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Amar Singh files Lok Sabha nomination in Agra
Rashtriya Lok Dal candidate Amar Singh on Friday filed his nomination papers in Agra for the Fatehpur Sikri (Agra Rural) Lok Sabha seat.
LS polls: Six candidates in Tripura are billionaires
Six of the 25 Lok Sabha candidates contesting for the two seats in Left Front ruled Tripura are crorepatis, with Aam Admi Party nominee Salil Saha the richest with assets of Rs four crore.
Jharkhand polls acid test for former chief ministers
The 2014 Lok Sabha polls in Jharkhand are an acid test for the regional parties and former chief ministers of the state.
Modi will be in jail if Rahul becomes PM, says Beni Prasad Verma
In provocative remarks, Congress leader and Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma has warned that Narendra Modi will be in jail in six months time if Rahul Gandhi becomes the Prime Minister.
Bahrain honoured to have Tendulkar for F1 night race
The government-backed Bahrain Circuit (BIC) has confirmed that motorsports enthusiast Tendulkar will watch the race on Sunday.
Samsung, LG face flak for sexist marketing, portraying women as less competent
While Samsung is picked apart for portraying women less competent and not able to grasp technology, LG is criticised for doing breast marketing.
France favourites against injury-hit Germany in Davis Cup quarter-final
Julien Benneteau will play the inexperienced Tobias Kamke in the opening match of France's Davis Cup quarter-final against injury-hit Germany on Friday.
Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich resigns; opposition to gay marriage drew fire
Mozilla Chief Executive Brendan Eich has stepped down after an online dating service urged a boycott of the company's web browser because of a donation Eich made to opponents of gay marriage.
Bihar Assembly Speaker Uday Narayan Chaudhary taking help of Naxals?
An intelligence report has suggested that Bihar Assembly Speaker Uday Narayan Chaudhary, who is contesting Lok Sabha elections, has allegedly entered into a pact with the Naxals to get support in the polls, a charge vehemently denied by the JD(U) leader.
Williams apologise to drivers, fans for team orders
Williams apologised to their drivers and Formula One fans for a clumsy, and ultimately failed, attempt to impose "team orders" in Malaysia last weekend.
Hawk-Eye makes badminton debut at India Open
After testing various instant-review technologies, the BWF has contracted Hawk-Eye Innovations to provide instant-reviews for major events.
Shazia Ilmi accuses General VK Singh of waging psychological campaign against AAP
AAP leader and candidate Shazia Ilmi, pitted against former Indian Army chief Gen VK Singh in the Lok Sabha polls, has accused the BJP of waging a "psychological campaign" against her party.
Shuttler Sindhu drops to No.10 in rankings
Sindhu lost the opener at the $250,000 India Open Super Series against Chinese World No.3 Shixian Wang on Wednesday.
Sam Manekshaw, a soldier's General
Sam Manekshaw was known for both courage and a great sense of humour. Today is his 100th birth anniversary.
Instagram bug hides users' recent photos; company working on fixing it
Instagram said on Twitter that it is working on fixing a temporary glitch that is showing photos from several days ago. It did not say how long it would take to fix the problem.
Bombs at Cairo university hit riot police, 2 dead
The blasts also wounded seven people - four civilians and three senior police officers, including Maj Gen Abdel-Raouf El-Sirafy.