The reason Pluto lost its planet status is not valid and is erroneous, scientists argued challenging previously held theories.

Border Security Force (BSF) Director General K.K. Sharma on Friday launched a veiled attack on Pakistan accusing it of using Bangladesh as a transit route to smuggle fake Indian currency into India.

Bestselling author Chetan Bhagat, who has taken a leap of faith in his upcoming novel "The Girl in Room 105" in which the protagonists are a Kashmiri Muslim girl and her lover from an RSS-affiliated family, says that Muslims, particularly from Kashmir, are victims of "unintentional racism" on a daily basis in the Indian mainstream.

The Pakistani government and the military are willing to hold talks with India for regional peace, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Friday.

Costa Rica's football team's interim coach Ronald Gonzalez said on Thursday he expects a tough match with South Korea even though the opponents are playing their first match under a new head coach.

The government on Thursday said it had approved the indefinite continuation of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), while doubling the accident insurance and relaxing the age criteria by five years to further incentivise the scheme.

Ride-hailing major Uber has introduced several new features including one that can give passengers the tools that are needed to get help quickly in the event of a possible crash.

At least seven persons were killed and over 200 injured as typhoon Jebi, the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years, made landfall in the country's western part on Tuesday, officials said.

Thousands of farmers, farm workers and labourers from across the country are expected to participate in the Left-organised mega-rally from Ramlila Maidan to Parliament on Wednesday to press their demands for fair wages, remunerative crop prices and debt waiver.

Typhoon Jebi, the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years, made landfall in Tokushima Prefecture on Tuesday afternoon, the weather office said.