Indian women finish eighth at Asian TT
byBusan, July 3 (IANS) The Indian women’s team finished eighth at the Asian Table Tennis Championships after going down to Malaysia 1-3 here. It…
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Has Akhilesh’s free laptop scheme run into rough weather?
byLucknow, July 3 (IANS) An ambitious scheme to distribute free laptops and tablets to students who pass out of class 12 and class 10…
AAP condemns denial of asylum to Snowden by India
byNew Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Wednesday condemned the central government for denying asylum to fugitive former CIA agent Edward…
Olympic champion Sun Yang prepares for swimming worlds
byHangzhou (China), July 3 (IANS) Olympic and world champion Sun Yang is preparing for the Barcelona world championships without his long time mentor Zhu…
Polling for Andhra panchayats in three phases
byHyderabad, July 3 (IANS) Panchayat elections in Andhra Pradesh will be held in three phases on July 23, 27 and 31, state Election Commissioner…
China’s non-manufacturing PMI drops
byBeijing, July 3 (IANS) The purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for China’s non-manufacturing sector stood at 53.9 percent in June, down from 54.3 percent in…
South Korea’s foreign reserves fall
bySeoul, July 3 (IANS) South Korea’s foreign reserves reduced last month as the government repaid foreign debts that were borrowed to stabilize the local…
Don’s brother shot dead in Varanasi
byVaranasi, July 3 (IANS) A cousin brother of alleged mafia don Brijesh Singh was gunned down here Wednesday while going to fetch the morning…
Corrupt cop’s house is now school for mentally challenged kids
byPatna: The Bihar government today opened a school for mentally challenged children in a house confiscated from former director general of police Narayan Mishra, convicted…
Neymar surgery to add muscle
byRio de Janeiro, July 3 (IANS) An operation to remove Neymar’s tonsils could help the striker add muscle to his wiry frame, according to…