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Furyk and Scott share Oak Hill lead, Tiger toils
Furyk fired a five-under-par 65 to set the early pace before being caught at the top by Scott.
Murray shrugs off shock defeat before US Open
Andy Murray felt he took a step forward in the buildup to his US Open title defence despite a surprise exit from the Rogers Cup.
CAG raps Air India for losses of over Rs 20 crore
The CAG has criticised Air India for not acting on complaints that led to three foreign airlines terminating ground handling services and causing losses of over Rs 20 crore. After auditing a year's data of Air India's Flight Handling Discrepancies Report...
Magnus Carlsen training hard for world chess challenge
Carlsen is considered the favourite to beat the defending champion Viswanathan Anand in the Nov 6-26 event.
Government approves setting up of all-women bank
The proposed Bhartiya Mahila Bank will be headquartered in New Delhi and will start with six branches across the country.
Govt to use CSR budgets to build student hostels in Naxal-hit areas
Chhattisgarh government has planned to construct hostels for students in Naxal-affected areas through public-private-partnership (PPP) mode, using the Corporate Social Responsibility budgets of corporates.
Police bust inter-state arms dealers' gang, arrest two
Uttarakhand STF and Udhamsingh Nagar police have busted an inter-state gang of illegal arms dealers with the arrest of two persons. Mohd Shamim from Ferozabad in Uttar Pradesh and Lakhwinder Singh were arrested on Wednesday from Sitarganj area of Udhamsin...
IAAF approves return to four-year doping bans
IAAF has announced that from 2015 onwards, there would be a return to four-year bans for offenders.
Govt to give land to industry through e-allotment, e-tendering
Trying to shrug off its image of favouritism and corruption in the last few years, the Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC) on Thursday announced starting of e-allotment and e-tendering by the end of August.
Punjab Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh seeks Centre's apology on turban issue
Badal said it was double whammy for the Sikhs as the Prime Minister of the country happens to be from that community.
Governor Aziz Qureshi greets people on Eid-ul-Fitr
Uttarakhand Governor Aziz Qureshi on Thursday greeted people of the state on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. In a message on the eve of the festival, the governor expressed hope that its message of peace, sacrifice and brotherhood would strengthen...
HC asks govt to produce order for withdrawing cases on terror accused
The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Thursday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to produce the order through which the decision was taken to withdraw cases against alleged accused in terror activities. The order was passed by a larger bench of...
Ramban firing: SC notice to Centre, J&K on judicial probe
The PIL said four civilians were killed and 44 persons including security personnel were injured when a BSF team opened fire at a mob on July 18.
Son hacks 'drunk' father to death for sexually torturing mother
The boy, angry with his father who was a habitual drinker, killed him after his sisters had gone to sleep.
Chennai Express: 10 innovative marketing techniques used for the film
If reports are to be believed then the 'Chennai Express' merchandise are very much in demand in the market.
DoT examining proposal of taking fingerprint for new SIM card
Under the new rules, the authorised person selling SIM cards has to give an undertaking that he has seen the applicant and matched the photograph attached on the application form.
