John Crosbie, Newfoundland and Labrador's lieutenant-governor in Canada, has issued an apology after taking fire for a joke about Pakistan and suicide bombers.

Pakistani students from the Memorial Un

A Belgian judicial adviser has recommended the country's courts reject a legal bid to have a book featuring fictional boy hero Tintin banned for racism, court documents showed.

Valery de Theux de Mey

The three hundred Ramayanas, A. K. Ramanujan’s essay on the timeless epic, might have been shunted out of history textbooks in Delhi University but Sita’s Ramayana is doing definitely well worldwide.

Recalling his fond memories of the Diwali celebrations last year in Mumbai, US President Barack Obama has wished Happy Diwali to millions of Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists celebrating the festival

Torn gift wrappers, heaps of burnt out firecrackers, empty sweet boxes - the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Thursday said the waste generated in the city on Diwali was 1,000 tonnes more than

15 suicides take place every hour in India and a majority (69.2 per cent) of the suicide victims are married while 30.8 per cent un-married, according to latest government statistics.

One suicide out

A JNU student, who was issued a showcause notice for circulating a religiously 'offensive' poster on the campus, is planning to slap a legal case on the varsity, even as he was given three more days t

Recognising the religious and historical significance of Diwali, the US Senate has passed a resolution greeting Hindus, Sikhs and Jains in the US and across the globe on the festival.

Noting that Di

Trip of a lifetime turned out to be a nightmare for a German traveller, who is feared to have been eaten by cannibals in South Pacific.

Stefan Ramin, 40, had set off to traverse the globe, in his se

A Swiss man has admitted luring his dog with chocolate drops and candlelight before having sex with it.

The 25-year-old admitted romping with his male Appenzeller, Blaessli since 2008.

He even wore