India

Egypt's political transition after President Mohamed Mursi was ousted by the military stumbled at the first hurdle, after the choice of liberal politician Mohamed ElBaradei as interim prime minister was thrown into doubt by Islamist objections.

Family, friends and fans on Sunday greeted birthday boy Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who turned 32, and wished him luck for winning many more laurels for Team India.

The awards focused on a lot of new talent which has emerged in the last few years in the industry.

Two Buddhist monks were injured Sunday in a string of bombings at Bihar's 1,500-year old Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya where the Buddha attained enlightenment, police said.

Madhuri Dixit performed on her signature numbers like 'Dola re dola', and 'Ek do teen' among others.

Lewis Hamilton warmed up to the German Grand Prix on Sunday by taking pole position pipping Sebastian Vettel.

Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai won their first Grand Slam title with a 7-6 (1), 6-1 victory over Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua at Wimbledon.

Bollywood director Anurag Basu's "Barfi!" won multiple awards at the 14th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards this year. The Ranbir Kapoor-Priyanka Chopra starrer bagged awards for the best film, best director and the best performance in leadi...

A Ugandan woman was sexually assaulted in a car by two hotel management graduates, along with two others, after she took a lift in their vehicle for going to her home here from Gurgaon, police said on Saturday. All four accused have been arrested.

Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC), which is spearheading the movement for separate Telangana state, will chalk out its future course of action in two to three days. JAC convenor M Kodandaram told reporters on Saturday that efforts were on to finalise...

Three people, including a bank manager and software engineer, were killed and another was injured in a collision between two motorcycles on Etawah-Kannauj road on Saturday afternoon.

JMM leader Hemant Soren on Saturday claimed support of more than 41 MLAs in the 82-member assembly to form an alternative government in Jharkhand before the term of President's Rule expires on July 18.

Sonu Niigam says only the song and credibility of the composer matters to him.

Relief operations were on Saturday badly hit by a fresh spell of rain at most places in Uttarakhand, including Rudraprayag, Chamoli and Uttarkhashi districts, with choppers carrying relief material not flying due to low visibility conditions.

A Madhya Pradesh-based welfare trust has donated Rs 5 lakh to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for helping people in the rain-ravaged Uttarakhand.

Five women died after lightning struck them at a village in Bihar's East Champaran district on Friday, the police said.