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Alex Rodriguez, baseball's highest-paid player and one of the sport's greatest hitters, was suspended for a record 211 games.

Pope Francis, a card-carrying fan of the San Lorenzo soccer club in his native Buenos Aires, is not letting his new global responsibilities distract him from paying his club dues on time, the team's vice president, Marcelo Tinelli, said on Monday.

Madhya Pradesh government has decided to introduce Bhagavad Gita even in the curriculum of Urdu schools from academic session 2013-14, inviting rebuke from opposition Congress which accused the government of diverting attention of people from overall "mis...

Uttarakhand government has received Rs 250 crore so far from the Centre for relief works in the wake of the June calamity. "We have received a package of Rs 250 crore from the Centre so far for relief and rehabilitation efforts in the state, Chief Secreta...

Expressing concern over reports of several students getting ill after drinking contaminated water in their schools, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said the School Education Committees (SECs) and Chowkidars have been asked to be vigilant again...

Three Naxals, including a woman member, were arrested on Monday during a search operation in Maoist-hit Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh, police said. "The cadres were nabbed by a joint contingent of district police force and CRPF from forests of Kisko...

'Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara!', a sequel to Ekta's 2010 hit production venture - 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai', stars Akshay Kumar, Imran Khan and Sonakshi Sinha.

The Centre is examining a report sent to it by the Uttar Pradesh government on the controversial suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, who had cracked down on mining mafia in Gautam Budh Nagar area of the state.

An Army doctor, who was reported missing for over two months and feared dead, has been found with her children at the residence of her domestic help's relative in Mumbai, police said on Monday.

The PGA Championship will be played at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York from August 8-11.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said the transfer Jaisalmer's Superintendent of Police Pankaj Choudhary is "routine" as it was part of the reshuffle of 49 IPS officers.

Bolt, who has won six Olympic gold medals and is the 100 metres world record holder, denied his rivals' absence would affect his own motivation.

Charles Schumer accused Putin of trying to antagonise the US by granting American fugitive Edward Snowden asylum for one year.

Light to moderate rains occurred at many places in Rajasthan with Nadati receiving the maximum rainfall of 70 mm during the last 24 hours, a MeT official said.  South west monsoon was active over north, east and southern regions of the state, but western...

One person was killed and another was severely injured in a landslide in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand on Sunday, officials said. "A passerby was killed while another person sustained serious injuries in a landslide near a mountain in Jhulaghat area...

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