India

Svetlana Shkolina of Russia won the women's high jump at the World Championships with a leap of 2.03 metres, beating Brigetta Barrett of the United States.

Four Indian shuttlers are in Nanjing, China to participate in the ongoing Youth Asian Games but the youngsters are unable to play as their names have not been included in the badminton draw.

Unfazed by the talk of action against him by Congress over meeting Narendra Modi, Sadhu Yadav, the estranged brother-in-law of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, on Saturday went hammer and tongs against party slamming the UPA government.

Gold on Saturday scaled eight-month high of Rs 31,860 per 10 grams in Kolkata on strong buying trends after stocks and money markets melted.

The Interior Ministry said 173 people died in clashes across Egypt on Friday, bringing the death toll from three days of carnage to almost 800.

The Central government is offering all possible help to rebuild Uttarakhand which suffered massive destruction during the recent natural calamity, External Affairs minister Salman Khurshid said in Dehradun on Saturday.

Bus and minibus operators on Saturday deferred a 48-hour strike call from August 19 by two weeks after assurance from the West Bengal government to look into the matter of a fare hike, bus operators said.

Charting a new path for promotion of modern education among Muslims, the prestigious Aligarh Muslim University is now introducing a bridge course to enable madrassa graduates to join graduate programmes in university.

Bihar BJP on Saturday said they would not take RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's estranged brother-in-law Sadhu Yadav into the party.

The actress also added that due to this image, it often gets tough for her to get acting assignments.

A Romanian princess, the daughter of exiled former Romanian King Michael, appeared in a US court on Friday with her American husband on charges related to cockfighting in rural Oregon, authorities said.

Tiruchirappalli: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will visit Tamil Nadu in September, a senior BJP leader said on Friday.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who expanded his council of ministers two days back, on Friday alloted the portfolios to the four new ministers, official sources said.

Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday asked the electors not to fall prey to sops doled out by political parties during elections and vote for an honest and upright candidate to get rid of inflation and deep rooted corruption.

Delhi Smashers would look to bring their campaign back on track when they take on Hyderabad Hotshots in the second leg of the IBL.

There was no immediate word on casualties, but a rescued passenger claimed that some people were trapped inside the ferry.