At least 50 people, including 23 in Sikkim, have been killed in the powerful earthquake that triggered widespread landslides and road blockages making rescue work on Monday more difficult in the worst-hit Himalayan state.

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Saturday began his three-day fast for 'peace, unity and communal harmony' in the BJP-ruled state.

President Mahmoud Abbas said on Friday he would demand full membership of the United Nations for a Palestinian state when he goes to the UN General Assembly next week, setting up a diplomatic clash with Israel and the United States.

Premier Wen Jiabao says he “cannot relax” due to soaring prices in China that have led to steep rises in the cost of food, vowing to step up the fight against the politically sensitive inflation rate.

As Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi was to begin his three-day ‘sadbhavana’ fast, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Smriti Irani on Saturday said the party had the right motive but lacked publicity skills to advertise them.

Hollywood star Brad Pitt says he and partner Angelina Jolie should make more movies together so they would get more time off to spend with their six children.

World champions India dropped to the fifth position in the Reliance ICC ODI Championship table after England won the five-match ODI series 3-0 here on Friday.

India lost the fifth and the final ODI against England by six wickets via the Duckworth-Lewis method at Sophia Gardens here on Friday.

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah and his wife Payal has separated after 17 years of marriage. In a statement issued by his office, the 41-year-old chief minister said “while it is true my wife and I have separated, the speculation about motives and about my future course of action are unfounded, untrue and deeply hurtful to all concerned.”

Security agencies have detained a suspected HuJI operative Hafiz Aamir RPT Hafiz Aamir for allegedly sending a terror email in the aftermath of the September 7 blast outside the Delhi high court.