India

A Pakistani court extended the custody of former dictator Pervez Musharraf on Friday, dampening hopes he would be able to leave the country any time soon following months under house arrest and legal wrangling over his fate.

Li Na swept past the ailing Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 6-1 to earn a place in the semi-finals of the WTA Championships.

The World Bank will provide a $360 million loan for restructuring of water sector projects in Uttar Pradesh.

Salma Hayek suffered a wardrobe malfunction on the set of her latest movie 'How To Make Love Like an Englishman'.

Angela Merkel accused the US of an unacceptable breach of trust after allegations that her personal mobile phone was bugged.

The FPTP system is closely linked with the Westminster form of parliamentary democracy wherein a candidate wins the election merely on account of polling the highest number of votes.

Vice President Hamid Ansari on Friday left for Lima on the first-ever visit to Peru and Cuba as part of India's thrust towards Latin America.

BJP's prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Narendra Modi will address a Vijay Shankhnaad rally on Friday in Jhansi of the Bundelkhand region, which has been long considered a bastion of the SP and BSP.

BJP will use the platform of its October 27 'Hunkar Rally' to demand Rs 50,000 crore special package for Bihar.

Indian shuttlers had a bad day in office at the French Super Series with Saina Nehwal and three others crashing out in the second round of the event.

Manna Dey's daughter Sumita turned down Mamata Banerjee's request allegeing the state government did not come forward to help the family in a case.

Eight Indian cueists entered the pre-quarterfinals of the World Billiards Championship after registering contrasting victories in their respective last 32 round matches.

Olympic bronze medallist boxer Mary Kom will wave the chequered flag in the 2013 Indian Grand Prix to be held at the BIC on Sunday.

The comedy-thriller has been made on a budget of Rs 11 crore, which includes publicity and advertising.

The petition has been filed on the ground that the organiser has not paid the entire tax amount to the Uttar Pradesh government for first Formula 1 race held in 2011.

During the meeting, the US President also raised the issue of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and cross border terrorism.