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Roger Federer to play low-key Swiss Open on clay
The Swiss Open is the lowest-ranked event the 31-year-old Federer will play this year.
Angry with in-laws over dowry, man drowns wife, son
In a shocking incident, a man allegedly pushed his wife and son into a village well in Bihar's Jamui district on Tuesday over dowry, leading to their deaths, police sources said.
Five killed, three injured in road mishap
Five persons were killed while three others injured when their vehicle collided head on with a tractor on Tuesday in Nagaur district. Kanharam, Biharilal, Shivram, Ghasiram, and Sohanlal were killed in the accident, said Darjaram, SHO of Ladnu police stat...
India off to winning start at Asian Boxing Championships
Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Manoj Kumar gave India a perfect start by thrashing local favourite Ibrahim Saleh in the opening round.
Snowden drops Russia asylum request, in transit area, says Kremlin
Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden has withdrawn a request for political asylum in Russia after President Vladimir Putin said he should stop "harming our American partners", the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
Rescue operations to evacuate stranded pilgrims comes to an end
Rescue operations to evacuate stranded pilgrims on Tuesday came to an end in disaster-hit Uttarakhand with a group of 150 being safely taken out from Badrinath while bad weather hampered the cremation of bodies in Kedarnath area for the fourth day.
Robbers kill bank manager, loot cash from van
Armed robbers on Tuesday shot dead a bank manager and wounded two others before looting money from a vehicle carrying cash of a nationalised bank near Bodhi Matth in Bihar's Sitamarhi district, police said.
Youth puts up posters of his estranged wife over second marriage; arrested
A 28-year-old youth was arrested for allegedly pasting posters of pictures with his estranged wife around her house, after the girl's family fixed her second marriage,the police said on Tuesday.
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Sumatra in Indonesia
There was no tsunami warning and no reports of damage in the capital.
Hollande calls alleged US snooping on EU diplomats intolerable
According to reports, US intelligence agencies bugged EU offices in three cities.
Diesel price to be hiked by 50 paise from midnight
Diesel price was on Monday hiked by 50 paisa per litre, the sixth increase in rates this year. The increase in rates, which are excluding local sales tax or VAT, will be effective from midnight tonight, Indian Oil Corp, the nation's largest oil firm, said...
Li Na crushes Vinci to reach Wimbledon quarter-finals
The 31-year-old Chinese player broke the 30-year-old Vinci six times to wrap up the win in just 55 minutes.
Railway bribery scam: CBI may not file chargesheet by July 3
In the absence of the chargesheet, 10 other accused will get bail in the case.
India to have satellite-based navigation system by 2015
India will have its own navigational systems like couple of other countries by 2015 and its space agency is in a fast production mode to roll out six more satellites for this purpose.
First Firefox OS-based smartphone to be launched on Tuesday for $99
The ZTE Open has a 3.5-inch, HVGA TFT touchscreen display, 256MB RAM and 512MB ROM combined with a 3.2 megapixel camera.
Now, a flashlight powered by heat from your hand
A 15-year-old girl in Canada has invented a flashlight that produces light just by using the warmth of your hand.