India
Renjith's poor show raises selection issues
His three fouls in the triple jump qualifying round in London has raised eyebrows over his selection.
Olympics: Usain Bolt breezes into 200m semis
The Jamaican, who finished the heat in 20.39 seconds, will race again on Wednesday in the 200m semi-finals.
Olympics: Indian hockey team flayed for poor show
The former hockey players termed the current team as a 'bunch of mediocre' individual who are satisfied to be Olympians.
Kochi: More corporate staff turn to Ayurveda
The corporate employees of Kochi stand third among the Indian cities switching over to ayurvedic treatment.
AP: Fee payback capped at Rs 31,000 for BC, EBCs
Students hoping to avail the government's scheme can now hope to get a maximum benefit of Rs 31,000 per annum.
'Education, skill development top priority of 12th Plan'
Montek said the Planning Commission might lower its ambitious growth target for the 12th Five-Year Plan to 8.2-8.3 per cent.
Singur case: WB govt challenges Calcutta HC order in SC
The state government in its appeal says Singur act reflects the will of the people.
Humour is the key to beauty: Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts: 'I don't wake up with some sense of fabulosity. I'm a regular person doing an extraordinary job.'
Pune: Commuters unhappy with new local train timetable
Commuters complain that office, school and college timings were not taken into consideration in the new timetable.
Federer, Azarenka retain top spot
Roger Federer and Belarus's Victoria Azarenka hung on to their top spot in the world tennis rankings.
US gurudwara shooter identified as Michael Page
Reports say Michael Page, who killed six people, and was then himself shot dead, may have been a white supremacist.
SC defers Nupur's bail plea hearing till Aug 13
Nupur had moved the apex court challenging the Allahabad High Court's order which had on May 31 dismissed her plea for bail.
Iran TV airs confessions in murder of scientists
Iran says the attacks are part of a covert campaign by Israel and the West to sabotage its nuclear program.
Syrian PM Riyad Hijab sacked
President Bashar al-Assad appointed Hijab, a former agriculture minister, as PM in June following elections in May.
Salman's 'Dabangg 2' to be released on Dec 21
Salman Khan-Sonakshi Sinha starrer 'Dabangg 2' is half-way through and will hit the theatres on December 21.
Syria: Bomb blast in state TV building in Damascus
The Syrian capital has seen a string of suicide attacks and other bombings in the past few months.