A shutdown called by Maoists crippled life in parts of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, with the rebels resorting to firing and putting up road blocks besides killing a trader.

Most of the disturbances wer

The government is all for Internet freedom but society has to decide where to draw the line on content, National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon said on Wednesday as a furious debate rages in India

Mumbai Indians won the toss and decided to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League here on Wednesday.

Teams:

Mumbai Indians: Herchelle Gibbs, Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma,

A plane carrying new French President Francois Hollande to Germany was forced to return to Paris Tuesday after it was struck by a lightning, BBC reported.

Hours after taking oath as new French presid

A 61-year-old man from the Italian port city of Livorno died after being repeatedly stabbed in the penis by his wife.

The 57-year-old woman admitted to attacking her husband in a jealous rage after h

Pune Warriors cricketer Mohnish Mishra, who was suspended by the Indian cricket board pending inquiry, Tuesday accepted the statements he made during the sting operation conducted by a TV channel and

Global trade logistics performance slowed down over the last two years amid the global recession, but India and others that pursued aggressive reforms continued to improve, according to the World Bank

The number of men taking up part-time work due to being unable to find a full-time job in Britain has more than doubled in the last four years, says a new study.

Nearly 600,000 men were working part-

A 40-year-old Italian woman ended her life by jumping from the Leaning Tower of Pisa in front of horrified tourists.

The tower was temporarily closed after the woman jumped from the fourth-level of t

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said his government was committed to ensuring foolproof security of nuclear power plants but it would be harmful for the country to pass an ordinance against