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Congress not to seek allies for Uttar Pradesh by-polls
The Congress won't seek allies in the upcoming 12 by-elections to the Uttar Pradesh assembly.
India ninth in latest world hockey rankings
India with 1458 rating points, occupy the ninth spot by virtue of their disappointing ninth place finish in the World Cup.
World Cup 2014: Italy's coach Prandelli offers to resign after exit
Prandelli took over from Marcello Lippi as coach in 2010, after Italy were also knocked out in the first round in South Africa as defending champions.
Bihar: Goods train gets derailed at Motihari, Railway board suspects sabotage by Naxals
The Railways is suspecting foul play behind the derailment saying that Naxals could have been behind the attack.
Actor Gary Oldman not defending remarks by Gibson, Baldwin: Manager
Gary Oldman made comments about Mel Gibson, Alec Baldwin and Nancy Pelosi in an interview that sparked headlines.
'Star Wars' creator George Lucas selects Chicago for museum
Lucas said in a written statement that he hopes to open the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in 2018.
Delhi: 3 men gang-rape 17-year-old girl after befriending her in pub
Medical examinations have been conducted on both the girls and they were counselled by personnel of an NGO.
Chhattisgarh authorities discover Rs 20 crore tax fraud
The Commercial Tax Department of Chhattisgarh has ordered registration of FIR against 32 firms for evading altogether Rs 20 crore of tax by issuing bogus bills.
Rafael Nadal overcomes opening-set loss to advance at Wimbledon
The top-ranked Spaniard rallied to beat Martin Klizan 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday - the 700th win of his glittering career.
World Cup 2014: FIFA red-faced after suggesting legal Brazil goal was offside
FIFA TV displayed the wrong graphic which indicated Brazil's third goal in their 4-1 win over Cameroon was offside, it said on Tuesday.
India needs sweeping power sector reforms: World Bank
Electricity distribution in India needs reform to achieve the target of electricity to all by 2019, the World Bank said.
Israel plans to open centres on agri-horticulture in Bihar
Israel is planning to open two centres of excellence at Nalanda and Vaishali in Bihar in the field of vegetables and mango respectively to help cultivators increase their productivity.
CPI attacks government on natural gas, LPG price hike issues
The Election Commission had also halted the process of hiking the natural gas prices, D Raja said.
World Cup 2014: Iran lodges complaint to FIFA against Serbian referee
Iran has lodged an official complaint with FIFA against Serbian referee Mazic for what it said "the poor officiating" during the Iran-Argentina match.
Import ban on milk items from China extended by one year
India had first imposed the ban in September 2008 due to presence of melamine, used for making plastics and fertiliser.
Patna CBI court sentences a fake encounter policeman to death
A Deputy SP and three other policemen have been sentenced to life by the same court.