India

A day after securing bail in the fifth case of corruption, former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda was on Wednesday released from jail after spending 44 months behind bars.

A police official was arrested in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district on Wednesday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a person to save him from the charges in various cases levelled against him.

A day after being shunted from the post of spokesman for attacking Narendra Modi and terming Nitish Kumar as "Prime Minister material", a BJP leader in Bihar on Wednesday resigned from the party.

Singer-actor Dhanush is on a roll with the positive response to 'Raanjhanaa' and 'Maryan'.

Expenditure of Rs 57.75 crore incurred on electrification in Jharkhand's Palamau district has remained largely unfruitful as 454 villages are still deprived of electricity, according to a report by CAG. In the district, 1,457 villages consisting of 1.15 l...

Kanaka, who rose to fame with 1989 Tamil blockbuster debut 'Karakattakaran', is the daughter of actress Devika.

The world's biggest online social network has been on a roll since it reported stronger-than-expected earnings on July 24.

Vettel has revealed that he would prefer Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus as his team-mate rather than Fernando Alonso next season.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday appointed Sukhdeo Singh as his principal secretary. A 1987 batch IAS officer, Sukhdeo Singh, who is also the principal secretary with the finance department, will continue with his other posts as well till...

In a pre-election freebie, one member of every rural households who has completed 100 days of work under MGNREGA may get free mobile device under a new programme aimed at empowerment. Under the 'Bharat Mobile Scheme', one mobile may be provided per househ...

Tihar Jail spokesperson said that if prisoners want to listen to their favourite songs, they would have to send their request in advance to the RJs.

Emphasising on the need to protect the secular fabric of Indian culture, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Tuesday said the country "survived" the demolition of Babri Masjid and learned to "overcome" though certain elements tried to create a ri...

Andhra Pradesh Police on Tuesday stepped up security across the state saying they were well prepared to maintain law and order particularly in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions in the wake of the decision to create separate Telangana. Sufficient numb...

The child was given first aid at the local government hospital and later brought to local Government Rajaji Hospial where he died without responding to treatment.

American Moses joined former IOC medical director Patrick Schamasch and IOC Vice President Craig Reedie of Britain in the race for the job currently held by Australian John Fahey.

The 18-year-old powered home in a time of 58.42 seconds at the Palau Sant Jordi following Sunday's 4x100 metres fre