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Pirelli announces tyre changes ahead of German Grand Prix
Formula One cars will race on different tyres for the rest of the season in the wake of a string of blowouts during Sunday's British Grand Prix that sparked the threat of a revolt from teams.
Death toll from Maoist ambush rises, over 1000 killed since 2000
Around 1,100 people, including 426 security personnel, have been killed in Jharkhand since it was carved out of Bihar in November 2000, police data show. The dead include a Lok Sabha member, two state legislators and an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer...
FIA allows in-season testing over tyre trouble
Facing a revolt from teams over exploding tyres at the British Grand Prix, Formula One's governing body allowed in-season testing to allay safety fears.
Baghpat: Three girls slip into Yamuna river while playing, drown
Three minor girls drowned in the Yamuna river at Jagosh village in Baghpat district, the police said on Wednesday. The girls - Khushi (8), Sonam (6) and Nisha (5) were playing near the river on Tuesday when they slipped and drowned. The bodies of the girl...
Drone attack kills 17 in Pakistan's Waziristan region
A U.S. drone strike killed at least 17 people in Pakistan's restive border region early on Wednesday, Pakistani security officials said.
Yahoo buys moviemaking app Qwiki, aims to increase presence in smartphone world
Yahoo Inc said that it will buy Qwiki, a mobile app for creating videos in Apple's iPhone, as it tries to increase its presence in the world of smartphones and tablets.
Police officers under scanner over stock broker's suicide
The body of businessman Ripon Malhotra of Pune in Maharashtra was found hanging in a house in east Bangalore on Saturday.
Afghanistan: 3 Indians killed in Taliban suicide attack
Media reports also said that there were other foreigners among those killed in Taliban suicide attack.
Gangjee, Thind and Prabagaran in three-way lead in round one
Rahil Gangjee and Arshpreet Thind fired identical four-under-68 to share a three-way lead after round one of the PGTI Eagleburg Open.
Judicial probe ordered into Bagaha police firing
Bihar government on Tuesday set up a judicial commission headed by a retired judge of Patna High Court to probe Bagaha police firing incident which claimed the lives of six Tharu tribals. The commission would be headed by retired judge Rajendra Prasad, Pr...
Ernie Els aims to be king of the castle at Scottish Open
The 43-year-old South African previously won the British Open warm-up event in 2000 and 2003.
Delhi Metro records highest ridership of over 23.5 lakh commuters
The figure excludes the Airport Line ridership which was 10,300 on July 1, first day of its operation under DMRC.
Pierce Brosnan loses daughter Charlotte to ovarian cancer
Pierce Brosnan's daughter Charlotte passed away after losing battle against ovarian cancer.
Prakash Jha turns stylist for Big B in 'Satyagraha'
Bachchan and Jha has carefully selected the right textures and fabrics for the actor.
Rescue operations to evacuate stranded pilgrims comes to an end
Rescue operations to evacuate stranded pilgrims on Tuesday came to an end in disaster-hit Uttarakhand with a group of 150 being safely taken out from Badrinath while bad weather hampered the cremation of bodies in Kedarnath area for the fourth day.
BJP targets Cong over failure to set up Dr Ambedkar's memorial in New Delhi
Madhya Pradesh BJP on Tuesday criticised the Congress-led UPA government over its "failure" to set up a national memorial of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar in New Delhi so far.