India

Welcoming new Indian ambassador Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, US President Barack Obama told him that the two countries could accomplish a lot together.

Greek war drama '300: Rise of an Empire' earned the number one spot at the domestic box office with its USD 45 million opening weekend.

Rajnath said Modi was perhaps the only leader in the history of independent India who has been continuously attacked by his opponents.

Elections to the 60-member Arunachal Pradesh assembly will be held along with Lok Sabha polls on April 9, the Election Commission announced on Monday night.

Escalating attack on Nitish Kumar, Narendra Modi on Monday said his “ambition” to become Prime Minister drove him to split from BJP and accused him of possessing Himalayan arrogance that made him spurn flood aid from Gujarat.

A tiger was found dead in a canal in Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in Bihar's West Champaran district on Monday, forest official said.

Election Commission on Monday held a meeting of account auditors of major political parties and discussed transparency guideline norms and filing statements for 2013-14 by them after completion of Lok Sabha polls as an effort to curb use of black money.

Interpol is investigating more suspect passports used to board a missing Malaysia Airlines flight, in addition to two European ones that were falsely used by unidentified passengers, the global police agency said on Sunday.

Government on Monday initiated the process of notifying the dates of the nine-phase Lok Sabha polls by sending to the President the Election Commission's recommendation. The first notification will be issued on March 13 for the polls beginning April 7.

The mystery surrounding the disappearance of a Malaysian plane with 239 people aboard deepened on Monday with multinational search teams still unable to find the debris from the missing aircraft after over two days.

An official said that six planes and seven ships from Vietnam were searching for the object but nothing had been found.

Playback signer Sonu Nigam is ecstatic about his songs in forthcoming film 'Kaanchi' and says that it will appeal to the music lovers.

The Ghaziabad district administration on Saturday appealed to voters to check their names in the voter list at a "matdaan chaupal" (polling forum) to be held on Sunday, March 9.

Juhi Chawla is revelling in the reviews of her latest release 'Gulaab Gang', in which she has played a negative role for the first time.

Late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman's last movie as a leading man is set to release in summer this year.

The Dalai Lama called China a "great nation" but criticized its governmental system as "harmful" during an address Friday at Washington's National Cathedral.