Despite rigorous rounds of immunisation, the polio virus just refuses to leave India. Fresh cases detected recently in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa and Delhi have left the health agencies baffled. With the families of the infected claiming they were...

The CPI(M)’s attempt to recover lost land at Nandigram claimed another life on Sunday. Both the CPI(M) and Trinamool Congress claimed that the victim was their supporter. Tekhali bazaar near Bhangabera turned a battlefield on Sunday when CPI...

Sachin Tendulkar struck a record 84th one-day 50 to help India to a eight-run win over Australia in the fourth One-Day International yesterday. It was India’s first win over the world champions since January 2006, a streak of 11 games, and...

Myanmar’s military leaders stepped up pressures on monks, who spearheaded pro-democracy rallies, saying that weapons had been seized from Buddhist monasteries and threatening to punish all violators of the law. The government also announced...

Even as the Chief Selector Dilip Vengsarkar laid down the law that seniors in the Indian cricket team have to perform or perish, Sourav Ganguly countered that age should not be a criterion for selection and the Big Three still have lots of fire left...

US President George W. Bush said he was strongly opposed to partition of Iraq and renewed his support for embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

UPA chairperson Mrs Sonia Gandhi today expressed the Congress’ readiness to face elections while Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh sought to play down speculation that the country was headed for mid-term polls.

Chief selector, Dilip Vengsarkar, yesterday issued a stern warning to India’s senior players, saying that performance alone will grant them a place in the team. Conveying a strong message to non-performers, Vengsarkar said that many young...

The BJP and the Janata Dal (Secular) drew curtains on their 20-month coalition on a bitter note a day after former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda said ‘no’ to BJP chief Rajnath Singh on the issue of transfer of power in Karnataka. The BJP...

General Pervez Musharraf took a majority of votes in Pakistan’s presidential election today, paving the way for the U.S.-backed military ruler to extend his eight-year rule amid protests by opposition parties.