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Four Muslim members of parliament have demanded 10 percent reservation for Muslims across the country as recommended by the Ranganath Mishra Commission and a sub-quota for Muslim women in the proposed 33 percent reservation for women in parliament and state assemblies.

Perhaps one shouldn't expect too much too soon from the women's reservation bill - but besides changing the face of politics, it is bound to alter the gender dynamics of Indian society gradually, say experts.

Much of the blame for the recent crash of the Indian Navy's Kiran MK-II aircraft during an aerobatics display at the Hyderabad Air Show is being attributed to the plane's age, but the reality on the ground lies elsewhere.

A visit to Kanyakumari is almost always synonymous with watching the sunrise at the Vivekananda Rock. But visitors will soon have a lot more to do at the southernmost tip of India - be it trekking, bird-watching or even bungee jumping.

A woman was arrested here Saturday for allegedly stealing jewellery from highend outlets along with her male accomplice, who is still at large, police said.

Spring brings memories flooding back in Kashmir, like it does the almond blossoms. In the heart of old Srinagar, Badamwari - the garden of almonds with its flowerladen trees - these days presents a mesmerising sight.

There are over 32,000 widows and 97,000 orphaned children in violence-battered Jammu and Kashmir, a new study has found, suggesting that the unending conflict in the border state has only made things worse for the vulnerable sections of society.

At least 3,000 people from six villages near a defence base in Orissa have been shifted to temporary camps as India plans to conduct an interceptor missile test Sunday.

Erotic art with a social message literally hit the Indian streets when leading Chinese performance artist Han Bing performed "Dreams of Lost Homes" - a live erotic act - in the heart of the capital.

Graduating students of the Indian Institute of Management-Lucknow (IIM-L) were Sunday asked to use the skills and traits they had learnt not only in the corporate world, but also to "manage the problems of the planet earth".