Beyonce's mother Tina Knowles-Lawson has filed for divorce from actor Richard Lawson. Citing "irreconcilable differences," the fashion desi...

The former pontiff died after about a year in captivity; his successor, one of the most ambitious of medieval popes, eventually fell into a...

In an exclusive interview in his Vatican residence, Francis also denied rumours that he had cancer, joking that his doctors "didn't tell me...

It was announced recently that in August, Pope Francis would be visiting L’Aquila, the Central city of Italy for a feast initiated by Pope ...

Italian and Catholic media have been rife with unsourced speculation that the 85-year-old Francis might be planning to follow in Benedict's...

Elections to the 60-member Meghalaya Assembly are due in the first half of this year as the term of the present Assembly expires on March 6.

Spirits cos, which expected most liquor shops and bars to relocate or reopen in a few months, now say the situation may normalise only by n...

The Trans Niger Pipeline feeds the strategic Bonny Export Terminal, which militants attacked last week.

This paves the way for treating the railways as essential infrastructure with best financial management, instead of a political tool for po...

Modi must declare he will convert the railways, currently a departmental enterprise, into a number of listed corporations within two years.

German film 'Das Pferd Auf Dem Balkon' (A horse on the Balcony) won the Golden Plaque for second-best film in the same section.

While it is plagued by internal inefficiencies, the stagnation of CIL's production at 431 million tonnes (MT) a year is largely the outcome...

Four companies linked to Kingfisher and the UB Group have collectively borrowed Rs 400 crore from SICOM, in which the state government hold...

The current Bill only applies to government corruption, misuse of public funds or criminal offences by public servants.

Everyone is talking about it, but defining a civil society is tough. We make an attempt.

Political leaders seldom give up power unless faced with health issues or internal opposition.

The move to more sustainable, earth-friendly clothing, shoes and other consumer goods may be at a “tipping point” of mainstream acceptance,...