HYDERABAD: Ending months of suspense, the ChandrababuNaidu government on Monday decided that Andhra Pradesh's new capital will be built in and around Vijayawada.

SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh high court brought to an end the age-old practice of sacrificing animals during religious ceremonies and festivals in the hill state with its order on Monday. The order prohibits sacrifices both in temples and in buildings adjoining places of worship.

NEW DELHI: Union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju on Monday rejected the suggestion that he enjoyed a higher profile than his senior, Union home minister Rajnath Singh.

 NEW DELHI: Some months ago, the secretary of an economic ministry was grumbling about his team turning up late for a 10am meeting. These days, they're in their seats before the clock strikes nine.

MUMBAI: On the eve of Narendra Modi government's 100 days in office, institutional buying took the sensex to a new peak and closer to the 27,000-mark while Nifty, for the first time ever

GENEVA: Both Islamist fighters and, to a lesser extent, Iraqi government forces have killed civilians and committed atrocities in three months of fighting, a senior UN official said in an emergency debate on the conflict on Monday.

 BRUSSELS: Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said he had "good discussions" with EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton and Tehran was committed to an accord over its contested nuclear programme.

KIEV: Ukraine's military said on Monday it had pulled its forces back from defending a vital airport in the east against Russian tanks, as President Petro Poroshenko accused Moscow of "direct and open aggression".

HYDERABAD: One of the most successful coach-player partnerships in Indian sport may be coming to an end.

LONDON: Following a period of relative parsimony in Alex Ferguson's final years as Manchester United manager, the English giants have changed course dramatically in the 15 months since he retired.