Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said that farmers should be paid remunerative prices and the country must aim at achieving four per cent annual growth in agriculture production to ensure food security.

Scorching heat swept most parts of North India on Saturday with high humidity posing problems for citizens as Phalodi in Rajasthan baked at 46.5ºC.
Delhiites too sweated it out as blazing sun resulted in the maximum temperature rising to 43.2ºC, four notches above normal, while the minimum settled at 27.8ºC.

With just three days left for her crucial run-off for the Republican governor’s nomination from South Carolina, American-Indian aspirant Nikki Haley received a major boost in her electoral prospects with a endorsement by the blogger who had alleged to have affair with her.

A Kuwaiti prince has been fatally shot, allegedly by his uncle, reports reaching here have said.
In a brief statement, the Kuwaiti ruler’s court has said the country was “mourning the demise of Sheikh Basel Salem Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah, who passed away at the age of 52,” without giving details of what caused his death.

Influential Indian-origin Labour MP Keith Vaz has raised concerns over the David Cameron government making it mandatory for Indian and other non-EU spouses to have sufficient English language requirements before coming to the UK.

Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has bagged the role of J. Edgar Hoover in an upcoming biopic about the former FBI director’s eventful life.
The Titanic star has been confirmed to be taking on the role of the Hoover in the currently untitled epic movie which will be directed by Clint Eastwood, reported contactmusic. “He’s going to spread his wings,” a source said.

Once again, a huge environmental catastrophe is set to unite artistes from various entertainment genres for a noble cause.
After the grand success of George Clooney’s “Hope for Haiti Now” telethon that raised a massive $57 million; celebrated talk show personality, Larry King will host H

An unpublished, handwritten manuscript written for his daughter by noted American author Mark Twain has fetched a whopping $242,500, double the original estimate at an auction.

John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics to Beatles song A Day In The Life have sold for $1.2 million at an auction, well above the price expected.
The double-sided sheet of paper with notes written in felt marker and blue ink was sold at Sotheby’s in New York, BBC online reported. The lyric sheet also contains some corrections and other notes penned in red ink.

Love for a Pakistani woman — stated to be a model — drove an Indian youth to try illegally go across the border before he ended up in a jail.
The youth, 24, was nabbed by Indian customs department at Attari railway station on Thursday when he was attempting to board in Samjautha Express train to Pakistan without passport and visa.