An untitled work by eminent painter MF Husain sold for over Rs 2 crore at the Saffronart Spring Online Auction 2010... more »

Yuvraj Singh heaped praises on his successor Kumar Sangakkara,  saying that the Sri Lankan is the best person to lead Kings XI Punjab... more »

Bhagat's songs are peppered with no holds barred anti-establishment lyrics. The words are sharp but mellifluous in his tongue and are meant to cut through the ignorance of his people. He has not even spared his initial mentors -- the right wing outfits for their regressive religious ideologies... more »

A cache of explosives has been seized from Maoist affected Ayodhya hills area of Purulia district by the joint forces personnel, police said today... more »

Implementation of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal is 'proceeding smoothly and satisfactorily' and the civil nuclear liability bill is likely to be introduced in the Parliament after the recess, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said on Tuesday... more »

The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has warned of intensifying attacks on security forces in Bajaur region of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas if does not stop the offensive against extremists in the region... more »

Five students of the Indian Institute Management, Calcutta, (IIM-C) have received international offers of above Rs 1 crore each... more »

India signaled on Friday it was open to a new round of talks with Pakistan, raising fresh hopes of a thaw in relations after last month's official dialogue between the nuclear-armed rivals produced no breakthrough... more »

Three men were killed in two separate road accidents near JJ Hospital in south Mumbai on Sunday night... more »

A top Hizbul Mujahideen militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Doda district, the police said on Monday... more »

With the televised marriage of Rahul Mahajan to be aired tonight, the National Commission for Women has criticised weddings in reality television serials and said they should be banned... more »

Kripalu Maharaj, whose ashram witnessed a stampede killing 63 people, fled from the complex two hours after the tragedy and is untraceable, a district official said on Friday... more »

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is unlikely to meet his Indian counterpart Dr. Manmohan Singh in Washington, where they are scheduled to attend the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington on April 12 and 13... more »

Sobers rates Gavaskar as the best of his time.. more »

France-based aviation major Airbus Industries will be delivering two A320 aircraft to Air India and Indigo Airlines during 'India Aviation 2010' scheduled to open on March 3 at Begumpet airport... more »

India will look to test its bench strength.. more »

Massive hike in social sector outlay will benefit backward classes.. more »

New Delhi has charged that Islamabad's disruptive role in the Taliban insurgency alongwith aid for the Afghan Taliban provided by Pakistan's spy agency has complicated the military situation in Afghanistan, with India's foreign minister asserting 'they are still together'. 'They are a tandem,' External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said in an .. more »

US consumers spent more in June, though partly because of rising gasoline prices, and contracts to buy used houses rose more than expected and for a fifth-straight month. But income suffered its biggest drop in four-and-a-half years, underscoring fears over growing unemployment. The S&P financial index .GSPF rose 2.1 per cent as the housing .. more »

"Because of encouraging developments in the oil market, the oil prices will reach $80 per barrel by the end of this year," Mohammad Ali Khatibi said. Khatibi's remarks contradicted his comments on Friday when he said the prices were "not expected to increase by January". Oil climbed above $67 on Friday, rising for a second .. more »