As India gears up to test its 5000 km range Agni-V missile in February next year, Chinese official media here said that the "killer" missile with potential to reach several cities in China showed New Delhi's intention to become major power in the region.

BJP leader L.K. Advani on Sunday made it clear that though Team Anna has a right to voice its differences on various aspects of Lokpal Bill, the final word lies with Parliament on passing laws.

Italy's government faces a confidence vote in parliament on Friday, a move to speed up approval of a 33-billion euro ($43 billion) austerity package intended to restore market confidence in the euro zone's third largest economy.

The British writer and firebrand columnist Christopher Hitchens has died at the age of 62 after a battle against cancer of the esophagus, Vanity Fair announced on its website early on Friday.

Senior batsman Rahul Dravid feels a collective and consistent effort will be key to India's good show against formidable Australia in their four-match Test series starting on Boxing day.

Contending that US relationship with Pakistan had reached a dead end, an American lawmaker has said there was a sense among Congressmen that time had come to 'side' with India to 'cut off the ISI'.

Indian bowling failed to make much of an impression as Cricket Australia chairman's XI dominated the opening day of their two-day practice match, making 398 for six declared at the Manuka Oval, here on Thursday.

In one of the worst-ever hooch tragedies in West Bengal, 111 people, mostly labourers, rickshaw-pullers and hawkers, died and over 50 were still battling for life in three hospitals after consuming spurious liquor at Mograhat in south 24 Parganas district.

Rahul Dravid has urged the ICC to cut down on the number of "meaningless" ODIs and instead focus on major tournaments like the World Cup, besides exploring the possibility of day-night Test cricket.

An April 1976 contract that had established the iconic Apple company has fetched over $1.5 million at auction house Sotheby's here.