The light combat aircraft (LAC) programme on Wednesday achieved a significant milestone when the fourth of the limited series production (LSP) aircraft flew at supersonic speed during its maiden flight in the configuration to be delivered to the Indian Air Force.

Tropical cyclone “Phet” in the Arabian Sea intensified further. However, the storm remained stationary during the day about 1,050 km southwest of Naliya in Kutch even as some parts of Gujarat received rainfall, IMD officials said.

Nepalese Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal will not step down immediately as there are other issues which needs to be sorted out, his party CPN-UML said on Wednesday, even as Maoists warned of a fresh

China has emerged as the world’s second biggest arms spender for the second consecutive year after the US, splurging a staggering $100 billion despite the global financial crisis, according to a Swedi

They divorced twice and went on to marry different people but screen icon Elizabeth Taylor has revealed that Richard Burton longed for another reunion on the day he died.

The only photograph showing Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe and the US President John F. Kennedy together, taken moments later she sang “Happy Birthday” for him on May 19 1962, is up for auction.

The Supreme Court will hear the case pertaining to the row over control of Ulips between market watchdog Sebi and insurance regulator Irda next month, but may not decide on the controversy over who would regulate these market-linked insurance products.

In a fresh move, the finance ninistry on Wednesday said income-tax payers will have to mention receipt number of tax deducted at source (TDS) forms in the returns to claim refunds, from this fiscal.

Many parents may not buy this story, but a new study in Britain says that the order in which children are born can determine their later career paths.

Back to winning ways after an opening match shock, a confident India will be gunning for revenge when they take on hosts Zimbabwe for the second time in the ongoing tri-series here on Thursday.