Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee and minister of state S.S.

Twenty-three Indians, all illegal immigrants have been arrested in one of the biggest operation by Britain’s immigration officials conducted in west London and the east England town of Norwich.

Love is fattening for women, says a new study.

Twenty-year-old Panchen Lama, being projected by China as the Dalai Lama’s successor has made his “political debut” by making a maiden address at a prominent monastery in Tibet, the state media said o

The Obama administration has decided to object to a Sino-Pak civilian nuclear deal for establishing two atomic reactors in Pakistan, as it comes before the Nuclear Suppliers Group next week.

His credentials as a filmmaker are well established and he is on the wishlist of top Bollywood stars, but Mani Ratnam still feels like a newcomer before the release of his each film.

Close on the heels of a highly successful Indo-US strategic dialogue early in June, as many as five Union ministers are scheduled to visit the US next week to hold series of talks with their American counterparts.

Did the Indian government guarantee Dow Chemicals, the parent company of Union Carbide, that it will not be held liable for the Bhopal gas tragedy?
An RTI response has raised fresh questions over the government’s position in the case, as it brought to light a letter written in 2006 by Dow Chemicals CEO Andrew L

A move to amend a 53-year-old law to give independent rights to writers, lyricists and singers, thereby entitling them to royalty, on Tuesday came in for strong opposition from some film producers.

In a move that would benefit a large number of skilled workers in defence establishments, the government on Tuesday raised their grade pay by partially amending the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations implemented in 2008 and restructured the cadre.