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France announced on Tuesday it will put forward a resolution in the UN Security Council aimed at forcing Syria to ultimately dismantle its chemical weapons program, seizing on a diplomatic opening from Syrian ally Russia amid Western threats of force agai...

Work in government offices in Jammu and Kashmir was severely affected on Tuesday due to the two-day strike called by the employees' trade union to press for their demands including enhancing the retirement age from 58 to 60 years.

Aligarh's Muslim industrialists and traders will now have their own business lobby after the Udyog Vyapar Mandal (Industrial Trade Board) refused to back meat traders.

British actor Charlie Hunnam initially turned down the lead role in the upcoming 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' movie.

New Delhi: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh on information leading to arrest of Waqas, a Pakistani national, who is alleged to have planted bombs in the 2011 triple blasts in  Mumbai.

All predecessors of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and ministers who held the coal portfolio from 1993 should also be summoned by CBI, if he has to face the agency in Coalgate probe, Union Minister Manish Tewari said on Monday.

Expressing concern over violence in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining areas, Left parties on Monday sought stringent action against the culprits and blamed the administration for allowing "communal" elements to exploit the situation due to their "lax" attitude.

Newspapers on Monday hit the stands in Manipur after eight days following a decision to distribute dailies by the All Manipur Newspaper Sales and Distributors Association (AMNSDA).

The wait is finally over. Rajinikanth is back on the big screen in daughetr Saundarya's 'Kochadaiiyaan'.

Alba has quickly filled the boots of 2010 World Cup winner Joan Capdevila since taking over the left back spot for Spain in late 2011.

Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh government whip Dronamraju Srinivas on Sunday strongly objected to Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu's "abusive and unparliamentary" public remarks made against senior Congress leaders.

Portugal and Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo will miss Tuesday's friendly football match against Brazil.

Gordon Engle, a self-made entrepreneur, said he was looking for love in all the wrong places, so he decided to try something new.

"Congress has no such tradition like (of announcing) chief ministerial candidate.", said Ajay Singh.

The actress had earlier directed a short film, written in collaboration with an Australian writer.

Nokia will borrow $1.97 bn from the US software giant to pay off loans taken to acquire the stake held by Siemens in their joint venture NSN.