Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday backed Rahul Gandhi for his comments in UK on the anti-Sikh riots in 1984, saying the party president had not absolved anyone for the gruesome incidents.

A central government report has ranked Punjab National Bank (PNB) as the best PSU bank in the overall digital transactions category in India.

As part of 'Make In India' initiative, Tata Motors on Saturday rolled out the 1500th GS800 Safari Storme (SUV) vehicle specially designed for Indian Army, an official said.

At least 13 people were killed in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a hauler in Bangladesh's Natore district on Saturday.

 Sohrab Moradi of Iran broke weightlifting's longest standing world record on his way to gold in the men's 94kg class at the Asian Games on Saturday.

"The massive trees in our area started uprooting by the torrential rains that lashed along with strong winds. Suddenly the water flowed from the hills like flood. Due to the water force, rockslides occurred".

India's Tajinder Pal Singh Toor set a new meet record to clinch the gold medal in the men's shot put event at the 18th Asian Games here on Saturday.

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) met on Saturday and approved procurement proposals worth about Rs 46,000 crore, including that of 111 utility helicopters for the Indian Navy at a cost of over Rs 21,000 crore under the Strategic Partnership (SP) Model.