The pairings were announced at Thursday's opening ceremony in bright, late afternoon sunshine at the course just outside Paris as France proudly hosts the event for the first time.
They are the first to be declared terrorists under the new anti-law, a home ministry official said.
Prasad, additional secretary in the home ministry, will inquire into the circumstances in which the files related to the case of Ishrat Jahan, who was killed in an alleged fake encounter in Gujarat in 2004, went missing.
Luiz Felipe Scolari took over as the coach of 2014 World Cup hosts Brazil on Thursday, returning for a second stint to lead his country's bid to win a sixth world title on home soil in little more than 18 months' time.
1929-2018: The life and legacy of Ursula K Le Guin in her own words.
Films that amazed Aseem Chhabra at the El Gouna Film Festival in Egypt.
'Irrfan transcended celluloid and gave us a taste of his humility and humanity,' observes Sukanya Verma.
'Life should never be unidimensional.' 'While I enjoy doing films, there's still a lot more that I want to experience.'
The two countries, technically still at war after their 1950-53 conflict ended with a truce, agreed on Tuesday that North Korea would send a large delegation across the border to next month's Games.
India should declare Hafiz Saeed as a proclaimed and absconding offender in the case and offer a huge reward to anyone who could help in his capture and prosecution before the Mumbai court, says B Raman
Lewis Hamilton looked forward to more success with Mercedes after collecting his fifth Formula One world champion's trophy at the governing FIA's gala awards on Friday.
On his 55th birthday, Sukanya Verma celebrates his inimitable ways in 10 scenes that she keeps returning to time and again.
'Today's cricketers are amazing, they know everything, but still you find a few cricketers, they have a talent, but their mind is not there.'
1997: Sukanya Verma offers a recap of its memorable imagery.
The one-man box-office engine called Shah Rukh Khan rode into 105 movie theaters across North America grabbing a powerful $1.2 million estimated gross for Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi in just about three days.
Sukanya Verma looks at 12 times the superstar offered food for thought on subjects as varied as nation building, team spirit and the stupidity of big fat Indian weddings while wolfing down a meal.
We celebrate Kishore Kumar's 90th birth anniversary on August 4 with Amit Kumar's 10 favourite Kishore Kumar songs.
Ryan Giggs will captain Britain's football team at the London Olympics, head coach Stuart Pearce said on Sunday.
Aseem Chhabra lists 10 of his favourite films that played in various sections at the 74th Cannes Film Festival.
A list of some of sport's greatest comebacks after Tiger Woods ended an 11-year major championship drought with victory at The Masters on Sunday.
The former news anchor is reportedly dating the world's richest man.
Denmark have rediscovered their hunger and are starting to believe they can secure the trophy they won in spectacular fashion in 1992.
'I didn't know how I would say all the loving, romantic bits.'
Be it scenic Kashmir or majestic Swiss Alps, Bollywood's trendsetting winter wear is the A to Z of style and snug. Sukanya Verma looks at its winter fashion over the years.
It's truly a wonderfully weird world around us.
Why do Hindi cinema superstars flounder in their fifties, asks Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Usain Bolt brought world-class pizzazz to the athletics world championships on Saturday where one Olympic champion ducked out without completing even a single pole vault and another was in tears after false starting in her 400 metres heat.
The 54-year-old has a whopping $1.7 billion in the bank, thanks to his long time endorsement relationships with Beverage company Gatorade, clothing brand Hanes, American Sportswear giant Nike and playing card manufacturer Upper Deck.
As it celebrates 50 years of being in business, Joginder Tuteja looks at YRF's biggest hits.
ISRO has to select astronauts, training them to withstand the space environment, and then bring them back to earth and rehabilitate them.
The 21-year-old stuttered on the penultimate barrier but surged down the home stretch to power across the line and beat her previous record of 51.90 set at the U.S. trials in June.
'An operation such as the Mumbai attacks, which needed expert technical assessment, money and time to prepare, could not have been carried out without the knowledge of the ISI's leadership.'
We bring you *that story*, and a lot more, in this fascinating excerpt from Roshmila Bhattacharya's Matinee Men: A Journey Through Bollywood.
akistani-American David Coleman Headley outline how the Lashkar-e-Tayiba and the Inter-Services Intelligence wanted to spread terror in India.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav turned in a fine all-round performance as he led his team the Chief Minister's XI to a victory over the state's bureaucrats in a friendly 20-overs-a-side tennis ball cricket match at Lucknow's Le Martinier school grounds on Sunday.
Musharraf said that the present conflict between India and Pakistan was not an ideology based issue of a particular ruling party, but due to an 'individual'.
Meanwhile, Real Mallorca made a dream return to La Liga with a 2-1 victory over Eibar at the Estadi Son Moix on Saturday, less than two months after sealing back-to-back promotions to rejoin Spain's soccer elite.
An unknown group called the Laskhar-e-Taiyba Al Alami on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the blast in Pune's German Bakery that killed 9 people and injured many more.A person, calling himself Abu Jindal, called a national daily and claimed to be the spokesperson of the LeT Al Alami (international). Jindal declared that the group had carried out the attack because of 'India's refusal to discuss Kashmir' and 'India's alliance with America'.
