Qatar and the Museum of Islamic Art have established a new Guinness World Record for most Languages in a Reading Relay last Wednesday evening.

Rajyotsava Award winner Kamegowda, a native of Malavalli in Mandya district, known as ‘Lake Man’ and ‘Water Warrior’ for his efforts at developing lakes, died early Monday morning, due to ill-health.

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea of BJP leader Manoj Tiwari challenging a Delhi High Court order refusing to quash summons of a trial court here against him in a criminal defamation case.

The Bombay High Court has granted bail to a 26-year-old man arrested in a rape case, but set a condition that he would have to marry the victim, who is currently untraceable, if she is found within a year.

Several loud explosions rocked the center of the Ukrainian capital on Monday, a week after Russia orchestrated a massive, coordinated air strike across the country.

A fortnight after social activist Daya Bai began her indefinite hunger strike in front of the state secretariat here seeking justice for Endosulfan victims of Kasaragod district, the Kerala government on Sunday said it was ready to accept at least 90 per cent of her demands.

Ahead of his questioning by the CBI in the excise policy matter, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday claimed that the case against him was "fake" and linked the development with campaigning in poll-bound Gujarat.

Voting began on Monday in the Congress presidential polls as senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor face-off for the post of AICC chief.