The Delhi HC directed the Centre to grant permanent commission to women officers in all three wings of the armed forces and ordered reinstatement of those who had approached the court on the matter.

Two powerful blasts went off near a crowded mosque within the heavily-guarded cantonment in Lahore on Friday, killing at least 20 people and injuring 40 others in the latest in a slew of terror attacks across Pakistan.

It's not just a winning start that KKR will be looking at when they face Deccan Chargers in the opening match of the IPL-3 at DY Patil Stadium.

India's cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar has been named a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Environment Programme.

Several US Congressmen have expressed concern that despite best of the efforts by the Obama administration, the ISI continues to maintain links with LeT and that Pak is not taking decisive action against the terror outfit.

The Union home minister said Pak should give voice samples of the list suspects given by India to match them with voice transcripts of the 26/11 handlers in a neutral country to know whether they are state actors.

Preity Zinta, co-owner of the Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kings XI Punjab, Thursday said her team has "strong will" and "enough fire" to win the third edition of the T-20 tournament.

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Terming naxalism as a "graver problem" than jihadi terrorism, home minister P Chidambaram vowed to effectively tackle the threat from Maoists before the term of the government ends.

British officials say they're pressuring Facebook to make a ``panic button'' available on its web pages following the death of a teenager at the hands of a man she met on the popular social networking site.

The actor and his steady girlfriend Priyanka Bhatia have officially split; Neil will move back to his parents’ house at Napean Sea Road

Russian PM Vladimir Putin will sign more than a dozen pacts, including an accord to resolve the troubled sale of refitted Soviet-era aircraft carrier, the Admiral Gorshkov, and a contract to sell India 29 MiG fighter jets.

Actor Preity Zinta on Thursday clarified that she was not interested in inheriting Shandar Amrohi's property worth Rs 600 crore.

A one-sided office romance ended in murder when Pooja Jaiswal, 23, was killed by her team leader, Daljeet Singh, 29, for not responding to his overtures, police said. Pooja's body was fished out of a pond in Faridabad.

Operation Green Hunt, launched with bullets in Jharkhand and a healing touch in Bengal, seems to be giving desired results. Villagers in Bengal's West Midnapore and Purulia and in Ghatsila (Jharkhand) are coming forward with info on Maoists.

Delhi Daredevils have entered the semi-finals in both the seasons played so far, but failed to go further. That, say Indian and English bookies, is set to change and Gambhir's men are favourites to win Season III.

Delhi Daredevils have entered the semi-finals in both the seasons played so far, but failed to go further. That, say Indian and English bookies, is set to change and Gambhir's men are favourites to win Season III.

The SC-appointed SIT summoned Gujarat chief minister for questioning over the murder of ex-Congress MP Ahsan Jafri and 68 others in the 2002 riots. The questioning will be on the basis of the FIR filed by Ahsan's widow Zakia Jafri.

A quiet revolution to create a healthier India has kicked off in the east with Assam on Thursday becoming the first state in the country to introduce a bill guaranteeing the right to health and well-being.

Parts of Bareilly witnessed rioting again after Mayawati government, in a late Thursday night decision, freed Muslim leader Tauqir Raza Khan, who had been arrested allegedly for inciting violence.

Actor Preity Zinta on Thursday clarified that she was not interested in inheriting Shandar Amrohi's property worth Rs 600 crore.

Miffed at the rumours of her reported extra-marital affair, French President Nicolas Sarkozy is said to have asked Carla Bruni to cut short her holiday in Thailand with her alleged lover, a British paper reported on Thursday.

A Japanese phone company has come up with a new technology that can track most minimal movement of mobile phone users and beams the information back to HQ.

After getting 3 desi versions of US President's 'Air Force One', President Patil, Prime Minister and other VVIPs will now also get 12 three-engined AW-101 helicopters. The ministry as usual remained silent over the deal.

A one-sided office romance ended in murder when Pooja Jaiswal, 23, was killed by her team leader, Daljeet Singh, 29, for not responding to his overtures, police said. Pooja's body was fished out of a pond in Faridabad.

In remarks apparently aimed at assuaging Pak concerns about the Indian presence in Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai said his country would never allow its soil to be used for activities directed against any of its neighbours.

The 2002 riots returned to haunt Narendra Modi on Thursday when the SC-appointed Special Investigation Team summoned him for questioning on March 21. The Congress immediately asked him to step down.

A breakthrough was made after Mulayam Singh, Lalu Yadav and Sharad Yadav met Pranab Mukherjee. The government assured the Bill would be brought in Lok Sabha only after consultations with all parties.

Miffed at the rumours of her reported extra-marital affair, French President Nicolas Sarkozy is said to have asked Carla Bruni to cut short her holiday in Thailand with her alleged lover, a British paper reported on Thursday.

Tension has built up again in the western UP city of Bareilly, which witnessed riots last week that left hundreds of shops gutted. After a brief respite, the city has been under curfew again for the last three days.

The Pakistan Cricket Board decided to take disciplinary action against the players after confirming reports off internal strife and after getting clearance from the Presidency.

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.

In remarks apparently aimed at assuaging Pak concerns about the Indian presence in Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai said his country would never allow its soil to be used for activities directed against any of its neighbours.

Senior BJP leader and Gujarat CM Narendra Modi has been asked by the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team to appear before it on March 21 for questioning in the Gulbarg Society massacre case.

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.