Paes-Bopanna in semis; Bhupathi’s Wimbledon over
byLondon, July 3 (IANS) India’s Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek entered the men’s doubles semifinals at the all-England lawn tennis championships,…
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Young Kannada actor Hemanth dead
byBangalore, July 3 (IANS) Kannada actor Hemanth, seen in his debut film “Nenapinangala”, died of a heart attack at a private hospital here Wednesday,…
Microsoft seeking space in Kerala’s Technopark: Official
byThiruvananthapuram, July 3 (IANS) Global software giant Microsoft is seeking space in the Technopark campus here, a top official of the IT department said…
Bolivia denies Snowden on president’s plane
byLa Paz, July 3 (IANS) Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca Tuesday denied that US whistleblower Edward Snowden was on the plane flying Bolivia’s president…
SP sought help but could not be saved
byRanchi, July 3 (IANS) Superintendent of Police Amarjit Balihar, who was ambushed and killed Tuesday in Jharkhand, had desperately contacted a police officer and…
Brazil pushes for referendum on political reforms
byBrasilia, July 3 (IANS/EFE) The administration of President Dilma Rousseff Tuesday formally asked Brazil’s Congress to convene a referendum on a wide-ranging political overhaul….
Equipment worth crores of rupees lying abandoned in Odisha mine
byBhubaneswar, July 3 (IANS) Heavy equipment worth crores of rupees is lying abandoned in an underground mine of Coal India Limited (CIL) in Odisha…
Could have done better in Bengali films: Elena Kazan
byKolkata, July 3 (IANS) Having impressed audiences with the Bengali film “Clerk”, Russian model-turned actress Elena Kazan feels she could have fared better in…
Africa shows energy promise; Delonex to invest $600 mn
byAddis Ababa, July 3 (IANS) Delonex Energy, an exploration and production company, will invest $600 million for oil and gas exploration in Ethiopia and…
NYC names streets for painter, army unit and fallen soldier
byNew York, July 3 (IANS/EFE) New York City is honouring Puerto Rican painter Rafael Tufiño, legendary guitarist Yomo Toro and the army’s 65th Infantry…