India
South Africa President cancels trip as Mandela's health deteriorates
Nelson Mandela is on life support in the Pretoria Heart Clinic, where he has been fighting a recurrent lung infection since June 8.
Roger Federer stunned in 2nd round by Sergiv Stakhovsky
The 27-year-old Ukrainian outplayed Federer on Centre Court, winning 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-5, 7-6 (5) in one of the biggest upsets in Grand Slam history.
Wimbledon shocker No. 2: Sharapova ousted by Portuguese qualifier
The third-seeded Sharapova, the Wimbledon champion in 2004, lost 6-3, 6-4 to 131st-ranked Michelle Larcher de Brito.
Uttarakhand: Repair roads as early as possible, Antony tells BRO
Antony reviewed the damage with Director General of Border Roads Organisation Lt Gen AT Parnaik.
US: Supreme Court strikes federal marriage provision
The justices issued two 5-4 rulings in their final session of the term.
Red Bull boss says FIA must lay down law on testing
A tribunal in Paris reprimanded Mercedes, the team of 2008 champion Lewis Hamilton, and ordered them to miss a three-day young-driver test.
University of Johannesburg defers conferring honorary degree to Obama
The University of Johannesburg on Wednesday said it would put off giving an honorary degree to US President Barrack Obama to a future date.
If convicted, Rihanna's on-off boyfriend Chris Brown to face jail
Arraignment is scheduled for July 15 at the Van Nuys courthouse, but an attorney can appear on Brown's behalf.
Djokovic, Ferrer and Serena advance to second round at Wimbledon
Serena began her title defence with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Mandy Minella, as Djokovic too eased through with a 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 victory over Florian Mayer.
Police firing toll rises to six, BJP calls Bagha bandh on Wednesday
With one more person succumbing to injuries, the toll in Monday's police firing on a mob in Bagha police district rose to six even as the Officer In-charge (OC) of Naurangia police station has been placed under suspension, police sources said on Tuesday.
LIC to open special office in Uttarakhand to settle claims
State-run Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has decided to open special office in Uttarakhand and relax norms to expeditiously settle life insurance claims in the calamity-hit state.
U'khand: Govt to keep DNA profile, photographs of unidentified victims
The decision to keep the records of every unidentified victim has been taken to help anyone who may come in future looking for them.
Youngest IIT qualifier Satyam of Bihar wants to be like Einstein
Born on July 20, 1999, the boy from Bhojpur district of Bihar and the son of a poor farmer Sidhnath Singh, has cleared IIT-JEE exam consecutively for the second time in 2013.
Have to overcompensate for what I did to Sonam Kapoor: Swara Bhaskar
Swara Bhaskar refers to her character Bindiya as the female Raanjhanaa.
Centre to assist farmers in flood-hit Uttarakhand under MNREGA
Rural Development Ministry will provide all assistance to farmers in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand for restoration of their ponds and clearing fields. The assurance was given by Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh to his Cabinet colleague and Water Resou...
First Mi-17 sortie in Kedarnath; drops funeral articles, evacuates few people
Landing its first big helicopter in the difficult Kedarnath area, the IAF on Tuesday not only dropped logistics for funeral of the dead in the area but also picked few mortal souls. The aviators have also developed a roller-skates pulley mechanism to drop...
