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World Squash: Fighting India lose to Egypt
Harinder Pal Sandhu and Saurav Ghosal played out of their skins to stretch the Egyptian maestros in a hard-fought quarter-final.
Jayaram crashes out of Indonesian Super Series
Ajay Jayaram suffered a straight game defeat to German Marc Zwiebler to crash out of the men's singles competition.
Patchy India need improved performance against Netherlands
Held to a draw by lower-ranked Ireland, the Indian men's hockey team will have to come up with something special against formidable Netherlands.
Britain's future king Prince Williams has Indian heritage, DNA proves
The DNA analyses of saliva samples taken from the prince have established a clear genetic link to India.
Mumbai's Eastern Freeway faces jurisdiction issues, traffic movement stopped till noon
India's second longest flyover was opened to public on Thursday.
India to become world's most populous nation around 2028: UN
India will surpass China to become world's most populous nation around 2028, with its population crossing the 1.45 billion mark, according to latest report by the United Nations.
53-year-old farmer arrested for raping minor girl
A 53-year-old farmer has been arrested on the charge of raping a teenaged girl in the district, police said.
Turkey protesters say PM vows to respect courts on Istanbul park plans
(Reuters) - Turkish protesters said on Friday Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan had pledged not to push ahead with plans to redevelop an Istanbul park until a court ruled on the project, in what they heralded as a positive sign after two weeks of protest.
Congress wants central forces for Bengal panchayat polls
Congress leader AH Khan Chowdhury had on Wednesday alleged that the panchayat polls in West Bengal are a "farce" and "bluff".
Modi blames Congress for 'ignoring' primary education
Modi visited three schools in as many villages of Gandhinagar district and distributed text books, notebooks, school bags among other things.
Murray proves his fitness with back-to-back wins
Murray beat Nicolas Mahut 6-3 7-6 (4) before returning 3-1/2 hours later to crush Australian Marinko Matosevic 6-2 6-2.
Left-wing terror scares block-level officials across state
Jharkhand is facing a major problem in execution of developmental projects as many officials posted at the block level "abdicate" offices for fear of left wing extremism (LWE). "During interaction with Block Development Officers(BDOs)I was informed that o...
Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu retain rankings
Meanwhile, Ajay Jayaram jumped three places to 25 while RMV Gurusaidutt gained two places to be placed at 23 in the men's singles.
Shuttler Gurusaidutt rises to World No.23
Mumbai's Ajay Jayaram leaped three places to No.25 while India's best ranked men's shuttler Parupalli Kashyap retained his No.10 position.
Real Madrid interested in Chelsea target Cavani
Real Madrid held talks with representatives of Napoli forward Edinson Cavani.
Modi mocks UPA's Food Security Bill, says Gujarat has the scheme
Gujarat CM Narendra Modi has questioned the Central Government's ambitious plan to provide food security to the poor.