Aedes Aegypti (a type of mosquito) has been nominated for the fashion police medal of excellence, 2010. And the Taliban and the Sri Ram Sene must have been close to the top of the list of those who nominated this tiny creature for the honour.

The award would be bestowed upon the mosquito for its exemplary feat in forcing the hip and happening crowd of the most fashion-savvy colleges of Delhi University to shun clothes that allowed generous sho

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today said he is unlikely to contest the Assembly elections.

"What is the need for me to contest the Assembly polls? I am already a Member of Legislative Council and have two-three years left to complete the term," Kumar told reporters here.

"I will rather concentrate on electioneering for the NDA in its bid to seek a second term in office to complete development works in the stat

Almost one-third of Indians are "utterly corrupt" and half are "borderline", the outgoing head of the country's corruption watchdog has said, blaming increased wealth for much of the problem.

Pratyush Sinha, who retired as India's Central Vigilance Commissioner this week, said the worst part of his "thankless job" was observing how corruption had increased as people became more materialistic.

"When we were growing up I remember if

Three days after he was accused of sexual harassment by his domestic help, eminent violinist L. Subramaniam said he would take legal action and that she was trying to "divert attention" from a theft case.

"The maid has issued a false complaint against me to divert the attention from the case of theft. I intend to take legal action against all those who are trying to spread these baseless allegations," Subramaniam said in a statement from h

As curfew continued for the second consecutive day in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital and restrictions were imposed in some towns in the valley, separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani, who had called for a shutdown, was arrested from his home here.

Geelani, who heads the hardline faction of the Hurriyat Conference, was taken into preventive custody from his Hyderpora residence, a police officer said. He has been shifted to the Humhama police

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court will pronounce its judgement on the 60-year-old Ayodhya title suits on September 24, a decision that may trigger a political fallout.

The date for pronouncement of the judgement reserved by a special full bench comprising Justices S.U Khan, Sudhir Agarwal and DV Sharma on July 26, was conveyed to the counsels appearing in the four title suits relating to the disputed site at Ayodhya.

The court w

Ohio State in the US, in a new shocking move, has banned offshore outsourcing of all government IT and back-office projects raising concerns that other states facing high unemployment could make similar laws.

Governor of Ohio, Ted Strickland has criticized offshore outsourcing as not only a threat to jobs but also an IT security risk. "There are pervasive service delivery problems with offshore providers, including dissatisfaction with the q

Hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani was on Wednesday arrested from his Hyderpora residence on the outskirts of the city as a preventive measure.

"Geelani has been arrested under Sections 107 (under which any person can be placed under arrest who instigates a crowd which may lead to law and order problem) and 151 of RPC as there are apprehensions that he is a threat to public peace and order," a senior police official sa

Maharashtra will soon have all its official websites in Marathi.

"The websites of various departments of the state government will be made available in Marathi and also in upgraded form," Chief Minister Ashok Chavan announced at a function late last evening.

Chavan made the announcement after it was pointed to him by the Observer Research Foundation and Marathi Abhyas Kendra, the groups working to make Information Technology material avai

Prospects of a BJP-led Government in Jharkhand with JMM brightened today with Governor M O H Farooq writing to the Centre recommending lifting of the three-month-old President's rule in the state.

The Jharkhand Governor, who spoke to Home Minister P Chidambaram, sent his report to the Centre tonight recommending revocation of Central rule in the state, hours after newly-elected BJP legislative party Arjun Munda staked claim to form the govern