Against the backdrop of increased Chinese military manoeuvres in the Asia-Pacific region, India, Japan and the US held their first-ever trilateral dialogue here and discussed a wide range of regional

The Special Investigative Team, probing the alleged fake encounter of Ishrat Jehan, has brought out certain “misinterpretations” made by a board comprising forensic experts from AIIMS and CFSL.

British activists, who are lobbying against the sponsorship by Dow Chemical Company of the London Olympics next year, have described the move to drop all branding of the fabric wrap panels around the

Reviewing the fleet of 81 ships and 44 aircraft as part of the 10th Presidential Fleet Review, President Pratibha Patil sailed on board INS Subhadra on Tuesday.

The BSE Sensex fell as much as 1.9 per cent on Monday, touching a near 2-1/2-year low, as investors continued last week's selloff on mounting concerns that growth in Asia's third-largest economy is fast losing steam.

The BSE benchmark Sensex tumbled by 208 points in opening trade today, extending its three-session losing streak on concerns over slowing industrial growth amid a weakening trend on other Asian bourses and persisting worries about the European debt crisis.

Refusing to accept the state government’s “paltry” `2,000-crore aid package, some farmers in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region have threatened to donate the amount, averaging `1,700 per head, to Maoists a

Traffic in the suburbs came to a standstill for nearly four hours on Saturday night and Sunday morning, as protesters took to streets in Bandra after a senior police inspector’s alleged assault on a s

With Anna Hazare on Saturday saying that doubts have arisen over whether the Lokpal bill will be passed by December 23, his volunteers in Mumbai are gearing up for his proposed indefinite fast on December 27. This agitation will see initiatives such as “Anna badges and masks” as Christmas trees ornaments along with utilisation of local trains as “Jan Lokpal Express trains” to spread awareness about the cause.

A teenager from Nagpur measuring just 62.8 centimetres was named the world’s shortest living woman on Friday, eclipsing the previous record of Bridgette Jordan of the United States, set earlier this year.