Cuttack police, with the help of local fire brigade personnel on Tuesday rescued a pregnant woman, who was lying on the spur of a river barrage here with her hands and legs tied with rubber tubes.

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Observing that there is no law that can prohibit an adult from taking decisions pertaining to his or her life, the Bombay High Court on Monday gave its green signal to Bhidan Bharua, a 21-year-old stu

India-born controversial author Salman Rushdie has turned his ire against his home country, saying that creative works of artists are increasingly being assaulted by religious groups.

India has beco

The Queen's top advisers have reportedly recommended that the word 'empire' be dropped from the honours system awards as it's not only 'anachronistic' but also 'inappropriate' in modern-day Britain.

Amidst reports of a proliferation of 'babas' and 'tantriks' offering magical cure and luck in India, a UK-based rationalists group has offered 100,000 pounds (approx Rs 85 lakh) prize to any such pers

Mani, a pet dog belonging to a milk man in Thumabalahalli village, near Karaimangalam, 15 kilometres from Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu, offered prayers following his recovery after a road accident a few m

America's National Christmas Tree planted near the White House has died due to complications from 'transplant shock'.

The National Park Service said that it removed the Colorado blue spruce from the

A line of women wait their turn at a building in northern Nigeria, ready to participate in a programme local officials hope will bring two results: marriage and peace.

Love might have to come later.

Kashmir’s Grand Mufti on Wednesday stirred up a real hornet’s nest by asking for declaring Ahmadis or Ahmadiyyas as non-Muslims through a legislation in the state Assembly.

The cleric, Mufti Muhammad

The socio-economic census scheduled to begin in Chennai on Tuesday suffered some hiccups as the data entry operators promised by a state owned electronics company failed to report for duty.

However,