India

Sania Mirza started off by winning the first round at the doubles of the Bangalore Open partnering Mara Santangelo.

A Delhi court summoned a Delhi Police officer for failing to file a final report in a complaint against the artist.

US described the agreement with North Korea as an important first step toward ending the country's nuclear programme.

Chimpanzees may have been using stone hammers to crack nuts as long as 4,300 years ago, says study.

Sleeping a little over half an hour in the middle of the day reduces the risk of death from heart disease, says study.

The Mumbai police has claimed to have got some "definite leads" against alleged serial killer Ravindra Kantrolle.

AIIMS doctors moved the Delhi High Court challenging the decision to reserve 50 pc seats in hospital's super-specialty depts.

Torrential rains caused severe landslides and a highway collapse in the San Martin region of Peru.

Uzbekistan now have a 2-1 lead having won the opening singles matches on Friday.

The Sony Ericsson WTA Bangalore Open is scheduled to begin on Monday at the Karnataka State Lawns.

New rule, which came into force on April 3, 2006, says medicos from outside the European Union need permits work and train in the UK. Permit-free training abolished.

Impressed by his technique, American Richard Canandy will assist Nettikkadan from the next batch.

She became the first woman in history to have logged a record 29 hours and 17 minutes in four space walks.

Smith grew up idolising screen legend Marilyn Monroe and gained fame as a model for Guess? jeans and Playboy.

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has given a fresh offer of talks to TC to resolve the row over Singur and Nandigram.

Karunanidhi who had welcomed the Cauvery verdict now says that the state government will also file a review petition.