The powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee has confirmed the nomination of Tim J Roemer as the next US envoy to New Delhi.
Leaders of the G-8 and G-5 on Thursday backed calls by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to make the United Nations more legitimate to reflect contemporary realities.
In a major victory for outreach countries like India, the summit of powerful G-8 industrialised countries and the G-5 nations on Thursday agreed on a consensus document on climate change without fixing any goals.
Slamming Pakistan for the expanding terrorist footprints on its soil, India on Thursday said it had clear evidence that the Mumbai attack was planned and launched by the western neighbour, and this had strained the peace process.
Sachin Tendulkar is not fit for T20 cricket since he is neither inventive nor fearless, according to former Australian coach John Buchanan.
Burger King, which runs a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants in more than 70 countries, has apologised for running an advertisement in Spain that offended the Hindus.
A 55-year-old woman was stripped and thrashed in the presence of hundreds in a village in Aligarh.
US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm Mullen says his country's top priority is to defeat Al-Qaida, whose leadership resides in western Pak.
It’s a frightening reality in our country, if you want medical help even if you are dying and in desperate need, you may be required to pay first.
There are chances that rain in the deficient north western parts of the country could pick up after the July 15 but it may be too little too late. Also reservoir levels all across the country are at very low levels.
The media coverage of Michael Jackson's funeral tops the list of 'celebrity deaths' like those of Pope John Paul II, Princess Diana and Mother Teresa, according to a study.
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Tell us where you stand on decriminalising gay sex in 12 days. This was the Supreme Court's order to the Centre on Thursday.
Amitabh Bachchan, who has been advised bed rest, inquired about the health of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray who had underwent angioplasty.
Medical services across Maharashtra have been hit with 4500 resident doctors and 7500 interns going on an indefinite strike. Their main demand - more pay on par with what is paid to their counterparts in government hospitals in other states.