India

Of the 72 Parliamentary constituencies in the 4 poll-bound states, the BJP is likely to bag as many as 57 seats.

As if starting a fresh chapter in the history of social reform in India, the widows of Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday lit Diwali lamps, symbolising a new surge of empowerment of poor and abondoned women.

In a setback to the ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh ahead of the Assembly polls next month, a party MLA on Thursday joined the Congress along with his 17 supporters.

Perched 210 metres above the sea, on a helipad 24 metres wide, Red Bull's 750bhp machine became the first to run on the Burj Al Arab helipad.

Terror suspect Meher Alam has been detained as sleuths raided several places in Bihar to hunt down those who unleashed a string of bombings that left six dead, police said on Thursday.

A fast track court on Wednesday convicted eight accused in connection with the infamous rape of minor tribal girls of a state-run residential school in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district and sentenced three of them, including a woman, to life imprisonment.

Lalu along with 43 others is serving a jail term for fraudulently withdrawing Rs 37.7 crore from Chaibasa Treasury.

Anand Pawar defeated Erik Meijs of Netherlands to enter the third round of the Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold.

At a height of 182 metres, the State of Unity would be among the tallest statues in the world, celebrating the Iron Man of India.

The ruling came based on a PIL which showed an NIA advertisement seeking information about Hyderabad blasts on gmail.

The Hindi film industry is not known for sci-fi thrillers despite producing films like 'Koi Mil Gaya' and 'Krrish'.

Price, currently married to Kieran Hayler, says it took her a lot of time to get over the split with Andre.

Ana Ivanovic and Simona Halep cruised to straight-set victories in their opening round-robin matches at the season-ending Tournament of Champions.

Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has said that inputs about BJP's Hunkar rally in Patna were given to the Bihar government.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre on a plea challenging its decision not to grant extension to the Justice MB Shah panel inquiring into mining-related issues.

For more than a decade, Shah Rukh Khan has dominated the Box Offie during Diwali.