At least 27 policemen, including three officers, and six villagers were injured in pitched battles early Tuesday in West Bengal's Birbhum district over a long-time dispute regarding land acquisition f

The race to the White House remains close ahead of the US presidential election on Tuesday, with national polls showing US President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney in a statistical

President Barack Obama appeared to have a slight edge over Republican challenger Mitt Romney as America headed for the polls to pick the winner of a White House race that has remained extremely close

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has reason to be a proud father. His elder son Akhilesh Yadav at age 39 is chief minister of Uttar Pradesh while his 25-year-old younger son Prateek has

The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday rejected Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy's plea to derecognise the Congress as a party for extending a Rs.90 crore loan to Associated Journals Ltd, pub

Triple Olympic hockey gold winner Leslie Claudius, suffering from cirrhosis of the liver, was admitted to a private hospital following complications, his son Brandon said Tuesday.

"He was shifted to

BJP leaders went into a huddle on Tuesday as the internal rift over party president Nitin Gadkari widened with more demands for his ouster while the man in the proverbial centre of the growing storm s

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, Kenya's David Rudisha and US hurdler Aries Merritt are in the running for the World Athlete of the Year Award.

Three-time winner Bolt is heavily favoured to claim the ac

The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) has crossed one more milestone - sealing of the first 1,000-MW reactor pressure vessel, said a senior official on Tuesday.

"Two German technicians complete

The younger sister of Brazil international striker Hulk is feared to have been kidnapped after going missing in the north eastern Brazilian city of Campina Grande, local police said.

Angelica Apareci