The Earth could be hit by a "solar tsunami" anytime now as an unusually complex magnetic eruption on the Sun has flung a large cloud of electrically charged particles towards our planet, scientists ha

Pakistan President, Mr Asif Ali Zardari, will be doing some "plain talking" when he meets British Prime Minister, Mr David Cameron, and has a mind to "put him straight" over the remark that Islamabad

People holding strong views tend to stick to them, more so if the majority disagreed with them.

It was earlier thought that in the face of opposition, a person would be encouraged to rethink his/her

Unidentified flying objects (UFO) may appear in 2011 or 2012, a Chinese astronomer has predicted.

Wang Sichao, an astronomy and minor planet scholar, made the forecast under recently-heated speculati

Aug. 2: Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, whose forces sponsor a large-scale rebel war through Afghan proxies to keep New Delhi out of Afghanistan, wants Indian consulates in the war-t

Signalling an end to the deadlock in Parliament, leaders of all opposition parties met the finance minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, on Monday morning and agreed to hold a debate and allow both houses to

The toll in four days of violence in the Kashmir Valley rose to 15 with a youth succumbing to injuries on Monday, when mobs once again gathered at many places in Srinagar defying curfew orders. Chief minister Omar Abdullah left for New Delhi as separatists called for yet another protest march.

The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Monday released a commemorative postage stamp on the late Syed Mohammed Ali Shihab Thangal, a Kerala Muslim leader known for his knowledge and commitment to S

Claiming that Pakistan policy of supporting some terrorist groups has changed, its ambassador here says Islamabad has asked India to send its officials to testify before Pakistani courts to help convi

Once respected as a scrupulous researcher and human rights activist, Nepali lawyer Shakuntala Thapa is on Monday persecuted in her own country, she says, thanks to her decision to defend Charles Sobhraj, the sensational “Bikini Killer” of yesteryears.