An Uttar Pradesh policeman was in critical condition on Wednesday after he and a colleague clashed with each other with bamboo sticks in media glare, leaving them bleeding from the face.

Indian cities with population of more than one million may have a Municipal Police Service to handle day-to-day law and order if a Home Ministry proposal gets approval of the state governments.

People who prefer to eat fruit and vegetables are likely to be more optimistic thanks to higher levels of plant compounds called carotenoids in their blood, says a new research.

Asserting that India can absorb USD 50 billion foreign investment annually, Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said the downturn in Indian economy was temporary and growth will return to 8 percent in two years.

Opener Michael Hussey slammed a blistering 54-ball 86 as Chennai Super Kings produced an aggressive brand of cricket to roll over Kings XI Punjab by 10 wickets in their Pepsi Indian Premier League (IPL) match on Wednesday.

In an elaborate April fool’s prank, Internet search giant Google has asked users to hunt for buried treasure using a new pirate-style "treasure mode" on its maps. The company posted a video on YouTube explaining how Street View's "underwater team" discovered a chest containing lost maps belonging to pirate William "Captain" Kidd during an expedition to the Indian Ocean.

It’s not your aptitude, but your attitude, that determines your altitude. We may have heard this adage but how many of us have realised it. Many times our friends and closed ones ask us to ‘think positive’ when we are feeling depressed, angry, anxious, frustrated or just down-right negative. But we often choose this advice as the last thing to do.

Visitors to the Taj Mahal will now have the unique experience of getting an aerial view of the monument of love from a suspended helium balloon.

After Chuck Hagel's controversial remarks on India's role in Afghanistan, a top US official has strongly backed New Delhi's investment program and said they have a holistic view of the war-torn region.

India regained much of the ground by claiming four wickets in the final session as Australia failed to capitalize on a century partnership for the opening wicket in the third and penultimate cricket Test at Mohali on Friday.