India

Ayodhya/Faizabad: Ahead of VHP's yatra from Ayodhya on Sunday, the Faizabad administration on Saturday cracked down on the saffron organisation arresting 50 of its activists and issuing arrest warrants against 300 members of the outfit.

Gadchiroli police in Maharashtra have detained three persons including a student of the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi for alleged links with Naxals, sources said, but officials refused to either deny or confirm the development.

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday continued his tirade against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the falling rupee, saying both he and the domestic currency have turned 'mute'.

Opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) on Saturday demanded resignation of Health Minister Lalrinliana Sailo following allegations against him of involvement in drug trafficking.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday expressed confidence that the United Progressive Alliance would win the 2014 elections, and virtually ruled out early Lok Sabha polls.

An Indian-origin Singaporean has been jailed for 12 years and given 12 strokes of the cane for raping a 16-year-old girl in the back seat of his car.

The hard-court Grand Slam tennis tournament begins on Monday and ends on September 9.

A journalist with a Hindi daily was shot dead in Etawah, home district of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. Police said the incident took place in the Bakewar area as he was returning home after the day's work.

A three-year-old girl was raped by her school van driver in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh on Friday, police said.

At least 11 people were killed on Friday in a sectarian clash between members of a radical Sunni Muslim group and minority Shiites in Pakistan's Punjab province. The clashes took place between Ahle Sunnat Waljamaat (ASWJ) members and the Shias.

Bombs hit two mosques in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Friday, killing at least 42 people and wounding hundreds, intensifying sectarian strife that has spilled over from the civil war in neighbouring Syria.

Washington: A new type of medical marijuana has been named after Indian-American medical journalist Sanjay Gupta, who joined a list of celebrities like US President Barack Obama who have namesake cannabis strains.

Mumbai: Maharashtra government will seek suggestions from the journalists for improving the safety of women in the state, Home Minister R R Patil, who is under fire following the gangrape of a photojournalist, said on Friday evening.

Vettel posted the fastest time before his rear tire punctured in Friday's second practice at the Belgian Grand Prix.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Centre on a PIL alleging that a Jindal Group firm illegally demolished a 16th century mosque in collusion with the Rajasthan government to facilitate mining operations in Bhilwara district.

Microsoft said its board had appointed a special committee to direct the process of appointing a new CEO.