Alerts can break concentration, whether or not immediate action is taken on them.

Apart form racism, women's right was the other theme that ruled the Oscar ceremony this time.

Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani passed the order while dismissing a batch of petitions filed by five couples.

Eunuchs are glad to have been approached for an initiative involving social good.

FIFA has agreed to ban the third-party ownership (TPO) of players, its president Sepp Blatter said on Friday, seven years after first promising to outlaw the practice.

The feature was introduced as a work-in-progress and has yet to spread to all of the social networks 1.3 billion users.

Samsung posted a net profit of 6.25 trillion won ($6.1 billion) - its lowest figure for two years.

Many in the party have already come to the conclusion that the Congress will not retain power in the April-May Lok Sabha polls.

Bihar has set a target to procure 30 lakh tonnes of paddy this year at a minimum support price of Rs 1,310 per quintal for the ordinary produce, state Food Minister Shyam Rajak said on Wednesday.

Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla of the Congress and all his 11 ministers are among 142 candidates who will be contesting for the 40-member Assembly election on Monday.

Britain's Prince Charles, a strong votary of environmental preservation, visited Western Ghats and showed a keen interest in ongoing efforts to preserve the flora and fauna there.

India has charged 33 men aboard an armed ship operated by a US maritime security firm for failing to produce papers authorising it to carry weapons in Indian waters, police said on Saturday, a move that could trigger diplomatic tensions.

Kolkata: Aimed at improving trade and cultural ties, the West Bengal government has approved setting up of four border "haats" on the India-Bangladesh border, a Border Security Force (BSF) officer said in Kolkata on Saturday.

President Barack Obama claimed a growing recognition among foreign leaders Friday that "the world cannot stand idly by" in the face of chemical weapons use in Syria, and said he plans to make his case to the American people in an address Tuesday night.

Priyanka Chopra is charting her own singing career after becoming a successful actress.