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Manchester United cruise to 4-1 win against Swansea
Robin van Persie and Danny Welbeck scored two goals each to ensure defending champions Manchester United kicked off their Premier League campaign in style.
IOC directs IOA to prune members in committee
The IOC feels that the IOA needs to reduce the number of members with voting rights in the executive council in order to ensure good governance in the upcoming elections.
Name Modi as PM candidate for 2014 polls, demands Bihar BJP
A resolution, moved by Sushil Kumar Modi, was adopted at the end of the two-day state executive committee meeting of the BJP in Gaya.
Odisha Congress launches social media department to vow youth
In its bid to include youths in its fold, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) has opened a social media department to train at least 50 youths from each district to write blogs for the party.
Odisha to submit physical verification report with Shah Commission
Odisha government was all set to submit soon, the physical verification report of 42 iron ore and manganese mines located in Keonjhar and Sundargarh districts, to the Justice M B Shah Commission.
Communal riots: New challenge for Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is a worried man these days. He can no longer claim a communal violence-free state as one of the achievements of his nearly eight-year rule.
Messi fit for Barcelona's Spanish league opener
Barcelona's team doctors have cleared Lionel Messi to play in the club's Spanish league opener against Levante.
Amarnath yatra resumes, 255 pilgrims head for cave shrine
The Amarnath yatra resumed on Saturday with a batch of 255 pilgrims leaving from Jammu to the cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas after remaining suspended for the last two days.
Congress brought Food Bill, Telangana proposal to woo voters: SP
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday charged Congress-led UPA government with tabling Food Security Bill and approving the creation of Telangana state with an eye on 2014 Lok Sabha polls. "Congress is doing vote bank politics and is afraid...
Mallikarjun Kharge flays Modi for his attack on PM, calls him 'immature'
Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday slammed Narendra Modi for attempting to "equate" himself with the Prime Minister in his Independence Day address, saying the Gujarat Chief Minister had an "immature mind."
Usain Bolt breezes into 200 final at World Championships
Running on a taped and tender right foot, Bolt coasted into the 200-meter final and set himself up for a second gold medal.
Sindhurakshak tragedy: Cops register accidental death case
City Police on Friday registered an accidental death case in connection with the Sindhurakshak tragedy which claimed four lives, while there were no traces of remaining 14 personnel onboard the ill-fated submarine.
SC to Centre, states: Submit report on MDM scheme
In the backdrop of Bihar mid-day meal tragedy in which 22 students died, the Supreme Court on Friday sought report from Centre and all states on steps taken by them to prevent such incidents and to provide hygienic food to children.
Gram panchayat member held, landmine device recovered
Jhargram: Police on Friday arrested an elected Gram Panchayat member belonging to the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) for his alleged links with Maoists from Jhargram police district of West Bengal.
DMRC to use new technique for building subways in Phase III
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has adopted a new technology to build underground subways on busy roads without disrupting the traffic movement in Phase 3.
Canadian street named after India's Father of Nation
A street in Canada's Winnipeg city has been named after Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of India's 67th Independence Day.
