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Alonso fastest as Formula One gets back on track
Fernando Alonso lapped fastest in a weather-affected Belgian Grand Prix first practice session.
Eagerly waiting for Bihar to get special status: Nitish Kumar
Nitish Kumar said he was confident of a positive development in favour of Bihar on the basis of report of a committee headed by Raghuram Rajan.
Yahoo shares climb after report of beating Google in US Web traffic
Shares of Yahoo climbed 3 per cent to $27.85 and Google also gained $3.20 reach $872.53 in afternoon trading.
Amitabh Bachchan joins UN for global humanitarian campaign
The UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan has joined the UN and its humanitarian partners to promote 'The World Needs More__' a global campaign seeking to turn words into real assistance for communities affected by humanitarian crises.
24: Anil Kapoor ready to take on the small screen
'24' is the Indian adaptation of international TV series of the same name in which Anil Kapoor is playing the lead.
Rupee opens at 64.30 per dollar, gains 25 paise
The currency had touched a record low of 65.56 per dollar Thursday, but later on, it had managed to recover from that level to close at 64.55.
Manchester United make move to sign Juan Mata
Manchester United want Juan Mata plus cash in any deal they do with Chelsea for their star striker Wayne Rooney.
Injured Messi in Argentina squad for WC qualifier
However, Argentina will be without the suspended Javier Mascherano and Gonzalo Higuain for next month's World Cup qualifier against Paraguay.
Technical glitch halts Nasdaq trading for three hours
A mysterious glitch halted trading on the Nasdaq for three hours on Thursday in the latest major electronic breakdown on Wall Street, embarrassing the stock exchange that hosts the biggest names in technology, including Apple, Microsoft and Google.
US soldier behind Afghan massacre apologizes for 'act of cowardice'
A decorated US soldier who gunned down 16 unarmed Afghan civilians in a night time rampage in 2012 apologized on Thursday at a sentencing hearing to determine his fate, calling the killings "an act of cowardice."
UPA eyeing to make food security an election issue: Sitaram Yechury
Hitting out at the Congress-led UPA government on the food bill, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury on Thursday charged it with "creating an illusion" as if its enactment will ensure food security and warned that such "political gimmick" with an eye on electio...
Central allocation for Delhi stagnant: Sheila Dikshit
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday rued "stagnant" central budgetary allocation for Delhi in the last 12 years but said despite not getting any hike allocation the city government succeeded in developing world-class infrastructure.
Inflation could accelerate due to rupee fall, says RBI
India's inflation could accelerate in the current fiscal year due to the rupee's sharp depreciation, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in a report on Thursday.
Deepika, Priyank make quarter-final exits in Archery World Cup
India's hope for a medal in the individual section went up in smoke as Deepika and Priyank made quarter-final exits in the Archery World Cup.
Families of INS Sindhurakshak crew to get 'special' compensation: AK Antony
"I will ask the Navy to treat the incident as a special case," Defence Minister AK Antony said in Rajya Sabha.
Sunderland sign Greece midfielder Mavrias
Mavrias has made 70 appearances for the Greek club after coming through its youth academy, scoring six times.