In a major technology leap, Indian defence scientists are ready to go ahead with the first full test flight of its indigenously developed air to air beyond visual range missile.

Curfew in the riot-hit areas of Indore were relaxed for two hours on Sunday even as District Magistrate Rakesh Srivastava described the situation as normal and peaceful.

Fresh incidents of bombing and firing were reported from two localities of Nandigram, a day ahead of the swearing-in of the Sabhadhipati of Zilla Parishad, East Midnapore.

US leader George Bush says there is still concern over North Korea's alleged uranium enrichment, as G8 leaders gather in Japan.

U.S. President George W. Bush defends his decision to attend next month's Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, saying that to do otherwise "would be an affront to the Chinese people."

Schools without roofs, buildings without toilets: Poor infrastructure is a major impediment to education.

One diamond worker was killed and six others were injured in Bhavnagar when a private security guard opened fire on the workers who were protesting for wage hike.

Defence Minister A K Antony asked the Left parties to refrain from commenting on the importance of an independent foreign policy for India with regard to the nuke deal.

Schools without roofs, buildings without toilets: Poor infrastructure is a major impediment to education.

CBI has registered three cases against a serving and a retired IFS officer for financial irregularities during their tenure in the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.

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South Korea restricts the use of government cars and air conditioning in a bid to tackle rising fuel costs.

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The Left parties are preparing a "chargesheet" against the government detailing its "unkept promises" and "obsession" with the nuclear deal.

The Central Information Commission (CIC) has rapped the CRPF, which is exempted under RTI, for repeatedly posting a lady officer in a 'male battalion'.

The UN's envoy to Afghanistan is to set out a new plan on aid spending amid fears that millions have been wasted.

Tens of thousands of South Koreans demonstrate on the streets of the capital to protest the government's decision to import what they say is unsafe U.S. beef.

A woman said to be aged 70 years of age gives birth to twins after undergoing IVF treatment.

Mongolian officials lift a state of emergency imposed after last week's deadly riots over alleged electoral fraud.

Factories in Tianjin near Beijing are ordered to close in an attempt to improve air quality a month before the Olympic Games.

A Matt Giteau-inspired Australia produce a devastating performance to crush an impotent France in Brisbane.