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Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said the government will set up biotechnology parks in different parts of the country and two of them will be in Jammu and Kashmir.

The paper quoted one security source as saying the torture of at least two suspects, including the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, went far beyond the waterboarding admitted by the Central Intelligence Agency.

Commonwealth Games silver medallist Rajiv Tomar crashed out in the qualifying round itself as India began their campaign on a disappointing note here on Monday.

The incidents are part of a pattern raising concerns that Chinese police are excessively using deadly force in their bid to prevent more attacks by Uighur militants, who have killed dozens of civilians in train stations and other public places over the pa...

A team of the Kerala Police crime branch on Monday morning recorded the statement of survivor Pramod, who is admitted to the Medical College Hospital Kozhikode.

"Please keep us updated abt the network status in Kashmir (sic)," said one of the users on twitter.

Senior advocates Soli Sorabjee and KTS Tulsi appeared for the Italian marines Salvatore Girone and Lattore.

More than 20 countries have banned the import and sale of e-cigarettes, he said.

District authorities said the water level of Godavari river had reached 7.5 feet at Dowleswaram barrage in East Godavari district.

Obradovic asserted that his side would present a formidable challenge to the hosts with or without Djokovic in the Davis Cup.

TMC retaliated against Amit Shah's call to book Saradha scamsters, and accused the BJP of politically using the CBI.

In a statement, al Shabaab reaffirmed its affiliation to al Qaeda, and named its new leader as Sheikh Ahmad Umar Abu Ubaidah, warning its enemies to "expect only that which will cause you great distress".

The portion Banihal-Baramulla is also flooded at several locations and local residents have come on to the tracks on account of flooding of their area.

A vast artificial lake, formed after a massive landslide that blocked the Sunkoshi river in North-East Nepal last month, burst suddenly on Sunday morning.

Scotland's first minister Alex Salmond has said the union of the Scottish and English crowns, dating back to 1603, would not be affected by a "yes" vote to dissolve the union, which was created in 1707.

Informed EC sources said the assembly elections would be held in two phases -- the first phase in Haryana and Maharashtra and the second phase in Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand.