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Anderson claimed the first gold medal of the world swimming championships when she pipped Brazil's Okimoto to the line to win the women's open water 5km event.

A forensic test found pesticide monocrotophos in the cooking oil that was used to prepare the meals for the Chhapra school children.

A few days back, a girl was gangraped and burnt alive in a village in Etawah, the home town of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.

Hanskika had been rubbishing rumours about her link-up with Simbu, but she has finally opened up.

A differently-abled teenager of a state-run children's home who was hospitalised with symptoms of diarrhoea died while two others with similar symptoms are undergoing treatment at a hospital in Jaipur.

Thousands of supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi took to the streets of Egyptian cities on Friday to demand the reinstatement of the Islamist leader.

The 30-year-old Briton, a development driver at Williams, took part in the third day of testing at Silverstone.

Union Minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday dismissed naxal threat and said he would continue to make field visits in pursuit of the ongoing developmental works at different places. "I am not afraid nor any threat could stop me from visiting places where devel...

Akkunji looked set to make it to the Indian women's 4x400m relay squad for next month's World Championships in Moscow after she finished joint second in the trials held at Patiala.

Lokayukta police arrested an executive engineer and a clerk posted with the water resources department in Katni on Thursday night, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000 from an employee of their own department to sanction his leave encashment.

A person was awarded seven years rigorous imprisonment by a court in Biora town in the district for allegedly raping a woman.

In future, Sonam has definite plans to go behind the camera to tell her kind of stories.

David Paterson, who looks identical to the actor, was up for the role just to get an experience.

Arjun Rampal, who will be seen in director Nikhil Advani's 'D-Day' as a RAW agent, lauds the director for attempting to make a first-of-its-kind action-thriller.

Former champion Louis Oosthuizen withdrew from the British Open halfway through his opening round with a recurrence of a neck-related injury.

A special court in Rajgarh sentenced a man to ten years' rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor Dalit girl. Special Judge (Atrocities) Vibhawari Joshi awarded ten-year rigorous imprisonment to Kishan Lal Tanwar for raping a 12-year-old girl when she wen...