India

The Asian Games opened with a spectacle of pyrotechnics, animatronics and boundless enthusiasm on Friday.

Himesh Reshammiya is baffled by the controversy his statement on the late RD Burman's singing style has created.

The tree-killing bugs in the forests may actually help prevent wildfires rather than fuel them as feared, says study.

Mumbai police has put Orkut under its scanner as Dawood, Salem fan clubs start social networking through it.

Soldiers set up checkpoints in a late-night show of force in Fiji's Capital, hours after leader and military commander ended talks.

Merriam-Webster Inc is asking visitors to its website to pick the "one single word that sums up 2006."

Turkish security teams took up positions around Ankara and Istanbul as Pope Benedict XVI arrived for his first visit to a Muslim country.

Singer Ricky Martin may be a Christian but when it comes to religion it is the Buddhist philosophy that he admires.

The special TADA court in Mumbai has held Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt guilty under the Arms Act.

AIDS will become the world’s most burdensome disease by 2030 threatening world population, says study.

If convicted, Sanjay Dutt could be housed in the Unda Cell or an egg-shaped cell at Arthur Road Jail.

China generates about 50 billion junk e-mails annually, or 17.2 junk e-mails per Internet surfer per week, says data.

Berlin is facing a shortage of Santas a month before Christmas, head of a Father Christmas placement agency said.

Pamela Anderson has filed for divorce from rap singer Kid Rock after four months of marriage, a celebrity magazine reported.

The first fashion show of its kind was staged in an effort to combat stereotypes of disabled people.

The Japanese have invented an umbrella that comes equipped with an Internet browser.