The Indian investor has emerged as the most optimistic across Asian markets in the first quarter of 2008.

Maoist leader Prachanda said the 240-year-old monarchy will be over within a month in Nepal.

Pope Benedict said he was "deeply ashamed" over sexual abuse that shook the Roman Catholic Church in the US.

She also said that successful US engagement with the new Pak govt was 'vital' for lasting security in South Asia.

Omar Abdullah said imclusion of Kashmiris as third party in the talks is a "basic necessity" for lasting peace in the South Asian region.

Nath said that steps are being taken to check inflation & to prevent hoarding of food items.

A court in New Delhi has sentenced a man to five years rigorous imprisonment for attempting to rape his 11-year-old daughter.

Osama bin Laden's son is desperate to live in Britain and is even prepared to take his fight for a visa to the highest legal authority in Europe.

Legal notices for defamation and libel have been served on three members of the 'Forum for Saving Gandhi's Heritage'.

The AICC statement is being seen as a signal to discourage moves to avoid any controversy within the party.

The British government will pay two million pounds as compensation to an Iraqi teenager.

Soccer-obsessed Brazil became an ICC member in 2002 and its international debut came in 2006.

The government ruled out terror funds flowing into the stock markets.

A plane carrying up to 70 passengers crashed on take-off at Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a UN spokesman in the central African country said.

The cost of the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and boyfriend Dodi Fayed has risen to more than 4.5 million pounds.

Bindra has advocated ECB's bid to launch their own Twenty20 league. Interestingly it'll also be called English Premier League.

Arjun Singh, in the eye of a storm over his remarks projecting Rahul Gandhi as Prime Ministerial candidate, met Sonia Gandhi and rejected suggestions that his statement was aimed at undermining Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Sachin is struggling to be fit for IPL but he's looking forward to play in Kolkata for reasons far removed from cricket.

Why has Gujarat become a laboratory of the Sangh Parivar? The answer lies in the book written by Gujarat CM Modi.

Veteran Congress leader and three times former Chief Minister Bhajan Lal and two other former MLAs have been expelled from the party.