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The government has forecast a rise in alcohol-associated crime figures with the abolition of restrictive drinking law.

Sri Lanka's new 25-member Cabinet was sworn-in by the newly-elected President, Mahinda Rajapakse, at the Presidential Secretariat.

The body of M R Kutty, a driver with BRO, was found with his throat slashed in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday.

The European Union will honour Rai and Hollywood actor Jackie Chan with the Global Diversity Award.

The JD(U)-BJP combine has swept into power in Bihar ending Lalu Prasad-led Rashtriya Janata Dal's 15-year monopoly in the state.

BJP president L K Advani said he was confident that the NDA government would provide clean and good governance in Bihar.

Pesky queries have converted the Right to Information Act into a right to pry into the personal lives of public sector bankers.

The tennis player was quoted as saying "whether before or after marriage, the most important matter was that sex was safe".

Zayed was hardly the perfect husband in his recent release Shaadi No. 1 but he is confident that he'll make an ideal life partner.

Northwest Mumbai goes to polls amidst mounting tension between the Congress and the Shiv Sena and a low voter turnout.

Russell Crowe pleaded guilty to reduced misdemeanor charges for hitting a hotel clerk and was fined $160.

Sources tell IBN that US backing for the King was part of US, UK and India's strategy and it was time to call the bluff.

In view of the investment boom, FM announces interest rates to remain the same for the rest of the current fiscal.

They disagree on almost every issue, but when it comes to Sania Mirza, Hindu hardliners and Muslim fundamentalists find a common cause.

Oracle Corp has acquired two software companies for an undisclosed sum. Earlier, it bid $5.85 billion for Siebel Systems Inc.