External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid will be visiting Saudi Arabia this week for talks with the Saudi leadership on a range of issues, including the controversial 'Nitaqat' law relating to employment, energy security and counter-terrorism cooperation.

The nightmare is finally over and I am back to a normal life", said a relieved Vijender Singh as he broke his silence on the sensational drug scandal that severely hurt his reputation, insisting that more than a crisis, it was a learning experience that left him stronger and wiser.

With Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh critically ill, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi has been given additional charge of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry.

BCCI's anti-corruption unit chief Ravi Sawani on Monday held a meeting with the top Delhi Police officials, who are investigating into the spot-fixing scandal that rocked the Indian Premier League.

A Pakistani Anti-Terrorism Court on Monday granted bail to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in a case related to the assassination of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007.

Nawaz Sharif's PML-N has secured majority in Pakistan's National Assembly after 18 independent candidates joined the party, allowing it to form government at the centre without striking an alliance with any other party.

Renowned filmmakers such as Deepa Mehta, Ashutosh Gowariker and Shekhar Kapur are floored by the recently released trailer of upcoming Tamil romantic-drama "Mariyaan".

A new do-it-yourself nail painting is the latest craze after Katy Perry was seen wearing images of her former husband Russell Brand and US president Barack Obama on her fingertips.

A Sessions Court on Friday awarded capital punishment to a person convicted in a case of kidnapping, rape and murder of a minor girl last year. Mohammad Mustafa (45) kidnapped a 16-year old girl and later raped and killed her on September 29 last year, prosecution said.

Ravi Bopara's England exile came to an end on Friday when the Essex all-rounder was named in the hosts' 15-man squad for next month's ICC Champions Trophy and the preceding one-day series with New Zealand.