India

Homosexuality and use of drugs are the main causes of rise in HIV infections in some major cities in India, says study.

At least 200,000 people packed Martyr's Square and the surrounding streets, said Lebanese security sources.

India is among 54 flawed democracies, according to a democracy index devised by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

Gwen Stefani says she wants to record a new album with her former band No Doubt and end her solo career.

A journalist working for BBC's Urdu service who was reported missing in Pakistan's troubled tribal area has been freed.

Parliament was adjourned for the day after tributes were paid to industrialist Lalit Suri and BSP founder Kanshi Ram.

The police have arrested three people in connection with the kidnapping of Anant Gupta.

A 14-month-old baby girl drowned when a boat attached to a Star Cruise liner turned turtle near Lakshwadeep.

Imtiaz Ghawte, convicted for his role in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, has pleaded for lesser punishment.

Over 20,000 Dalits gathered at the Azad maidan, Mumbai, to protest the murder of four Dalits in Khairlanji.

A number of donkeys have been named after popular stars to fetch a good price during an ongoing fair in Ujjain.

Tharoor says India's aspirations to get a permanent membership of the UNSC will be a long drawn process.

Blair provoked a storm after admitting that the invasion of Iraq by the United States and Britain was "a disaster."

former Chattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi's family owns only a Tempo Traveller as mode of travel, says his wife Renu.

Brazil coach Dunga says it's a mistake to think his team are only interested in money.

US Ambassador to India, David Mulford , on what the Senate approval to the Indo-US nuclear bill actually means.