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Indian boxers readying for ring without headgear
Indian boxers are training without headgear in preparation for the World Championships in October.
McIlroy hits back at Faldo on eve of British Open
Faldo told the young Northern Irishman earlier in the week that he had to devote more time to golf.
Coca-Cola's minimalistic poster tribute to Pran
The minimalist poster features the outlines of two of Pran's most famous on-screen character.
2G case: Order on making Anil Ambani a witness deferred to July 19
The CBI had alleged that RTL used Swan Telecom, an ineligible firm, as its front company to get 2G licenses and the costly radio waves.
Allahabad HC grants bail to 70-year-old man accused of raping his daughter-in-law
The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to 70-year-old Ali Mohammed convicted by a lower court of raping his daughter-in law Imrana, that had prompted a minority community panchayat to direct her to treat her husband as a son, sparking a nation-wide fur...
Yahoo trims 2013 sales outlook as CEO Mayer's effort falters
The company is now forecasting revenue of $4.45 billion to $4.55 billion this year, down from $4.5 billion to $4.6 billion previously.
Pirates hijack ship with 24 Indian crew members off Gabon coast
The ship is suspected to have been hijacked by Nigerian pirates for its cargo.
144 killed as floods play havoc in UP, rivers flowing above danger mark
Floods in parts of the state continued to devastate the countryside and the death toll in flood-related incidents touched 144, officials said.
Over 20,000 telegrams booked on last day of 'Taar'
Hundreds crammed into 75 telegram offices in the country to send souvenir messages before the service was shutdown after 162 years.
India behind time on online protection of children: Delhi High Court
The petitioner had said due to non-verification of users, more than eight crore of Facebook users across the world were found to be fake.
Blake ruled out of World Championships due to injury
The 23-year-old Jamaican suffered the injury at the Utech Classic in Kingston in April and missed last month's Jamaican trials.
Cabinet to discuss changes in bill against manual scavenging on Wednesday
The Union Cabinet is likely to consider on Wednesday certain amendments to the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Bill, 2012, which seeks to abolish manual scavenging. The bill was introduced in Parliament on September...
Antony prevails, FDI cap in defence remains 26 per cent
Antony had recently wrote to Commerce Minister Anand Sharma opposing any move to raise the cap to 49 per cent.
Serena Williams advances to 2nd round in Bastad
Top-seeded Serena advanced to the second round of the Swedish Open by beating Sesil Karatancheva of Kazakhstan 6-1, 6-2.
U'khand floods: ASI finds cracks in Kedarnath temple, sanctum sanctorum safe
Huge cracks have developed in some places in the Kedarnath shrine, which faced the fury of last month's floods, although the sanctum sanctorum has escaped damage, according to preliminary assessment of Archaeological Survey of India. The ASI has been giv...
Bihar Vigilance Bureau arrests two govt employees on bribery charges
The Bihar Vigilance Bureau on Tuesday arrested two government employees on the charge of taking bribe in separate parts of the state. In the first instance, the sleuths of state vigilance caught a Junior Engineer Shambhu Prasad posted in Bodh Gaya on char...