India

Talks between the United States and Russia to set up a Syrian peace conference produced no deal on Tuesday, with the powers on either side of the two-year civil war failing to agree when it should be held or who would be invited.

Badal expressed surprise that security arrangements for those helping others in fighting against the natural calamity were so pathetically inadequate.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday asserted that the foundation of democracy in the country is very strong, and the people will not allow a dictator to flourish in the system.

A man allegedly tried to set himself on fire on Tuesday inside the court premises at Sri Ganganagar district, about 240 kms from Bikaner.

A government official who ventured up a hill to visit a remote village of tribals living cutoff from the mainstream in Jharkhand's Latehar district has been requested for health and education facilities and a more accessible place to live in.

Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma on Tuesday said he would not hesitate in advocating for a tie-up with Mayawati-led BSP for Mainpuri seat to ensure defeat of SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav in the Lok Sabha elections.

According to the girl's family, the suspect has harassed her in the past. The girl has been admitted to a sub-divisional hospital.

Asian powers are outpacing the United States to become the biggest spenders on defence by 2021 and are fuelling an "explosion" in the global arms trade, a study showed.

The new Secure Work Space feature will be managed through BlackBerry Enterprise Service (BES) 10, a new back-end system launched at the start of this year.

PM Nawaz Sharif on Monday announced that his government would put Pervez Musharraf on trial for high treason for violating the Constitution twice.

A senior Punjab-cadre IAS officer, Kahan Singh Pannu, was allegedly assaulted by a group of stranded pilgrims from Punjab at Gobind Ghat in Uttarakhand after both sides got into a heated argument over shifting of the pilgrims to another place, reports sai...

Nelson Mandela is spending his 17th day in a Pretoria hospital due to a recurring lung infection and hopes of a recovery are ebbing.

Rosol, who came in ranked 35th, was beaten 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-4 by Germany's Julian Reister.

Police said the family members of the girl took her to a hospital after the local people found her lying unconscious.

Seven persons were sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Bihar's Bhojpur district on Monday for a murder 15 years ago.

The counsel for RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Monday informed the court of Special CBI judge Pravas Kumar Singh that arguments on behalf of his client be stopped till the high court, before which transfer of a fodder case has been sought to some other special...