Twenty-six Indian fishermen, who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on April 5 while fishing off Kodiakarai coast, returned home on Friday after their release, fisheries department officials said.

French prosecutors began questioning IMF chief Christine Lagarde for a second day to decide if she should be charged over a state payout to a disgraced tycoon during her time as finance minister.

IPL chairman and Union Minister Rajeev Shukla on Thursday came out in defence of BCCI president N Srinivasan, saying there is no need for him to step down.  

Distancing itself from Gurunath Meiyappan after his name cropped up in IPL spot-fixing probe, Chennai Super Kings owner India Cements on Friday said he is neither owner, nor CEO of CSK and promised strict action against anyone found guilty.

The wife of a senior Navy officer, who has charged her husband with forcing her to get "sexually involved" with his colleagues, has requested the maritime force to shift the probe venue from Karwar in Karnataka to Delhi.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to quiz a Joint Secretary level officer in connection with his alleged meeting with the wife of arms dealer Abhishek Verma at his office.

To avert military confrontations on high seas, India and Pakistan are discussing the establishment of a mechanism of direct contact between the navies of the two countries.

Sending out a strong message to Congress workers and office bearers that indiscipline and factionalism will not be tolerated, party Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday underlined the need for better coordination between the party and the government.

BJP on Thursday demanded initiation of criminal proceedings against Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for allegedly misusing public funds on an advertisement campaign to get political mileage ahead of assembly polls.

The row over Army Chief General V K Singh's date of birth is not affecting the working relationship between the armed forces and the Defence Ministry in anyway, Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma said on Monday.