India

Muhammad Imran was retained as the skipper of the 18-man squad that is without Shakeel Abbasi and Waseem Ahmad.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is encouraging celebrities to tweet during the Oscars.

Academics, writers and researchers have long been demanding that Malayalam be included in the classical language category.

Iran has claimed to have captured several US drones, including an advanced RQ-170 Sentinel CIA spy drone in December 2011.

Amelia Dyer was a prolific serial killer responsible for the horrific crimes that sent shockwaves through 19th century Britain.

The four-player tournament will be played on a double round-robin basis and there will be just six rounds in all.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast more rain in the coming days.

In 2011, Anna Hazare had spent three days in Tihar when he was sent to jail ahead of his fast for a strong Lokpal Bill.

The Justice Usha Mehra committee report blamed the friend of the Delhi braveheart for changing his statement.

Did the Hyderabad Police neglect Central Intelligence inputs?

A judge is likely to decide on Friday whether to grant bail to Oscar Pistorius, with prosecutors arguing he is a cold-blooded killer.

A six-time Olympic gold medallist, Bolt, set a world best for the event in Manchester in 2009.

Police in Multan city of Punjab province registered the case over remarks purportedly made by Sherry Rehman on a TV talk show in 2010.

J Diwakar was allegedly involved in teasing a girl of another caste recently which resulted in a clash between two groups.

This, after it emerged detective Hilton Botha was facing seven attempted murder charges for opening fire on a minibus full of passengers in 2009.

Security has been stepped up in sensitive areas, Railway and Bus stations, police said in Bangalore.