Annan admits rise in sexual abuse in UN

Allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation made by and about United Nations personnel in 2004 were more than double the number reported in 2003, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said on......

Canada's allies were reluctant over its accusations against India: Report

A day after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged India's involvement in the killing of a prominent Sikh separatist leader, the Canadian media reported that Ottawa's Five Eye allies were......

No extra amount paid for Scorpene deal: Govt

The government has not paid an extra amount of Rs 4,500 crore in the Scorpene submarine deal with two French firms and achieved a reduction of Rs 313 crore compared with what was negotiated in......

Odisha train mishap: Railways seeks CBI probe, here's why

The railways on Sunday sought a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry into the Balasore train crash, hours after minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the 'root cause' of the accident and the people......

US charges Allen Stanford with 'massive' fraud

Texas billionaire Allen Stanford and three of his companies were charged with "massive" fraud on Tuesday as federal agents swooped down on his US headquarters. In a civil complaint filed in......