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Obama reassured the public that poor people and seniors, among others, would continue to receive benefit checks in view of a shutdown.

Azarenka's China Open title defence wilted in the first round when the Belarussian lost to Germany's Petkovic 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.

In a bid to reach out to the people with the UPA government's two flagship legislations on food security and land acquisition, the Uttar Pradesh Congress would organise rallies across the state beginning October 9.

Actors Anil Kapoor and Manoj Bajpai have lent their voice for animation film 'Mahabharat'.

Reddy who is an accused in a corruption case, was on Monday given the permission to visit Kadapa district to pay homage at his father's 'samadhi'.

Dubai: Nine Indian sailors, who were rescued from an ill-fated 'dhow' that sank nearly 90 nautical miles southeast of Al Mukalla coast in Yemen, have safely reached Oman, according to a report.

What makes Ranbir Kapoor unique, special and a cut above the rest? Film critic Monojit Lahiri finds out.

Choreographed by Vishnu Deva, the song reportedly features 20 female performers.

Suspected Islamist terrorists stormed a college in northeastern Nigeria and shot dead around 40 male students, some of them while they slept early on Sunday, witnesses said.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Sunday asked Congress workers to inform people about the benefits of Food security scheme, covering about 61.94 lakh people in the state.

"We will hold a meeting on Monday to chalk out our next plan of action," leader of employees P Ashok Babu said.

David Howell ended a seven-year winless drought with a playoff victory over Peter Uihlein to capture the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

Colombo: The Tamil National Alliance, which won last week's historic northern provincial elections in Sri Lanka, has named a Muslim and a women member of the party to fill two bonus seats.

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Sunday dismissed a petition by state police chief V Dinesh Reddy seeking orders to the state government to extend his term by one year.

Sousa completed a fairytale run at the Malaysian Open when he beat Julien Benneteau 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 in the final to become the first Portuguese to win an ATP Tour title.

According to a report, smartphone users in India are expected to grow to 67 million this year and 382 million by 2016.