Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has failed to form a government following an inconclusive repeat parliamentary election last month, opening the door for his main rival Benny Gantz to get a chance to become the country's next leader.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday transferred to itself all cases related to the linkage of social media profiles with Aadhaar pending in different high courts and also asked the Centre to submit its report in January to check social media misuse.

Mangaluru: Driver of a Maruti Omni car lost control over the wheels and rammed the vehicle into a compound of Masjid here on Tuesday afternoon at 10th Mile in Farangipet.

New Delhi: Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and held a "healthy and extensive" interaction on various subjects.

New Delhi: Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra was admitted to a Noida-based private hospital for a night after he complained of back pain, sources said on Tuesday.

A 45-year-old taxi driver was arrested for allegedly duping a US national of USD1,294 (more than Rs 90,000), police said on Monday.

 IT services firm Infosys on Tuesday plummeted 16 per cent on concerns over a whistleblower complaint which alleges that two of the company's top executives were indulging in unethical practices to increase short-term revenue and profits.

Banking operations in some parts of the country were affected on Tuesday as two employee-unions are observing a nation-wide strike.