India

Normal life remained affected as most parts of the country continued to reel under intense heat wave on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will on Thursday lay the foundation stone of the country`s first dedicated university for military studies at Gurgaon.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said he would raise the issues of partial revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) during the next internal security meeting in Delhi.

UPA report card on Wednesday said 17 coal blocks were put on offer for government companies through competitive bidding route.

Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh came down heavily on the BJP for disrupting Parliament proceedings and preventing crucial legislations from being passed.

Swiss banks holding US citizens' funds that are not declared to American tax authorities are set to have to pay a massive fine, under a deal between Switzerland and Washington, a newspaper reported today.

An FBI agent shot and killed a Florida man who turned violent while being questioned about the Boston Marathon bombings early today, the bureau said.

Mumbai, May 22: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday expressed his gratitude towards the family of Dr Dwarkanath Kotnis at a formal function in a five-star hotel here. Dr Kotnis was a selfless Indian doctor who died while treating Chinese soldiers

In a very quiet and coveted operation the authorities shifted Sanjay Dutt from Arthur Road jail to the Yerwada prison facility in Pune.

The CBI has sought the help of Gujarat Police to trace a top police officer, who is an accused in the fake encounter case of Ishrat Jahan and three others.