Chennai, Sep 15: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Friday opposed the decision to allow 51 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail and demanded its withdrawal while declaring that her state will not allow the measure.

Patna: A group of armed criminals looted cash and valuables from passengers on a train in Bihar's Rohtas district early Saturday, injuring four people who tried to resist them, police said.

NEW DELHI: Outrage over a controversial movie that mocks Prophet Muhammed and hurts the sentiments of millions of Muslims worldwide has now swept on to Indian shores with lawyers in Jammu and Kashmir protesting against the film in Srinagar.

The man widely believed to have made the film behind the protests in Libya, Egypt and Yemen, has turned out to be a bank fraudster with a history, and at least 13 pseudonyms. Law enforcement officials have identified him as Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, a resident of the US state of
California and convicted in 2010 for bank fraud.

MEXICO CITY: A total of 16 dead bodies were found Friday in northern Mexico as a war between drug cartels over lucrative delivery routes to the United States continued to take its toll.

London (CNN) -- A British girl who survived the execution-style killing of her father, mother and grandmother in a normally idyllic region of the Alps last week returned to Britain on Friday, authorities said.

Zainab al-Hilli, 7, left France in the morning and arrived in the UK, Surrey police said.

Dubai: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been named captain of ICC’s ‘ODI Team of the Year’ which also includes Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir.

This is for the fifth consecutive year in a row that Dhoni has been selected in ICC`s `ODI Team of the Year`.

London: Ricky Hatton will return to the boxing ring in November after the former world welterweight and light-welterweight champion confirmed he was coming out of retirement on Friday.

The Manchester-based fighter, who quit the sport after a devastating two-round knockout at the hands of Manny Pacquiao in May 2009, will fight a so far un-named opponent in his home city's MEN Arena in November.

The Board Of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday night terminated the contract of the debt-ridden Deccan Chargers, bringing an end to the suspense on the fate of the beleaguered franchise.

The decision to terminate Deccan's contract was taken at an emergency governing council meeting of the IPL in Chennai.

Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, KCIE was a notable Indian engineer, scholar, statesman and the Diwan of Mysore during 1912 to 1919. He was a recipient of the Indian Republic's highest honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1955. He was knighted as a Commander of the Indian Empire by King George V for his myriad contributions to the public good. Every year, 15 September is celebrated as Engineer's Day in India in his memory. He is held in high regard as the first and pre-eminent engineer of India. He was the chief designer of the flood protection system for the city of Hyderabad.