The counting of votes of the by-elections to the Barjala and Khowai assembly seats in Tripura began on Tuesday, an official said....
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 struck northeastern Japan's Fukushima on Tuesday, a weather agency said, while tsunami waves were observed in the area and two persons were injured....
The Australian government's controversial plan to impose lifetime bans on all illegal asylum seekers may fail, as crossbench senators on Tuesday denied their support to the bill in its current form....
Ruling party candidates in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry shot into initial lead as counting of votes in the four assembly constituencies began on Tuesday. ...
The first Hindu elected to Congress, Tulsi Gabbard, crossed her Democratic party line to meet Republican-elect Donald Trump on Monday to discuss Syria, terrorism and national security matters and warn of the risk of a nuclear confrontation with Russia amid speculation that he may be checking out the war veteran for a position in his administrati...
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has overtaken President-elect Donald Trump for the lead in the online poll of who readers think should be TIMEs Person of the Year in 2016. ...
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 struck northeastern Japan's Fukushima on Tuesday, a weather agency said, while tsunami waves were observed in the area and two persons were injured....
A 49-year-old vegetable vendor died on Monday afternoon while waiting for his turn to deposit money as long queues persisted outside bank branches for the 12th day since the banks reopened after the November 8 demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes....
There can be "absolutely" no comparison between Indira Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Sonia Gandhi said emphatically on Monday....
Launching a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "threatening political parties", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday dared him to send her to jail, but said he could not "browbeat" her....
