Adding fuel to speculation about their extra-marital affairs, French First Lady Carla Bruni has claimed that she isn't sure how long her marriage to President Nicolas Sarkozy would last.

India and Russia will on Friday tighten their ties by signing a slew of agreements, including an umbrella civil nuclear pact and another accord fixing the cost of the refurbished aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov at $2.35 billion

The government on Thursday banned Fashion TV till March 21 after finding that a program the channel aired in September showed women partially nude.

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani ranked fourth with $29 billion and steel czar Lakshmi Mittal ranked fifth with $28.7 billion on the Forbes list of billionaires.

A fire broke out today in a restaurant and office block in Shoreditch in central London and at least 100 firefighters and 25 fire brigades are engaged in tackling the fire. No casualties have been reported.

The United Nations has launched an independent review of the functioning of its top climate change body IPCC, headed by Rajendra Pachauri, which has come under much criticism in recent months.

A breakthrough on the Women's Reservation Bill was made after Mulayam Singh Yadav, Lalu Prasad and Sharad Yadav met Pranab Mukherjee. The govt has assured them the Bill would be brought in Lok Sabha only after consultations with all parties.

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani ranked fourth with $29 billion and steel czar Lakshmi Mittal ranked fifth with $28.7 billion on the Forbes list of billionaires.

Trouble is brewing for the Women's Reservation Bill with a section of BJP MPs in Lok Sabha expressing their opposition to the measure and threatening to vote against it. The party today decided to crack on the dissenters by issuing a whip to them to back it.

Saif Ali Khan is giving Kareena Kapoor a lesson in film appreciation.

Church abuse scandals in Germany have reached the older brother of Pope Benedict XVI and are creeping ever closer to the pontiff himself.

Less than a month after the Pune blast, the govt on Wednesday admitted that shortage of manpower had made it difficult to safeguard "all public places". Maharashtra presents a dismal picture with the highest number of police vacancies (49,252).

The pope's brother has said he slapped pupils as punishment after he took over a renowned German boys' choir in the 1960s.

The candidates will have to appear in 2 objective-type papers having special emphasis on testing their "aptitude for civil services" as well as on "ethical and moral dimension of decision-making" under a Civil Services Aptitude Test.

Despite Rajya Sabha's endorsement, the Women's Reservation Bill may not face a smooth ride in Lok Sabha. BJP's support is critical. But the party ranks are angry over opposition to quota and over the way the marshals were used to evict the MPs.

Less than a month after the Pune blast, the govt on Wednesday admitted that shortage of manpower had made it difficult to safeguard "all public places". Maharashtra presents a dismal picture with the highest number of police vacancies (49,252).

For the first time in Asia, an Indian private lab is all set to launch the sports gene test that can tell whether your child is better suited for speed sports like sprinting or endurance sports like distance running.

The Right to Information Act seems to be holding out hope for candidates unhappy with their scores in Common Admission Test (CAT) 2009.

Narendra Modi says Asiatic lions are the pride of Gujarat and he won't part with them. But the animals seem to be endangered in their sole habitat.

Whirlwind romances do not foretell a happily-ever-after. Speculation is growing that Nicolas Sarkozy, 55, and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, 43, are both committing adultery.

First, the PCB dropped a bombshell by announcing life bans on Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan. Later, it made a U-turn saying the bans could be reconsidered.

The "war on terror" just got a little more complicated with the indictment of Colleen LaRose, 46, an average white American housewife, on charges of trying to recruit Islamic fighters and plotting assassination of Swedish cartoonist.

With the global economy rebounding, students across IIMs this year got good international offers, unlike last year. However, a significant number of students opted for domestic offers over international ones.

Two Union Ministers and a prominent US Congressman recommended the name of controversial NRI hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal for the prestigious Padma awards, the government told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

Ruling UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi met railway minister Mamata Banerjee and sought an assurance that her Trinamool Congress will vote for the Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha, Cong sources said.

Sachin Tendulkar can come only second, after legendary Don Bradman in the list of all-time great cricketers, according to Steve Waugh.

The self-described "Jihad Jane" who thought her blond hair and blue eyes would let her blend in as she sought to kill an artist in Sweden is a rare case of an American woman aiding foreign terrorists and shows the evolution of the global threat, authorities say.

Two Union Ministers and a prominent US Congressman recommended the name of controversial NRI hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal for the prestigious Padma awards, the government told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

In an unprecedented crackdown on indiscipline, PCB indefinitely barred its former captains Younis Khan and Mohd Yousuf from playing for country.

India is looking at scaling down operations of its missions in Afghanistan in the wake of terror attacks on Indians. The sources also said an advisory may be issued asking all Indians in the country to return home.

Lashkar-e-Taiba and the Naxalites had undertaken extensive recces in a bid to attack CISF armouries located at power plants, minister of state for home affairs M Ramachandran told Lok Sabha.

As the opponents of the women's bill upped the ante, Sonia Gandhi did not allow herself to be swayed by the threat to the government. "Having come so far, going back is simply not an option for us," she is learnt to have told her colleagues.

Members of SP, RJD and JD(U) disrupted Lok Sabha proceedings over the forcible eviction of seven Rajya Sabha members opposing the Women's Reservation Bill. The Speaker finally adjourned the House for the day.

A Delhi court has granted bail to Congress leader Sajjan Kumar for his alleged involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The leader appeared in court after being 'missing' for almost a month.

Taking action against the players for their poor performance on the Australian tour, PCB has imposed life bans on Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan. Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved have been banned for a year.

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