India

Russia has been favouring India's permanent SCO membership, saying joining of the group by the largest democracy will add weight to the organisation.

Police are citing old rivalry to be a reason for the attack.

On Digital India, he felt it has the potential to activate the knowledge connectivity needed in villages and remote areas and "we need to bridge the gaps of lower level of literacy, language and customised content, though".

DMRC plans to make those breathers more rewarding for a commuter by utilising vacant spaces at its stations, mainly where passengers interchange, through the display of various exhibits that inform as well as entertain.

Singh, a former Army Chief, also termed action of writers returning their awards as not natural but "political" and questioned why they did not do so after some "heinous incidents" took place in the past.

The foreigner was operating a flying object -- suspected to be a helicam -- which was seen hovering around 20-30 feet above the ground, said a police official.

Representatives of 54 African nations including heads of state and government of around 40 countries and powerful African Union are expected to participate in the four-day India-Africa Summit beginning here on October 26.

As per the daily health bulletin issued by the state government, 51 people have died so far due to swine flu in the state since August 1.

The complaint filed by Nishant Varma in April 2014 had sought an FIR against Modi for "hiding" his marital status in the affidavit he had filed with his nomination for 2012 Assembly polls (when Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat) for Maninagar seat.

The Ministry of External Affairs confirmed that Gita's parents have been traced to Bihar with the help of three photographs and once she is back in India a DNA test will also be conducted to confirm parentage.

After the story came to light, a lot of families in India had come forward to claim that Gits was their daughter.

The mother, Puja Das, said she was compelled to lock the child as her father lives in another city and she is a working woman.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will attend the renaming ceremony at the Research Centre Imarat (RCI) on October 15, the 84th birth anniversary of the former President, also known as the 'Missile Man'.