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World Cup 2014: A look at the quarter-finalists so far
Four teams have made it to the quarter-finals - Brazil will play Colombia and Netherlands will take on Costa Rica.
As it happened: World Cup 2014, Costa Rica vs Greece, Round of 16
Catch all the updates from the fourth match of round of 16 played between Costa Rica and Greece at Arena Pernambuco in Recife.
Develop habit of visiting Assembly library, maintain decorum of the House: Sumitra Mahajan
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Sunday said legislators should develop a habit of visiting Assembly and Parliament libraries and also pressed that they should maintain decorum of the House.
CBI arrests 13 candidates for Railway exam paper leak
According to a CBI spokesperson, an FIR has been registered for criminal conspiracy and cheating.
Congress demands independent probe in MP exam scam
The scam is related to recruitment in various government jobs.
World Cup 2014: Departing Chile earn hero's status despite Brazil jinx
Chile lit up the tournament from swashbuckling wins over Australia and Spain to a heart-breaking loss on penalties to Brazil in the last-16 clash.
World Cup 2014: Netherlands can win this World Cup, says Sneijder
Netherlands' midfielder Wesley Sneijder has stressed on his team's ambition to win the FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Anurag Kashyap: I'd like to tell longer stories on the small screen
Kashyap added that if TV audience accepted content other than family soaps and romantic sagas, he's ready for it.
Three drown in boat capsize at Kanota dam
Three persons were drowned after the boat they were riding, capsized at Kanota dam in the Jaipur, police said on Sunday.
June national rain average deficient by 42 per cent: Forecast agency
The agency claims that this is the 12th instance in the past 113 years where rain has been short by over 30 per cent in June.
How a wasteland is turned into a haven for migratory birds and home for trees and herbs
Seventy hectares of land on the foothills of the majestic Mehrangarh fort here was once a rocky wasteland, colonised by an invasive plant from Mexico known as mesquite or baavlia - the 'mad one' in local parlance - as it cannot be uprooted. But the painst...
World Cup 2014: Colombia, not Luis Suarez saga, ended Uruguay hopes
Suarez could not help Uruguay avoid 2-0 defeat to Colombia but the striker's presence was still felt in the changing room and stands.
Case filed against Dwaraka Peeth Shankaracharya for remarks against Sai baba
A case was filed in a local court on Saturday against the Shankaracharya of Dwarka Peeth, Swaroopananda Saraswati, for his alleged remarks against Sai baba of Shirdi.
Clashes kill 21 Iraqi troops south of Baghdad
The officials say dozens of militants were killed and several captured during the fighting.
Toll in GAIL pipeline blast rises to 17, probe begins
The massive fire, due to apparent leakage of gas from the 18-inch pipeline, engulfed several houses and shops.
World Cup 2014: Blatter says Luis Suarez bite 'not fair'; keeps mum on ban
Suarez's nine-match, four-month ban was "taken by a panel of seven judges" on FIFA's disciplinary committee.