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Thousands of civilians are fleeing Tamil Tiger-held territory in Lanka as troops and rebels battle with artillery and mortar bombs.

Investigators questioned the son of former PM Khaleda Zia in an extortion case, a day after he was arrested over corruption allegations.

Smoking appears to be a risk factor for tuberculosis infection and tuberculosis disease, says study.

A key Democratic lawmaker criticised the Bush administration for reducing the US aid to India by $50 million.

The IAEA formally approved cuts in its technical cooperation programme with Iran in compliance with a UN Security Council resolution.

A German court convicted five men for throwing a copy of Anne Frank's "Diary" into a bonfire at a community party organised by neo-Nazis.

Italian businessman, Ottavio Quattrocchi has checked out of Sheraton hotel to an undisclosed location.

Syed Ali Geelani was issued a fresh passport following PM's intervention to enable him to go abroad for medical treatment.

Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said that rising inflation is a larger social issue and it can be tackled in the long run.

The Pentagon has approved a request for an extra 2,200 military police to help deal with an anticipated increase in detainees in Iraq.

Manu Sharma alleged before the Supreme Court on Wednesday that he did not get a fair trial because of the media pressure.

Doyens of ghazals and bhajan respectively, Jagjit Singh and Anup Jalota come together in Deepak Vij’s film titled Maalik Ek.

Tata Motors's small car with a 600cc engine will be priced at Rs 1 lakh. The four-door car will be designed to seat 4 or 5 people.

Market continued their journey upward on back of revived buying interest. Sensex surged by 168 points at 12,865 in opening trade.

The 12-hour bandh called by a faction of JMM to protest the killing of Sunil Mahato was peaceful in many districts of West Bengal.

The meeting ended on a positive note, with no finger-pointing or blame games from either side.