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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister M. Veerappa Moily said on Monday the audit of Reliance Industries operated Krishna Godavari basin KG-D6 natural gas blocks is a contractual obligation and the compan

Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh wished teammate Virat Kohli on his birthday Monday by sending him a message on the social networking site Twitter.

"@imVkohli! Hey cheekoo (Kohli) its ur bday and we r n