Almost 14,000 people were forced to flee their homes and seek shelter at relief centres due to floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains in Malaysia.

A GM salmon which grows twice as fast as ordinary fish could become the first genetically-modified animal in the world to be declared officially safe to eat, after America’s powerful food-safety wa

There was no dilly-dallying over the new draft of the land acquisition Bill nor was the technical opposition raised by the Trinamul Congress and other parties responsible for the government postpon

Press Council of India Chairman Markendya Katju today hit out at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, describing as “phoney” his claims of development in the state and saying its malnutrition rate

Amid persisting issues over fuel supplies for power projects, the coal ministry has set up an inter-ministerial panel to look into applications from government companies for allocation of coal bloc

At least six people were killed in a coal mine explosion in central China.

: India, the country most affected by malaria in the South east Asian region, is projected to see a decrease of 5075 per cent in malaria case incidence by 2015, a report by the World Health Organis

Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa said today the government has initiated action to attach properties worth over Rs.9,700 crore in cases of illegal mining of granite in the state and secure

Three elephants have been found dead in different areas of Assam, official sources said here today.

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today took a slew of important economic decisions, clearing a proposal to set up a Cabinet Committee on Investment to expedite approvals t