The proposal to remove the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) from some parts of the state was neither a reflection of the role of the Army nor an effort to undermine it, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has said.

Ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi will be buried on Tuesday in a secret desert grave, a National Transitional Council official said, ending a wrangle over his rotting corpse that led many to fear for Libya's governability.

Militants on Tuesday carried out two grenade attacks on security force installations in the city in a span of about five minutes, injuring three CRPF personnel.

England skipper Alastair Cook opted to bowl against India after winning the toss in the fifth and concluding one-dayer of the five-match series here at Eden Gardens on Tuesday.

Polls opened at 07.00 am (0600 GMT) on Sunday in Tunisia's first-ever free elections, nine months after the surprise toppling of strongman Zine el Abidine Ben Ali in a popular revolt.

Violating the ceasefire again, Pakistani troops resorted to firing on Indian forward posts along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district after Army detected an infiltration bid by militants.

Tea exports to Iran, a major importer, have fallen by nearly 25 per cent to 10 million kg in January-August as traders are clueless about the mode of payment to that country, an official of Indian Tea Association said.

Pakistani military on Sunday forced an Indian Army helicopter to land in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and took four personnel on board into "military custody" after the chopper allegedly violated the country's airspace in the Kargil sector.

British singer-turned TV personality Myleene Klass has married her longtime partner Graham Quinn in a private ceremony in England.

Rise in food inflation to double digit is a matter of great concern and government is taking steps to reduce it, Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said here on Sunday.