India

The first half is a laugh riot while the following part is dragged due to an extended climax.

The meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Barack Obama at the White House later this month would primarily focus on economic issues, a senior US administration official has said.

A teenaged village boy, selected by US' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for its astronaut training programme, will be rewarded by the Haryana government, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Friday.

Petrol will cost Rs 1.63 more per litre, excluding state taxes, from midnight on Friday, state-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) announced.

Mukherjee will address the 160th annual general meeting of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry Saturday.

The attack in the city of Herat underscored the perilous security situation here as U.S-led troops reduce their presence ahead of a full withdrawal next year.

Mumbai: The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) on Friday quashed market regulator Sebi's order against an individual in a case related to fraudulent trade practices and violation of broker norms.

The waterproof Sony Xperia Z1 has a 5-inch full HD display and includes a 20.7 megapixel camera.

With Pakistan's powerful Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani's term coming to an end in November, names of top Generals who are likely to succeed him are being discussed in the political circles and in the corridors of power in Islamabad.

Shiv Sena on Friday said it will support Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi or "any other candidate" named by the BJP as the prime ministerial candidate.

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said he would only finalise plans to abandon his chemical arsenal when the United States stopped threatening to attack him, in an interview broadcast on Thursday.

Noting that Pakistan looks set to overtake Britain as the owner of the world's fifth-largest nuclear weapons stockpile, it urged India and Pakistan to improve their communications to avoid any fatal misunderstandings during a crisis.

New Delhi: Fair trade regulator CCI has ordered a probe into the allegations that state-run Coal India and its subsidiaries abused dominant market position in supplying fuel to sponge iron manufacturers.

Kolkata: Even as angry parents on Thursday ransacked a West Bengal school following the death of a Class 5 student after she was allegedly ragged, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee assured the victim's family of action in the matter.

The prime accused in the shooting incident of a lady journalist in Itanagar last year, surrendered before judicial magistrate at Yupia, on Thursday.

Besides Shah Rukh, the movie also features Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and Boman Irani.