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The poll also aims at preparing a list of best English novels translated into Hindi and regional languages.

Joneses from around the globe have set a new world record for a gathering of people with the same family name.

The country is in the final stages of revising an indecency law that prohibits people from wearing revealing outfits.

A Pak judge has ordered woman lawyers not to wear veils in courtrooms, the newspaper Daily Times reported.

Bhojpuri films are not only reaping rich dividends at the BO but also attracting the attention of B'wood bigwigs.

The Mighty Heart could attract al-Qaeda's ire because of the bad publicity it could bring to the terrorist group.

Pakistan intelligence agencies have claimed that Brahmdag Bugti, grandson of late Nawab Akbar Bugti, is in Kabul.

J P Dutta says it was Aishwarya who made him change his genre when she finally consented to do Umrao Jaan.

Nearly 3,000 Sikhs were massacred in Delhi in riots following Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s assassination.

Britain is the worst ranking EU country which defines countries demonstrating "endemic surveillance".

Manmohan Singh says India is against use of trade restrictions to ensure compliance with Montreal Protocol.

Day 2 at Lakme Fashion Week saw an overhaul of first timers and the stars kept away for obvious reasons.

PM Manmohan Singh dismissed the impression that efforts to improve ties with the US marked a radical policy shift.

Pitt has joined Jimmy Carter to help volunteers from a Christian charity build homes for the poor in Maharashtra.

The Supreme Court has reduced death sentence of two brothers, awarded capital punishment to life imprisonment.

Federer has been the world's top-ranked player for 1,000 days and he could easily stay that way for another 1,000.