New York: India has asked all UN member states to take prompt and substantial steps for making Hindi, the second most spoken language in the world.

U.S. National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley said it seems the North Korean have indeed close down their major plutonium reprocessing facility at Yongbyon, about 100 km north of Pyongyang.

Dearborn, Mich. - Ford Motor Co. is setting to sell its moneymaking Volvo luxury brand as it works to return its North American operations to profitability, according to reports.

The Sunday Times reported, the decision to sell Volvo, a part of Ford’s Premier Automotive Group, was made in the past two weeks, but that the timings of the sale had still to be decided,

Bangalore: On Saturday, Mohammed Haneef's wife Firdaus requested to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Defence Minister A K Antony to assist her ‘guiltless husband’ who has been charged with backing up a terrorist group in Australia.

London: The handwritten drafts of a series of articles and autographed letters of the father of the nation – Mahatma Gandhi were auctioned by Sotheby’s on Thursday, 12 July 2007, as part of its English Literature and History sale.

The monument of love – Taj Mahal has become one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. On Saturday night, the symbol of pristine beauty, Taj Mahal was revealed voted in a global poll as one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. That means, The Taj Mahal has been regarded as one of the most beautiful monuments of the world.