Three share lead after round one of Eagleburg Open
byBangalore, July 2 (IANS) Rahil Gangjee (Kolkata), Arshpreet Thind (Gurgaon) and Sri Lanka’s K. Prabagaran fired scores of four-under-68 to share the lead in…
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Heritage lighthouses to be developed for tourism
byNew Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Heritage lighthouses will be developed as tourist destinations, Tourism Minister K. Chiranjeevi said Tuesday. The tourism ministry has tied…
India plays down US cyber snooping reports
byNew Delhi, July 2 (IANS) India Tuesday sought to play down reports of the US cyber snooping at diplomatic missions, including at the Indian…
Khurshid, Aziz discuss India-Pakistan ties
byIslamabad, July 2 (IANS) Indian Minister for External Affairs Salman Khurshid discussed bilateral ties with the advisor to Pakistan’s prime minister on National Security…
Outgoing Meghalaya governor eyes politics
byShillong, July 2 (IANS) Outgoing Meghalaya Governor Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary Tuesday dropped hints of plunging into electoral politics. “Well, there is every possibility that…
Gold, diamonds, cash worth Rs.200 crore seized
byMumbai, July 2 (IANS) In what may be the biggest seizure of its kind in India, the income tax department and the NIA seized…
Indian cueists bag two medals
byIncheon (Korea), July 2 (IANS) India lost to China 2-3 in the men’s snooker team final for the silver medal while Chitra Magimairaj won…
BJP seeks three-fold hike in support price of paddy
byNew Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The BJP Tuesday asked the central government to review its decision to hike the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of…
Hindustan Copper to sell off 4.01 percent stake
byKolkata, July 2 (IANS) State-run Hindustan Copper Ltd. (HCL) will hit the markets Wednesday with offers to sell off 4.01 percent stake of the…
India, China bilateral visits like ‘reaping fruits in autumn’
byBrunei, July 2 (IANS) China said Tuesday it looks forward to receiving Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Beijing later this year and that…