News
Neymar shines but fails to score on Barcelona home debut
Barcelona crushed Neymar's former club Santos 8-0 in the Joan Gamper invitational trophy at Nou Camp on Friday.
9 killed, five injured in road mishap on Bahraich-Lucknow road
At least nine persons, including two women, were killed and five others injured when a passenger jeep collided with a roadways bus here in Bahraich on Friday evening.
Boe's base price halved, back in IBL contention
The base price of London Olympics silver medallist Mathias Boe was reduced to incorporate him as a replacement player in the August 14-31 tourney.
SP leader Aas Mohammed arrested for extortion bid
A Samajwadi Party leader was arrested on Friday for allegedly trying to extort Rs 1 lakh from an ex-councillor of Meerut municipal corporation here, police said.
Tello agrees to extend deal at Barcelona to 2018
Tello, who turns 22 next week, played 34 games with Barcelona's first team last season, scoring eight goals to help it reclaim the league title.
Durga Nagpal suspension: Oppn slams UP CM over Bhati's comments
The Opposition on Friday attacked UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on SP leader Narendra Bhati's claim that he had got IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal suspended, saying the truth behind the suspension has been exposed.
Somdev Devvarman goes down fighting to John Isner in Citi Open
Somdev Devvarman went down to John Isner 5-7, 5-7 in the second round of the Citi Open tennis.
Defence Minister AK Antony reviews security situation
During the meeting, Antony was briefed about the measures taken by the Army to tackle terrorism in Kashmir and the northeastern areas.
Advani praises Narendra Modi, Shivraj Singh Chouhan for good governance
BJP leader L K Advani on Thursday praised Narendra Modi and Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the same breath saying the two Chief Ministers have provided good governance in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
Rupee opens at 60.70 per dollar, down by 27 paise
The Sensex opened 119.03 points up at 19436.22, and the Nifty adds 33.35 points at 5761.20.
Webb Simpson leads by one shot at Firestone Country Club
Simpson shot a 6-under 64 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead in the Bridgestone Invitational.
Pregnant minor girl goes missing from government hospital
A minor pregnant girl, accused in an abduction case, was found missing from the hospital where she was admitted, police said on Thursday.
Obama rethinks summit with Putin after Snowden granted asylum in Russia
President Barack Obama is rethinking whether to hold a summit in Moscow with President Vladimir Putin in September 2013 after Russia rejected US pleas and gave temporary asylum to former American spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, the White House said...
Pakistan: Babies given away live on air in a talk show
Many Pakistanis expressed disgust that abandoned babies were being given away in what they see as an attempt to boost ratings.
Government approves 100 per cent FDI in telecom sector
The idea behind increasing the FDI limit in the telecom sector is to help the industry get fresh funds to lower financial burden.