Reuters - An Indian warship destroyed a pirate ship in the Gulf of Aden and gunmen from Somalia seized two more vessels despite a large international naval presence off their lawless country.

Reuters - The rupee closed weaker than 50 per dollar on Wednesday for the first time as it was sideswiped by a falling stock market and demand for dollars to arbitrage a gap to offshore non-deliverable forward rates.

Reuters - Al Qaeda's second-in-command urged Muslims to keep up attacks on the "criminal" United States and criticised U.S. president-elect Barack Obama for promising to back Israel.

Reuters - The emergence of Ishant Sharma as strike force and the resurgence of Zaheer Khan have given India's bowling the edge and made the team potential world beaters, senior test batsman Vangipurappu Laxman said.

Reuters - Ship breaking which can expose workers to asbestos and other hazards must be done more safely to cut down on high accident rates, health risks and pollution, the European Union said on Wednesday.

Reuters - England's Graeme Swann is set to play in the third one-day international against India after the off spinner was named in a 12-man squad on Wednesday.

Reuters - The government will take steps to stimulate the economy to offset effects of the global economic slowdown, Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on Tuesday, adding that he expected to end the fiscal year with decent growth.

The probe into how Hindu outfits accused of terrorism had links with some Army men brought a few business houses under the scanner of Maharashtra's Anti-Terrorism Squad and Central security agencies.?

The raging debate on the Malegaon blasts has taken the focus away from the other blasts and the other arrests that were making headlines not long ago. The so-called Indian Mujahideen phenomenon is unfolding in Mumbai in a fascinating way.?

India will have a greater international role around 2025 when the world is predicted to be multipolar with America's economic and military dominance fading.?

Around 109 out of 229 people, who were rounded up from a rave party in Mumbai in October, have tested positive for drugs and are now likely to be re-arrested.?

The Indian Navy's action in the Gulf of Aden on Tuesday night has opened up the possibility of more nations actively patrolling the troubled waters of Gulf of Aden where maximum highjacking of ship has taken place reports.Living up to it's name, the INS Tabar, battleaxe in Sanskrit, has taken out a pirate ship off the Somali coast.?

It's Rahul Mania that has gripped the Congress candidates who are vying with each other to get hold of the Amethi MP to woo voters in their constituencies.?

As cine strike was called off on Wednesday, it promised to be great news for soap addicts, who had been watching reruns for almost two weeks, but now there's a catch. The deadlock between television workers and broadcasters has finally been broken after it was decided that workers will be given the 7.5 per cent raise that they were demanding. ?

Sumedha Nagpal, a schoolteacher in Delhi has won a nine-year custody battle for her 11-year old-son who was with his father till now.?