India
Sloane Stephens into Wimbledon's 4th round for 1st time
Sloane Stephens reached Wimbledon's fourth round for the first time beating 196th-ranked Petra Cetkovska 7-6 (3), 0-6, 6-4.
Petra Kvitova reaches fourth round at Wimbledon
Kvitova rallied back from a break down in the final set to beat Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.
Coast Guard on alert for floating containers off Goa coast
Indian Coast Guard is looking out for containers that might be driven towards the Goa-Konkan coast after falling off from a wrecked ship off Goa coast. MV MOL Comfort, a container carrier owned by M/s Mitsui Osaka Lines, Japan, laden with 4,268 containers...
Farhan Akhtar looks like my duplicate, says Milkha Singh
The Chandigarh-based 'Flying Sikh' charged just Rs 1 to let Mehra make his biopic.
Probe begins into alleged tampering of CAT 2012 results
The investigations with regard to the alleged tampering began following a complaint from IIM-Kozhikode, police said.
McLaren already looking to 2014 season
Accustomed to competing for the drivers' championship, the 2009 champion Button and newcomer Sergio Perez have yet to clinch a podium finish this season.
Protests continue in Egypt, American among 2 dead
One was shot dead and a young American man who was using a small camera died after being stabbed in the chest during the protests.
Indo-American pleads guilty to bribing officials for contract
In his guilty plea, Desai conceded to offer a bribe of $5,000 to a government official in New Jersey to bag a contract.
Kerala: CM's ex-staffer arrested in cheating case
Tenny Jopan was arrested for his links to a con-couple Saritha S Nair and her former live-in partner Biju Radhakrishnan.
South Africa: Mandela 'improving' as Obama flies in
Mandela's ex-wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, told reporters that there is great improvement in his health.
Narendra Modi a corporate sector sponsored candidate: Mistry
Terming Gurajat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as a "corporate sector sponsored candidate", newly appointed AICC in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, Madhusudan Mistry on Friday said his "aura" has been created by the BJP. "Gujarat chief minister is a corporate spon...
AFSPA needed in J&K to protect the lives of armed forces, says Khurshid
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Friday said Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) was needed in Jammu and Kashmir to protect the lives of armed forces as they are the ones who defend the country. "You can argue that this (AFSPA) is not nece...
Railways launches SMS-based ticket booking service
Railways Minister Mallikarjun Kharge said the new facility is cost-effective and will help reduce touting activities.
IDBI-INTECH contractual employees demand job regularisation
Expressing concern over Industrial Development Bank of India's decision to terminate services of its contractual employees on June 30, Rajasthan Pradesh Contractual and Outsourced Bank Employees' Union on Friday said IDBI should not discontinue the servic...
My visit to India helped to enhance mutual trust, says Chinese Premier
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday said his recent visit to India had enhanced mutual trust and pushed forward practical cooperation between the two countries. He made the remarks to National Security Advisor Shivhshankar Menon, who called on him here....
ECR achieves record earning of Rs 1634.52 crore in 2012-13 fiscal
The East Central Railway zone has achieved a record earning of Rs 1634.52 crore in 2012-13 fiscal which is about an 11 per cent increase from the previous financial year, its General Manager Madhuresh Kumar said on Friday.