Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday said the Tamil minority now wants to live peacefully in one country and slammed the Tamil diaspora for the lack of support in his reconciliation and rebuilding efforts in the former conflict zones.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday called up PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif to congratulate him on his election victory.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to visit Washington in a few months at the invitation of US President Barack Obama.

US President Barack Obama has congratulated PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, set to become Pakistan's next Prime Minister, on his election victory and pledged to further strengthen friendly ties with Islamabad.

A serving judge has been named by a Pakistani court to probe the murder of Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who died earlier this month after being assaulted at Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore.

His back against the wall after the IPL spot-fixing scandal, BCCI President N Srinivasan has not ruled out filing a criminal complaint against the arrested "dirty cricketers", insisting that no one is hurting more than him because of the crisis.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday congratulated Siddaramaiah on his election as Chief Minister of Karnataka.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday congratulated Nawaz Sharif for his party’s victory in general election. He also invited PML-N chief to visit India.

Seeking a regime change in Syria, President Barack Obama on Friday ruled out any unilateral American action against the Assad regime.

Signaling a possible realignment of his party's alliance in Haryana, BJP President Rajnath Singh on Thursday met Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) chief Om Prakash Chautala at a hospital in national capital, party sources said.