India
Golf: Anirban Lahiri opens with 74 in Fiji International
At one stage Lahiri was four-over after six holes, but recovered well to shoot 74.
Mob justice: Two lynched by villagers near Ghatshila
Two miscreants were lynched by villagers in Chitreshwar village, about 90 km from Jamshedpur, under Barsol police station in Ghatsila sub-divisional of East Singhbhum, a senior police officer on Thursday said.
JMM authorises party chief Shibu Soren to explore pre-poll alliance
JMM supremo Shibu Soren was on Thursday authorised by the party to take a final decision on matters relating to pre-poll alliance with "secular and progressive" political parties..
Table tennis doubles to get equal attention after CWG debacle
In the wake of India's worst performance at the Commonwealth Games, the TTFI in agreement with the sports ministry has decided to treat doubles at par with singles.
Himachal Pradesh: Three die as bridge over river washes away due to floods
Rains wreaked havoc in state's Mandi, Kangra and Hamirpur districts on Thursday night, triggering landslides and disrupting traffic.
Nuri al-Maliki refuses to go as Iraqis turn to a new leader
Nuri al-Maliki protested his removal as Iraqi prime minister as his own political party and his former sponsor in Iran publicly endorsed a successor who can halt advancing Sunni jihadists.
IRCTC launches faster, easier e-ticketing system; increases booking capacity to 7200 tickets per minute
With the launch of the new system, now 1,20,000 concurrent users can book e-tickets simultaneously against the earlier capacity of 40,000 concurrent users at a time.
Leander Paes-Stepanek knocked out from Cincinnati Masters
Fifth seeded Paes and Stepanek were eliminated from the ATP Cincinnati Masters following their defeat against Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock.
Wrestler Sushil Kumar likely to skip 2014 Asian Games
Sushil won a bronze in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, before doing one better four years later at the London Games, winning a silver medal and earning an iconic status.
Brazil presidential candidate Campos dies in jet crash in Santos
The plane was en route from Rio de Janeiro's Santos Dumont airport to Guaruja airport outside Sao Paulo when it hit bad weather, according to aviation authority spokesman Pedro Luis Farcic.
Was Kamal Haasan right in calling Robin Williams' suicide a 'cop-out'?
Williams also had bipolar disorder, where people swing between phases of extreme happiness and crushing depression.
Yuki Bhambri returns to Davis Cup squad for Serbia tie
Due to a heel injury, Yuki had missed out on the away tie against Korea in Busan, where a 3-1 victory had sealed for India a play-off berth.
Paid news case: SC directs Delhi HC to decide disqualification of Ashok Chavan within 15 days
The Delhi High Court had earlier stayed an Election Commission showcause notice to the former Maharashtra Chief Minister in July.
SC refuses to transfer probe against IAS officer from Gujarat Police to CBI
The apex court had on Tuesday refused to go into the snoopgate controversy.
2 Indian-origin academicians win maths global prize
Two Indian-origin academicians have won global prizes in the field of mathematics with one of them being awarded the Fields Medal - known as the 'Nobel Prize of mathematics'.
Novak Djokovic pulls through in Cincinnati, Tsonga out
Djokovic needed three sets to get past Gilles Simon in the Western and Southern Open second round, but Tsonga lost to Youzhny in his opener.