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The Army's Central Command, which is carrying out rescue and relief operation in the calamity hit Uttarakhand, on Monday said that as per an estimate more than 15,000 pilgrims were stranded on their way to pilgrimages as heavy damage has been caused to tr...

Differences between Russia and the West mean an international peace conference on Syria is now unlikely to be held before August, a source at a meeting of Group of Eight leaders said on Tuesday as heavy fighting was reported in Aleppo.

Defending champion Tamira Paszek was forced to retire with a left thigh injury from her first-round match.

With a slight improvement in the weather on Tuesday, two IAF choppers ferried about 200 stranded pilgrims from the high altitude Kedarnath shrine to Fata helipad in Rudraprayag district.

Former India cyclist and current national coach Ruma Chatterjee died in a road accident in the wee hours Tuesday.

The C-17 will boost the IAF's long haul capability and will gradually replace the Russian Il-76.

India need nothing short of a miracle to secure a direct berth in next year's hockey WC as they take on formidable Australia in the quarterfinals.

The court ruled that if a couple of right legal age indulges in sex, then it will be considered as a valid marriage.

Defending Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, former Union Minister and BJP MP Sumitra Mahajan on Monday said that Modi has been appointed as the party's campaign committee chairman, due to his ability to present the party's achievement in an "excellent...

The policeman was heading towards Pune with his family when he lost control over the wheel and hit four pedestrians.

Flashfloods in river Ganga and its tributaries, triggered by incessant rains, on Monday left a trail of death and devastation across Uttarakhand killing 30 people, injuring 19 and damaging over 160 buildings.

A minor boy was electrocuted to death on Monday in Kavinagar area of the district, police said. The 13-year-old boy, identified as Shaheed, was playing in a park near his relative's house, when he came in contact with a live wire hanging from an electric...

Paes, who celebrated his 40th birthday on Monday, is considered one of the greatest tennis players in the world with 13 Grand Slam doubles titles.

Somdev frittered away a good start to lose 6-7 (4) 6-4 16-18 in his opening round of the only Grass Court Grand Slam of the season.

The Hemkund pilgrimage has also been put on hold. More than 20,000 people are stranded due to landslides.

Three days after Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi announced an institute of hotel management in his Parliamentary constituency Amethi, the UP government on Monday paved way for the project and decided to give five acre land of the tourism department t...