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Miffed at government putting a nominated member in the JPC on 2G spectrum scam, BJP is likely to write to Rajya Sabha Chairperson Hamid Ansari asking him whether the proportional representation rule will be followed in future committees or the ruling part...

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday lashed out at the Akhilesh Yadav government for failing to take preventive action ahead of floods which have left people and livestock to the mercy of nature in various areas of the state.

Cairo: The US and UK on Thursday appeared to have backed down from an immediate punitive military strike against Syria, even as embattled President Bashar al-Assad vowed that his country would emerge "victorious" in any confrontation with America and its...

A PIL was filed on Thursday in the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored CBI probe into an alleged sexual assault case involving self-styled godman Asaram Bapu.

Dinesh, Dilbag and Praveen have alleged that the coaches and the selection committee ignored them, despite their "good performance" in the trial bouts.

The Supreme Court on Thursday gave the central government two weeks' time to make available all files, documents and information sought by the CBI which is investigating allegations of irregularities in the allocation of coal-blocks from 1993 to 2009.

The father of Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal,on Thursday, expressed relief over the arrest of his son, saying their fears about his "elimination" in a fake encounter had been put to rest.

Panasonic is finalising plans to pull out of the consumer smartphone business in Japan and has approached potential buyers for its cellular base station business.

A religious place was on Thursday allegedly damaged by some unidentified men in Kawal Nagar village of the district following which paramilitary forces have been deployed in the area which remained tense for the third consecutive day, police said.

Labour and other assembly costs Motorola $12 per phone for the Moto X, bringing the production cost to $226. That compares with $207 for the iPhone 5 and $237 for the Galaxy S4.

The Land Acquisition Bill was on Thursday tabled in the Lok Sabha amidst chaos with the opposition parties demanding a statement from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the depreciation of the rupee against the dollar.

The family of the girl, who lodged a sexual assault complaint against self styled godman Asaram, on Thursday alleged that they were being pressurized to let go of the matter.

President Barack Obama on Wednesday declared unequivocally that the United States has "concluded" that the Syrian government carried out a deadly chemical weapons attack on civilians. Yet US intelligence officials say questions remain about whether the at...

A pawnbroker allegedly attempted to murder a woman on Wednesday by using acid as she had released her land from him in Kalna area of Burdwan district, the police said.

Bolt is not worried about tarnishing his career by failing to retain his 100 and 200 metres Olympic titles in Rio in three years' time.

Peeved at the Centre for not considering Jharkhand to accord special status along with Bihar, AJSU Party on Wednesday announced a series of programmes to drum up public support demanding a special economic package for the state.