Asserting that Jammu and Kashmir has a total annual income of only Rs 6,500 crore from all sources, chief minister Omar Abdullah today said the present fiscal status of the state is grim.

Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh today hit out at Akhilesh Yadav government in the wake of communal violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district in which at least 12 people were killed.

After a string of low scores in list A as well as first-class games, talented opener Unmukt Chand will like to make amends as he leads India A against New Zealand A in the opening encounter of the three match one-day series on Sunday.

The battle for the final spot at the 2020 Olympics has entered its business end with wrestling, squash and a joint bid from baseball-softball hoping to emerge stronger from their existence crisis when the International Olympic Committee will take a call on their future on Sunday.

Pop star Jennifer Lopez is happy to be back in her seat on American Idol’s judges’ panel.
The 44-year-old singer, who was not a part of the show in its last season, appeared alongside her co-judges, newbie Harry Connick Jr and veteran Keith Urban for season 13 of the singing talent hunt, reported People magazine.

Indicating he was ready to don any role in the Congress after the 2014 general elections, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said he will be “very happy” to work under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi.

The flood situation in Arunachal Pradesh continued to remain grim with reports of landslides triggered by heavy rain for the past few days, snapping surface communication in two districts.

President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday said he would discuss with the union culture minister on a proposal for opening a unit office of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) here for proper conservation of Sri Jagannath Temple, according to a senior temple official.

Seven Afghan Taliban leaders, including Mansoor Dadullah, were Saturday freed by Pakistan to boost the troubled reconciliation process in Afghanistan, taking the total number of commanders released so far to 33.

Voting was held Saturday in Maldives for the second multi-party Presidential elections with long queues of people outside polling stations in this Indian Ocean archipelago, which has seen a series of unsettling political events in the last 18 months.