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Australia has welcomed the idea of possibly competing at the Asian Games after Asian Olympic officials agreed to let Oceania nations join them in smaller multi-sports events.

Taking up the case of outstanding debt waiver of Rs 1.02 lakh crore on account of militancy, Badal told Modi that Punjab fought the national battle for which it should not be "penalised" anymore.

The BJP leader performed 'shradhh' ritual of her mother at Bindu lake there and then visited Saraswati river, considered to be the branch of lost Saraswati river.

Materazzi, a marquee player-cum-manager, said he would be happy if football becomes a popular sport in India through the ISL.

Sanathoi Devi qualified for the semis of women's Sanda 52kg category while, Narender Grewal beat Pakistan's Abdullah in the men's Sanda -60kg quarter-finals.

India were knocked out of medal contention in both the men's and women's tennis team events after losing their respective quarterfinal clashes.

The shooting range once again provided an early medal for the Indian contingent as the women's pistol trio of Sarnobat, Sayyed and Sidhu shot down a bronze in the 25m range.

Indian squash star Dipika Pallikal said that it is tough to fight for a medal, especially when you are facing a compatriot in the quarter-finals of the Asian Games.

In the previous edition of Asian Games, Indian women had defeated Thailand 13-0 and the Neil Hawgood-coached side will be hoping of a similar outcome this time as well.

The 25-year-old alliance is now on the verge of collapse as both the parties have refused to bow down and have also warned of fighting polls alone.

US officials say there is no discussion of sending US ground forces to actually shoot at militants as they did during the previous Iraq war.

Hamilton won his seventh race of the season on Sunday to move to 241 points, ahead of Rosberg on 238 with five races left.

In a sign of that ambition, Pakistan in 2012 created the Naval Strategic Force command, which is similar to the air force and army commands that oversee nuclear weapons.

"In the last 24 hours we have lost two Ukrainian soldiers, eight have been wounded," Military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said.

Spread over 68 acres of land, Mandoli Jail will have a state-of-the-art building and would house 3,750 prisoners.

Haryana Government to send 10 pump sets to Srinagar to expedite draining out of water from flooded areas of the Kashmir valley.