Madhya Pradesh Police busted an IPL betting syndicate and arrested four persons, including its kingpin, and recovered over Rs 6 lakh rupees and betting slips from them.

Signaling reunion with his close aide-turned-rebel JD-U MP Rajiv Ranjan Singh Lallan, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said 'differences' between them have been resolved.

Four days after being acquitted by the Patna High Court in connection with the killing of CPI-M leader Ajit Sarkar, former RJD MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav was released from jail on Tuesday, police officials said.

Work longer, live healthier. Retirement has a detrimental impact on both mental and physical health over time, says a new study. Although initially there may be a small bounce in health, over the medium-longer term retirement causes a drastic decline in health, says the study by the Institute of Economic Affairs and the Age Endeavour Fellowship.

Eighteen people have been killed and 15 others missing as heavy rain lashed south China, the government said on Friday.

In an indication that all was not well between NDA partners in Bihar, BJP MP Kirti Azad on Sunday accused Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of snubbing him at a review meeting.

Seven persons, including three women and an infant lost their lives and five others sustained injuries as the jeep in which they were travelling collided with a tree near Mandla in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, the police said.

A strong earthquake of 6.2 magnitude hit southern Iran on Saturday morning, the US Geological Survey said, with local media reporting of damaged villages and several injuries.

An unprecedented rain that lashed the hill town and its surroundings might have left the organizers of the IPL worried with matches scheduled on May 16 and 18 but the ground-in-charge expressed confidence of getting the field ready even an hour after the rain stoppage.

A panel of bridge at Rajdoh valley near Sarni in the district was swept off on Sunday following heavy rains.