India

The third defence witness in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case, Dr Urmil Sharma, on Monday recorded her statement before the special CBI court hearing the matter.

There have been several attacks during or ahead of high-profile visits by VVIPs to Jammu and Kashmir.

A Haridwar-based ashram has started a campaign for rescuing pilgrims stranded in Badrinath dham and rehabilitating areas near Kedarnath shrine which have suffered extensive damage in the deluge.

Between 1984 and 2005, UNESCO declared seven of Antoni Gaudi's works World Heritage Sites.

Efforts are on to get tame elephants from Mysore to lead the wild ones back to the forests, sources said.

Rufus has become one of Britain's best-known birds, deployed from 5 am daily to clear pigeons roosting at the All England Club at Wimbledon.

Joining the chorus against divestment in Neyveli Lignite Corporation, principal opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly DMDK on Monday said the Centre's finances would improve substantially if the huge tax arrears of Rs 4.83 lakh crore was collected.

Pain and fear is writ large on the faces of villagers living in the hills of Rudraprayag with many natives working in Kedarnath killed in the deluge and many others washed away in the swirling waters in the district.

Red Bull are reportedly threatening to run their own private three-day test in a direct challenge to the authority of the FIA.

Since stepping down in 1999 after one term as president, Nelson Mandela has stayed out of active politics and his passing is expected to have little political impact.

Thousands of residents of Calgary were allowed to return to their homes and many of them faced extensive repairs after flooding that left Alberta's largest city awash in debris and dirty water.

Shruti Hassan says she was not avoiding Bollywood and commitments down south kept her busy.

He added that Sri Lankan officials would otherwise be sent to China, by which they would gain strength and emerge as enemy of India.

The medical team informed that Mandela's condition had become critical in the past 24 hours.

There are few players who would welcome the prospect of facing Nadal, Murray and Djokovic in succession but Federer is made of sterner stuff than most.

As many as 884 people from Rajasthan, who were stranded in rain-ravaged Uttarakhand, were brought to the state on Sunday.