India

Vice President Hamid Ansari termed terrorism and religious extremism as common challenges facing India and Uzbekistan.

Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, who was the cynosure of all eyes at the UPA anniversary function in 2012, was conspicuous by his absence on Wednesday night.

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

Relying on the dying declaration of the victim, the Supreme Court has sentenced a man and his parents for life imprisonment for killing his wife by setting her on fire.

A female software engineer from Hyderabad who had come to Jabalpur to attend a hearing in the family court was allegedly abducted and gangraped, police said on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said there are vacancies in his team but was non-committal about whether he will induct new members.

"Sitaron se aage jahaan aur bhi hain," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh poignantly remarked on Wednesday night.

"Sitaron se aage jahaan aur bhi hain," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh poignantly remarked on Wednesday night.

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday described Defence Minister AK Antony as his "guru".

The BJP termed the UPA`s report card as a "non-report card" that hid all the scams and revealed only what was convenient to the ruling dispensation.