation, but fairly small by traditional standards, say experts.

Foreign policy experts say developments in Korean Peninsula might end up complicating India's nuke relations with US

India has highlighted Pak link to Pyongyang's nuclear programme and its repurcussion on security in the region.

CBI is conducting nationwide raids in connection with the defence scams. 35 places have been raided so far.

Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif has said President Pervez Muharraf's autobiography should have been called 'In the Line of a Liar'.

A 62-year-old retired accountant from Nevada swallowed 247 peppers in eight minutes to win the Championship.

A mild earthquake rocked the border town of Chaman in south-western Pakistan and adjoining areas in Afghanistan.

'We cannot confirm,' said a US official late on Sunday night who asked not to be identified.

Roger Federer overpowered Tim Henman 6-3 6-3 with ruthless efficiency to win the Japan Open on Sunday.

The rite is available only to virgins, who agree to abstain from sex so they can dedicate their lives to Jesus Christ.

Coach Luis Aragones retains the support of Spain's federation despite his team's 2-0 defeat against Sweden.

Ram Gopal Varma's remake of classic Sholay will have an aged, greying 'Gabbar' played by superstar Amitabh Bachchan.

A Russian journalist, was found shot dead on Saturday at her apartment block in central Moscow.