The Punjab state government has promised to take stern measures against the chemist shops located near the National Institute of Sports (NIS) Patiala in the wake of the recent dope scandal that has rocked the sporting fraternity.

Rahul Gandhi resumed his foot march on Wednesday to make common cause with farmers in Uttar Pradesh over land acquisition after an overnight halt at this village where in slept in the open.

Eighteen people were killed in a landslide triggered by torrential rain in China’s Shaanxi Province, local authorities said on Wednesday.

An oracle has predicted that the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will live to be 113, the Tibetan cabinet said on his 76th birthday on Wednesday.

“Gossip Girl” star Blake Lively has said that she will never hire a stylist because she loves putting outfits together herself.

Indian pace spearhead Ishant Sharma is set to play the final cricket Test against the West Indies here on Wednesday despite carrying the after effects of a collision with team-mate Praveen Kumar on his face.

Socialite Paris Hilton was spotted sharing a passionate kiss with her new rumoured filmmaker boyfriend Todd Phillips.

Stepping up his campaign against the Uttar Pradesh government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday started a foot march from the twin villages of Bhatta-Parsaul despite being denied permission to hold a rally there.

US officials say they have intelligence that Pakistan’s powerful spy agency ISI ordered the killing of a Pakistani journalist who had written scathing reports about Islamist militants having infiltrated into the country’s military.

A powerful earthquake struck New Zealand’s North Island on Tuesday but there are no immediate reports of casualties or damage and no tsunami warning was issued.