The devastating earthquake has failed to shake the faith in God of some Nepal seers, who are determined to stay on despite deep and ominous cracks in their ashram here....
The election was held on Sunday and the results were declared on Wednesday. The main opposition Congress fell to the fifth position in the vote share, one step behind the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)....
At least 11 people were killed and seven injured in an explosion at a firecracker factory in West Bengal, police said on Thursday. But the BJP has demanded the incident should be probed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). ...
India's growth rate is expected to rise to 7.5 percent this year and next, making it one of the fastest growing economies in the world, according to the IMF's latest economic health check....
The Supreme Court on Thursday suspended criminal defamation suit against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for his speech about the RSS and the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi during elections last year. ...
An earthquake of 7.2 magnitude jolted Papua New Guinea on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. ...
The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Nepal has risen to 8,413, the Nepal Red Cross Society said on Thursday. ...
In the light of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi expressing concern over the scrapping of a proposed food park in his constituency Amethi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said there is "no question of revengeful politics". ...
Australia has announced a $19 million aid package for Pakistan that includes help for areas hit by conflict and natural disasters. ...
Over 50 candidates of Indian origin are contesting in Thursday's British general election, the outcome of which should be known by Friday morning. ...
