NEW DELHI: The former intern, who had allegedly been sexually harassed by ex-Supreme Court judge Swatanter Kumar in 2011, has sought a transfer of his defamation suit from the Delhi high court to Bangalore, where she is currently residing.

STOCKHOLM: Malik Bendjelloul, the acclaimed Swedish film director behind the Oscar-winning music documentary "Searching for Sugar Man" has died. He was 36.

 LAGOS: Nigeria is willing to talk to Boko Haram about securing the release of 223 schoolgirls still held hostage by the Islamists, special duties minister Taminu Turaki said on Tuesday.

TBILISI: A French photojournalist has been killed while on a reporting assignment in conflict-torn Central African Republic, probably in an ambush, French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday.

The priceless frescos and temperas adorning the sanctum sanctorum of Golden Temple in Amritsar, which date back to 1830, are being restored the way refurbishment is done at Harvard Art Museums in the United States.
 

KOHIMA: Senior Naga People's Front (NPF) leader and minister T R Zeliang will be the next Nagaland chief minister replacing Neiphiu Rio, a party leader said on Wednesday.

DEHRADUN: Over 2,000 devotees on way to Badrinath from Joshimath on Rishikesh-Badrinath road were stranded as the yatra was suspended on Tuesday due to massive landslides triggered by incessant rainfall. The development came two days after the Uttarakhand government suspended the yatra to Kedarnath due to inclement weather.

Yuvraj Singh became the most expensive player in the history of Indian Premier League when he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for a whopping Rs 14 crores and on Tuesday night he repaid the faith shown in him by RCB, hitting a swashbuckling 29-ball 68 to setup his side's 16-run win over the Delhi Daredevils in Bangalore.

Chennai Super Kings' win over Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday not only kept their dominant run in IPL 7 alive, it also catapulted them on the top of the points-table. And although Ravindra Jadeja was named Man of the Match, it was Mohit Sharma's wicket of Shane Watson which triggered a batting collapse for RR.

WASHINGTON: The United States was flying "manned" missions over Nigeria to track down more than 200 abducted schoolgirls as experts pored over a new video seeking clues to where they are being held.