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The introduction of tourist visa-on-arrival (T-VoA) facility at Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi airports will help attract more foreign visitors to the state, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Wednesday.

A military jury on Wednesday sentenced a US Army psychiatrist to death for the 2009 mass murder of 13 people, mostly unarmed soldiers, at Fort Hood, Texas, which the convicted gunman said he committed in retaliation for US wars in the Muslim world.

The requests made by India were only second to the US which topped the list with 12,000 requests.

VHP leader Praveen Togadia on Wednesday supported controversial self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, facing allegations of raping a minor girl, saying he was a genuine saint.

The Centre on Wednesday asked the Rajasthan government not to give special treatment to self- styled godman Asaram Bapu, who is accused in a sexual assault case.

After drawing a blank for over a month in finding any credible clue in the Bodhgaya explosions, NIA chief Sharad Kumar will be visiting the blast site tomorrow in an effort to speed up the probe.

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) has organised a four-day summit to deliberate on issues pertaining to global economic crisis and challenges faced by Indian markets.

HD Deve Gowda accepted Kumaraswamy's resignation in a meeting held in Bangalore to assess the recent electoral losses.

Ashok Vemuri was considered to be a contender for the top job at the company when current Chief Executive's term ends in 2015.

The European Union has cautioned Pakistan against lifting the moratorium on the death penalty saying the proposed move will be viewed as a major setback by the 28-member bloc and could possibly affect Islamabad's quest for duty-free access to European mar...

A shocking case of rape of 14 minor girls allegedly by the hostel warden of a private school in Likabai in West Siang district has come to light after a few students reported the matter to police.

In a major relief for cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, Pakistan's Supreme Court on Wednesday withdrew the contempt of court notice against him.

A raid on an illegal dance bar in the heart of the Goa capital has triggered outrage amongst the opposition parties in the state.

Days later, Obama embarks on an overseas trip Tuesday that will take him away from the White House for most of the week.

Four more children succumbed to encephalitis at the BRD Medical College Hospital in Gorakhpur, taking the death toll in the disease in eastern Uttar Pradesh to 202 this year.

The tablet also offers parents the ability to select the apps they want their kids to have access to using the Application Manager.