Patna: The Bihar government has failed to implement centrally-funded welfare and development schemes for the poor, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said Wednesday while again launching a scathi

New Delhi: State-owned gas transmission and marketing company GAIL Wednesday reported a 29.48 percent increase in net profit for the second quarter of the current fiscal year on increased margins in h

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh is facing the threat of a cyclonic storm while heavy rains in the coastal region have claimed 20 lives and damaged crops in over 100,000 hectares, officials said Tuesday.

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Kakdwip: The death count in the West Bengal trawler capsize in the Muriganga river rose to 80, with four more bodies being recovered Wednesday. Fifty-one people still remain untraced.

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The Greek police have detected explosive packages addressed to French President Nicolas Sarkozy and three foreign embassies in Athens, a media report said.

New Delhi: Defence Minister A K Antony is reported to be 'upset' over the names of armed forces officers cropping up in the Adarsh housing society scam and has sought reports from the three service ch

Days ahead of a visit to India, US President Barack Obama faces the prospects of a radically altered political landscape with a widely predicted rout for his Democratic party in Tuesday's mid-term ele

Bengaluru: Former India captain Anil Kumble and his teammate fast bowler Javagal Srinath will take over the reins of the Karnataka Cricket Association (KSCA) from another former Test cricketer Brijesh

Pope Benedict XVI Monday called for an end to the "absurd and ferocious violence against Christians in Iraq".

A tribunal in Bangladesh preparing to try former Islamist militants on the charge of killing unarmed civilians during the 1971 freedom movement has amended rules to facilitate their detention.