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Favourite Tiger Woods hoping to beat rain at US Open
A host of other players can lay claim to being genuine contenders but Woods is widely viewed as the likeliest winner based on his outstanding record.
Omar happy over Shinde's remarks on AFSPA revocation
The AFSPA gives sweeping powers to the Army and the paramilitary in troubled states for arrest, search and seize operations.
Jaya confident of regime change after 2014 Lok Sabha polls
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has been asking AIADMK workers to work hard in 2014 Lok Sabha polls to ensure a greater role for her at the national level.
Inter captain Zanetti gets one-year contract extension
The Argentine, who has played more than 840 games for Inter, had an operation in April on his ruptured Achilles.
There's more to me than looks: Salma Hayek
Salma Hayek never considered beauty to be her first priority and that's why she never tried to be as beautiful.
No more telegram from July 15. STOP.
Smart phones, emails and SMS seem to have pushed the humble telegram service to a quiet corner with the BSNL deciding to discontinue the 160-year-old telegraph service from July 15.
Electricity officer arrested for accepting Rs 20,000 bribe to provide new connection
An electricity officer was on Wednesday arrested on graft charge by the vigilance sleuths in Bihar's Saharsa district, an official said.
Samsung announces Galaxy S4 zoom with 16MP camera, 10x optical zoom
Running on Android Jelly Bean 4.2, the Galaxy S4 zoom has a 4.3-inch qHD sAMOLED (960x540) display.
Citizen's group launch programme to train local leaders be good corporators
Fed up with Bangalore being in the news for all the wrong reasons - strewn garbage, chaotic traffic, air pollution, water scarcity, et al - a citizen's group is to launch a "leadership incubator" for aspiring corporators aimed at raising the governance qu...
Lawyer shot dead by paramour's husband, in-laws
A Meerut-based lawyer was allegedly shot dead by his paramour's husband and in-laws in Sujru Village, police said on Wednesday.
Turkish police battle protesters in Istanbul square
The governor of Istanbul went on television to declare that police operations would continue day and night until the square was cleared.
Consensus needed on setting up a NCTC, says Shinde
Shinde said that the government has to think about the opposition to the proposal to set up NCTC from some non-Congress chief ministers.
Telangana issue: Shinde refuses to give any deadline
Sushil Kumar Shinde statement came close on the heels of claims made by Ghulam Nabi Azad that the Telangana issue will be resolved within this month.
Sam Querrey beats Bedene in 3 sets at Queens
Querrey earned his 200th career singles victory by beating Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia 7-6 (11), 5-7, 7-6 (5) in a rain-interrupted match.
Ishrat Jahan fake encounter: SC rejects IPS officer's plea
Puthvipal P Pandey, a 1982-batch IPS officer, has been made accused for providing information that Ishrat Jahan and 3 others were on a mission to assassinate Narendra Modi.
Torrential rains lash parts of Uttar Pradesh
Moderate to rather heavy rains occurred at some places over western Uttar Pradesh and few places in eastern part of the state in the past 24 hours. Heavy rains occurred at one or two places in Moradabad division during this period, MeT office sources said...