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Despite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's praise for Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Congress on Tuesday kept cards close to its chest on whether its MLAs would vote in favour of the trust vote sought by him on Wednesday.

The second seeds were not in their elements but managed to win their first round tie 7-6(4), 7-6(3) in one hour and 36 minutes.

Incessant rain has held up the first two batches of the annual Kailash Mansarovar Yatra with officials in the Kumaon region saying that both the motorable and trekking route for the pilgrimage have been rendered unsafe by the downpour.

As many as 200,000 demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil's biggest cities on Monday in a swelling wave of protest tapping into widespread anger at poor public services, police violence and government corruption.

Seven members of a family, including two minors, died here in Hardoi after being swept away by floods triggered by incessant rains in Rudraprayag area of Uttarakhand, police said.

Other Indians in the field include Himmat Rai, C Muniyappa, Sujjan Singh, Rahil Gangjee, Ajeetesh Sandhu, Abhijit Chadha, Shankar Das and Abhinav Lohan.

Saina Nehwal will now look to break her nine-month title drought when she begins her campaign in the Singapore Super Series on Wednesday.

Vindoo Dara Singh was recently arrested due to his involvement in IPL spot-fixing. The actor is out on bail.

Mallika Sherawat will now be seen in a desi avatar in 'Dirty Politics'.

Opposition BJP on Monday accused the Gehlot government of ignoring the education sector in Rajasthan.

Eight people died and 15 others were taken ill after they consumed toxic illicit country liquor at Bishnupur in South 24 Parganas district, police said on Monday. Five people died on Sunday night and three others died on Monday in the hospitals, they said...

Interestingly the Oxford English Dictionary had already added 'retweet' as far back as 2011.

India Post on Monday announced starting logistic services in association with Air India at 15 airports in India. The service will be at 15 linking airports, Agartala, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Nagpur, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Imphal,...

Army on Monday expressed serious concern over presence of terrorists at the high altitude belt of Sabjian along LoC in Poonch district following interception of BSF porters by ultras. Replying to a question on alleged assault of the BSF porters by Pakista...

Less than a fortnight after the deadly Naxal attack in Bastar, main opposition Congress is gearing up to embark on a 'Kalash Yatra' as a mark of respect to the martyrdom of its senior leaders. The yatra, which is likely to start next month, will travel th...

India have already jeopardised their chance of sealing one of the three berths up for grabs in next year's World Cup with a loss and a draw in their previous matches.