India

A British school has won its appeal against a ruling that had given a Muslim girl the right to wear full Islamic dress in class.

The Taliban appear to have taken effective control of much of the rugged Pakistani tribal area called Waziristan. The US military toppled the Taliban from power in 2001.

Bollywood is bringing 'stadium style yoga' to Australia as part of the 15-minute Indian Cultural Segment of the Closing Ceremony.

First it was a debate over whether Gandhi's last words Hey Ram were uttered by him in the first place and now, another one.

With no results to show on Iran nuclear crisis, a deadlocked UN Security Council has put off a formal closed door meeting to give more time to iron out differences.

SC says sexual abstinence, which leads to mental cruelty for spouse could be a ground for divorce.

Indian shooting squad and supporters were stunned when Bindra's rifle suffered a malfunction after only 10 shots had been fired.

Stating that Pondicherry needed an alternative government which "would strive hard for its development", BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu said his party would provide it.

Clooney is demanding a political commentator clarify that he did not write a blog posted on a website.

The Gujarat High Court has said that the Railway Ministry has no authority to set up a commission of inquiry into the Godhra train fire.

Speculation spread once again that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie would wed on the Italian shores - perhaps this weekend.

After filing his nomination papers, the Chief Minister left for an election meeting at Dekajan along the Assam-Nagaland border.

However Salman's lawyer said that it is the initial stage of the case and not much should be read into Patil's statement.

The EC ordered immediate removal of the Chennai city Police Commissioner R Natraj with immediate effect for praising J Jayalalitha.

Franz Beckenbauer, head of the 2006 World Cup Organising Committee, offered some stinging criticism to Germany manager Jurgen Klinsmann after he failed to attend the World Cup coaches workshop.

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