India's Suraj Panwar clinched a silver in men's 5000m race walk event in the ongoing Youth Olympic Games to open the country's medal account in athletics here.
Two Goa Congress legislators Dayanand Sopte and Subhash Shirodkar Monday midnight left for Delhi amidst speculations that they may join the BJP.
An IT advocacy group representing more than 1,000 small IT companies mostly run by Indian-Americans has filed a lawsuit against the US immigration agency for issuing H-1B visas for shorter than three years durations.
Paul Allen, who founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in the 1970s and later went on to become an investor, philanthropist and sports owner, died Monday after his latest battle with cancer at age 65.
Polling was underway for the fourth and last phase of municipal elections in Jammu and Kashmir to seal the fate of 156 candidates in fray in Srinagar and Ganderbal districts.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed sadness over the loss of lives and destruction caused in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh due to landslides and flooding following Cyclone Titli, saying the world body is ready to support the government's response to the calamity.
The body of an unidentified woman was found in a bag in suburban Malad Monday afternoon, police said.
Turkish police and other officials on Monday entered Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul to search the premises in the investigation over missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
MP Pratap Simha on Monday insulted the family members of a martyred soldier who came to meet Infosys Foundation Chairperson Sudha Murthy and seek her help. The MP insulted the family members saying that “don’t create a scene by shedding tears”.
Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy said that the by-elections to be held for three Lok Sabha and two Assembly constituencies were like a semi-final for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.
