India

Former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan is leading in south Karad in western Maharashtra, over his nearest rival Vilaskaka Undalkar.

Barack Obama has said he is not philosophically opposed to travel bans, but in his weekly address made it clear that he is not leaning toward them.

The Cabinet has also decided to re-launch the Direct Benefit Transfer scheme started by the UPA government.

Dressed in a simple pink shirt and a black half Nehru jacket, popular Indian author Chetan Bhagat mopped his brow as he blinked in the harsh lights at the Dogra Auditorium at IIT Delhi.

Karzai took over the leadership of Afghanistan in December 2001 after the fanatic Taliban regime was removed.

Abhishek says he's not a huge fan of producing movies. However, he's okay with the job as long as he isn't acting in the project as well.

Researchers in the US are working on a project to collect and analyse 'social pollution' that is spreading on social media like Twitter.

What do you do when you have a hard taskmaster to deal with? Ali Quli Mirza's entry into the house has left many miffed.

It battered the island with wind gusts that topped 115 metres per hour at one point as the storm moved in a northeasterly direction at 16 metres per hour.

Satya Nadella has apologised to employees and announced that all workers will receive training on how to foster an inclusive culture.

More than 1.2 billion people are living on less than USD 1.25 a day and 2.4 billion are living on less than USD 2 a day, said UN chief.

U2 frontman Bono has revealed the mystery behind his trademark sunglasses. The Irish rocker has glaucoma.

The movie 'Bombairiya' is being directed by debutante director Pia Sukanya.

Facing a backlash over his doping past, American sprinter Justin Gatlin has failed to make the list of finalists for the IAAF world athlete of the year award.

This premise is so common in Thailand's primetime melodramas, that it could be called a national twist on the romantic plotline.

OS X Yosemite continues a trend of breaking down barriers between the various devices as people depend more on smartphones and tablets for their everyday computing.