India

Two hours of good rainfall can give up to 8000 litres of water, which is enough for a family of four people for a week.

Bollywood's item girl and the sex-kitten of many a music videos is in a soup. A case was registered against her for obscene costumes and gestures.

The Planning Commission has made suggestion to protect identity of SC, ST and OBC candidates appearing for exams.

Switzerland will be back at the biggest stage of world football after missing the last two FIFA World Cup finals in 1998 and 2002.

The greatest moment for the Dutch was when they reached 1974 and 1978 finals only to end up as the runners-up on both the occassions.

Japan delighted the football fans with an attacking brand of the game that saw them reaching the second round in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

The Congress president and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi congratulated PM Manmohan Singh on the completion of two years of his government.

The Supreme Court issued notices to the Centre, EC and CEC on a petition filed by Jaswant Singh.

A judge filed a complaint against a woman for retracting from her earlier statements that she was criminally assaulted.

"I have a bomb on my mind," an Italian woman cried onboard an IA flight to Ahmedabad leading evacuation of the aircraft.

Brian Lara gave full marks to his team for defending the target of 199 in admirable fashion against a strong batting line up.

Nepal's Hindu groups are not happy with the Parliament's decision to become a secular state.

As the Parliament approved Iraq's new national unity government, violence continued in the country.

If Bangalore University Syndicate implements its latest proposal, the concept of co-education may become a thing of the past.

China plans to use Three Gorges Dam to tame the Yangtze river, which claimed over 300 thousand lives in floods.

Concerned over volatility in the stock market, CPI(M) today demanded re-introduction of long-term capital gains tax.