Russian President Vladimir Putin will Tuesday hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the crisis in Syria, the Kremlin press service said.

A special CBI court in Ghaziabad will today record the statements of dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar in connection with the murder case of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj.

Nawaz Sharif, who is set to be Pakistan's prime minister for a third time, said Monday he would invite Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to his oath-taking ceremony here.

US Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.), while responding to Republicans who are calling the Obama administration's response to the Benghazi attacks a cover-up worse than Watergate and even floating impeachment, has said he wasn't yet willing to go that far.

Nawaz Sharif, who is poised to become Pakistan's prime minister for the third time, Monday said he would forge friendly ties with India and invite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to his oath-taking ceremony.

The Supreme Court in an interim order on Monday ordered institutions to publish results of entrance exams that were put on hold by its judgement on December 13 last year.

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hit out at the UPA government over its handling of foreign policy, saying the country is being ruled by "weak" leaders.

Shahbaz Sharif is likely to become the chief minister of Pakistan's Punjab province again, a media report said Monday.

Union Law Minister Kapil Sibal Monday said that the present collegium system of appointment of judges was "opaque" and "non-transparent", but nothing could be done to change it overnight.