Shadan Masood, son of disqualified Rajya Sabha MP Rashid Masood, was on Sunday named as Samajwadi Party candidate from Saharanpur parliamentary constituency.

Infosys co-founder and Executive Chairman NR Narayana Murthy, on Tuesday, said higher education and research in the country has to give more thrust towards solving problems.

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Friday said justice prevailed as the court sentenced to death the four convicts in the December 16, 2012, gangrape case.

Railways have earned Rs 54,462.79 crores during April-August this year as compared to Rs 49,382.94 crores during the same period last year, registering an increase of 10.29 per cent.

The UN human rights chief said on Monday there is little doubt that chemical weapons were used in Syria but she did not specify which of the combatants was suspected of using them.

Six girls were rescued and as many arrested from a dance bar in Panaji after Goa police busted a prostitution racket. The kingpin of the racket, however, managed to flee from the spot, police said on Tuesday.

The 63-year-old actor's property, known as Strongheart Manor, boasts of 12 bedrooms and 12 bathrooms.

A Railway employee of Jamalpur rail workshop in Bihar's Munger district was killed by some unidentified assailants near a tunnel in Munger in the wee hours on Saturday, police said.

Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party called the decision undemocratic and alleged it was aimed to gouge the opposition voice.

All the bookings done up to April 30 under the existing advance reservation period (ARP) of 120 days will remain intact.

Sasheh, daughter of Pakistani actress Salma Agha, is making her acting debut with 'Aurangzeb'.

The phone has a 3.8-inch LCD display and a 5 megapixel rear camera with LED flash.

Sporting Clube have made a good turnaround under Oscar Bruzon and won two important matches against local rivals in the last two rounds.

It has been learnt that the AITA re-painted the centre court about 20 days ahead of the tie, resulting in the making the surface slower.

Dijsselbloem served in Dutch parliament as a member of the center-left Labor party for most of the past decade.