India

Two persons were killed, while five others sustained injuries in road accident on the Yamuna Expressway on Tuesday, police said.

Fakhruddin G Ebrahim, Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan, resigned on Wednesday a day after overseeing the election of the new President.

London Paralympics silver medallist H N Girisha accused the Sport Ministry for not keeping its promise of giving him a Class-1 Executive Officer job.

Distressed over food containing worms being served to them, 50 girl students of a residential school, who had refused to eat meals for four days, fled the premises, prompting an inquiry following which five employees, including a warden and a cook, have b...

Gorkha Janamukti Morcha has threatened to launch an indefinite strike till its demand for a separate state are met.

Ranked 129th, Somdev surprised Dolgopolov 6-3, 7-6 to reach the pre-quarters of the Citi Open in Washington.

Snedeker joined Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Matt Kuchar as the only players with multiple PGA Tour wins this season.

A 19-year-old youth was arrested on Tuesday after he allegedly threatened his sister-in-law of throwing acid in Siyani Gate area in Ghaziabad. Mohit Rana had married Payal against the wishes of her parents in March, according to the complaint.

The Formula One boss confirmed that the 2014 Indian Grand Prix will have to be dropped to tweak the racing calendar, but he is not ruling out a 2015 return.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna has convened a meeting of Badri-Kedar Mandir Samiti on August 2 to decide a date for resumption of prayers at Kedarnath where the ritual came to a halt after the natural calamity hit the state last month.

Sony today announced the launch of its new smartphone "Xperia Z Ultra", which has a 6.4-inch display and is powered by a 2.2 GHz quad-core processor.

Speculations are rife that a cheaper iPhone model and a large-screen iPad may also be unveiled alongside the iPhone 5S launch.

Shahzad Ahmed's conviction has come as a huge blow to the residents of the district in Uttar Pradesh.

Two trains collided head-on in western Switzerland, killing one of the drivers and injuring 35 passengers, at least five of them seriously, police have said. The accident happened on Monday in Granges-pres-Marnand shortly before 7:00 pm (2230 IST), accord...

Grenade-wielding Taliban fighters battled Pakistani security forces during a sophisticated midnight attack on a major prison holding hundreds of Taliban and other militants, police said on Monday.

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators held their first peace talks in nearly three years on Monday in a US-brokered effort that Secretary of State John Kerry hopes will end their conflict despite deep divisions.