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At least 11 people were killed on Friday in a sectarian clash between members of a radical Sunni Muslim group and minority Shiites in Pakistan's Punjab province. The clashes took place between Ahle Sunnat Waljamaat (ASWJ) members and the Shias.

Bombs hit two mosques in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Friday, killing at least 42 people and wounding hundreds, intensifying sectarian strife that has spilled over from the civil war in neighbouring Syria.

Jose Mourinho hinted that Brazil playmaker Willian has chosen to join Chelsea ahead of Tottenham Hotspur.

Washington: A new type of medical marijuana has been named after Indian-American medical journalist Sanjay Gupta, who joined a list of celebrities like US President Barack Obama who have namesake cannabis strains.

Mumbai: Maharashtra government will seek suggestions from the journalists for improving the safety of women in the state, Home Minister R R Patil, who is under fire following the gangrape of a photojournalist, said on Friday evening.

Vettel posted the fastest time before his rear tire punctured in Friday's second practice at the Belgian Grand Prix.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Centre on a PIL alleging that a Jindal Group firm illegally demolished a 16th century mosque in collusion with the Rajasthan government to facilitate mining operations in Bhilwara district.

Microsoft said its board had appointed a special committee to direct the process of appointing a new CEO.

The accused in the Kamduni gangrape and murder of a 20-year-old college girl prayed for protection on Friday, expressing apprehension that they might be subjected to bodily harm in custody.

Akshay grew up in Delhi and it was in Bangkok that he worked as a chef and learnt martial arts.

Nargis Fakhri proves her detractors wrong by taking her performance several notches higher.

Excess rains will be a boon to the parched state and Rajasthan will have a bumper kharif crop this season as sowing target touched 94 per cent, a top state agriculture department official said on Friday.

Director Joshua Michael Stern's 'JOBS' is a biopic on Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple.

Despite a thrilling victory by world number one Lee Chong Wei in the opening match, Mumbai lost to Hyderabad 2-3.

The growth was marked by continued proliferation of SMS-stealing banking malware.

Given the present fragile market sentiment, the underlying improvements in India's current account may go unnoticed, it said.