The government, already under fire for raising petrol prices, may delay a planned diesel price hike for fear the move could cause further damage ahead of key state elections beginning early next year,

Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier, who earned boxing immortality after three epic fights with Muhammad Ali, is in hospice care with liver cancer, his manager said on Saturday.

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World number one Novak Djokovic was surprisingly beaten by unseeded Kei Nishikori of Japan in the semifinals of the Basel Open on Saturday, suffering a new injury setback in the process.

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India has the highest percentage share of family businesses in Asia, accounting for 67 per cent of total listed companies with market capitalisation of more than $50 million, Credit Suisse said in a r

About 2,000 foreign hikers have been trapped in bad weather on the slopes of a mountain near Mount Everest in a remote corner of Nepal for the past four days, officials said on Friday.

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A new generation of global activists have embraced the image of a 17th century English Catholic traitor whose arrest and gruesome execution is still celebrated across Britain every year by burning his

The euro zone won verbal support but no new money at the G20 summit on Friday for its tortured efforts to overcome a sovereign debt crisis, while Italy was effectively placed under IMF supervision.

Yahoo has signed confidentiality agreements with several parties interested in buying all or part of the Internet company, according to people familiar with the matter.

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A 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook northern Chile early on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of any damage to property or copper mines in the area, emergency and mine officials said.

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may consider reversing its tight monetary stance as inflationary woes begin to ebb next month, a top policy adviser said on Saturday.

The RBI has raised interest rates