The UP polls in February are all set to cast a shadow over the Rajya Sabha biennial elections to 10 seats, scheduled to be held in March.

Brushing aside the criticism that he is nowhere near delivering a political solution even 30 months after ending the Eelam war, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has blamed the Tamils, within the country and outside, for the delay by refusing to participate in the consultative process authored by him.

The cyclonic storm “Thane” which lashed the Andaman and Nicobar Islands left hundreds of tourists stranded there, reviving memories of the December 2004 tsunami which ravaged the islands. Most of the tourists were from West Bengal.

Business was booming for flower sellers in the Chinese border city of Dandong on Wednesday as mourners gathered at the North Korean consulate to pay their respects to late leader Kim Jong-Il.

Anna Hazare on Tuesday started a three-day fast for a strong Lokpal, while Prime Minister Manmohan Singh defended the government's proposed ombudsman following an opposition onslaught.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday ridiculed chief minister Mayawati for sacking four ministers a day after the announcement of assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, wondering why she had not acted against them earlier.

Actress Angelina Jolie says she has been working on a script for a movie about Afghanistan but she is not very confident about it.

Australian vice-captain Shane Watson's chances of playing in the four-Test series against India is quite unlikely as the all-rounder's recovery from hamstring and calf injury has been slower than expected.

Health and medical services remained paralysed as the doctors’ strike entered its sixth day in Rajasthan on Monday. The state government invited the doctors for talks but also adopted a tough posture and termed the strike as illogical.

As the political temperatures rise in Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming elections, the CBI probe into the NRHM scam and the murders of three medical officials, which has ample political ramifications, is also reaching its logical conclusion.
According to highly-placed sources in the CBI, the premier investigating agency could begin arrests in the multi-crore scam early next week.