Brazil striker Neymar scored a sublime opening goal as he inspired Santos to an exciting 3-1 victory over Japan's Kashiwa Reysol in a Club World Cup semi-final in Toyota on Wednesday.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon recently announced the appointment of Lakshmi Puri as the Assistant Secretary-General for Intergovernmental Support and Strategic Partnerships at the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women.
There are many factors that are being debated about Governor Bhardwaj's latest course of action where he went ahead and recommended President's rule in Karnataka.
East Bengal handed Sporting Clube de Goa their second consecutive defeat in the I-League when they sailed to a 1-0 win at the Nehru Stadium, Fatorda on Monday.
Their journey in Bollywood was cut short by flop films.
RPG Group company KEC International on Tuesday said that it would acquire US-based SAE Towers Holdings for $95 million.
Bilawal Bhutto, son of the former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto, has blasted those who have come out in support of the killer of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer and vowed to wage a "jihad" against fundamentalists.
Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari, on Wednesday went against his colleague Sushma Swaraj, over the issue of the appointment of chief vigilance commissioner P J Thomas. Swaraj had earlier said that after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh accepted the blame for the appointment after the apex court struck it down, the issue was now over and it was time to move on.
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday night arrested Dynamix Balwas group managing director Shahid Usman Balwa in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam.
According to the Demographic Yearbook -- a statistics collection put out by the United Nations -- there are five divorces per every 1,000 marriages in the country, reports the New York Daily News.
Even after 10 years of its production, the indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv still depends heavily on imports as most of its components are procured from foreign sources, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has said.
Losing your sex drive can be very depressing and can cause lots of problems in any relationship. Here are some practical tips on reviving your libido and satisfying your partner.
"I am right", Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami said on Sunday, unfazed by the sharp criticism to his recommendation for the removal of Election Commissioner Navin Chawla for "partisan" functioning.
The creation of a National Company Law Tribunal may be further delayed, as a five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court today held several provisions of the Company Law Amendment Act of 2002 as unconstitutional.
English Premier League club Chelsea has been caught up in a bitter row over an alleged seven million bribery scandal for the transfer of ace Brazilian striker Ronaldinho.
Will consider extending full support after reviewing the situation, says Sharma.
Upholding principles was a luxury when there were charismatic leaders capable of winning elections without stooping low to indulge in identity politics, observes Virendra Kapoor.
forward to the defence of his French Open crown. The 28-year-old Swiss defeated Andy Murray in the Australian Open final to extend his record to 16 major titles and dash British hopes of a first men's Grand Slam champion in 74 years.
Australia Under-19 has suffered a nail biting two-wicket loss to South Africa in their final Group B match at the World Cup in Queenstown, New Zealand on Wednesday.
Hasan is also one of the leading fund-raisers for the party and its candidates in California and the leading Indian American 'bundler' of contributions, first for the presidential campaign of Senator Hillary Clinton and now for Senator Barack Obama.
Though late in the day, the Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday hastily withdrew its own order banning sale of meat for nine days with effect from Monday night.
The domestic logistics industry, which is estimated to generate business worth $110 billion in the next two years, will need over 400,000 additional pair of hands in the next four to five years.
The NHRC has directed the Home Ministry to pay Rs 10,000 each to six persons who were allegedly thrashed by some unidentified CRPF personnel nine years ago. The National Human Rights Commission had issued a similar order last year. While giving a clean chit to its the CRPF men, the Centre sought reconsideration of the decision providing monetary relief to the complainants.
Nine persons were killed and several others injured when a police van transporting prisoners was targeted in a roadside bomb attack in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province on Thursday.The van, which was taking prisoners from a jail to court, was attacked near a bridge in the Bannu area of NWFP, police officials told TV channels. Most of the dead were believed to be policemen who were escorting the prisoners.
Tata Motors has decided to stick to the Rs 1-lakh price tag -- plus value-added tax (VAT) plus transport charges -- for the car as the company believes hiking the price at this stage will be a 'breach of promise to the customers.'
Pakistani cotton scene is turning out to be interesting with domestic producers offering the commodity at rates lower than the international prices.
The ace leg spinner said he had been flooded with messages from all quarters and expressed gratitude to all.
Social activists Aruna Roy, Mamta Jaitely and others were present during the entry and expressed solidarity with Dalit cause.
Thousands of people chanting slogans against King Gyanendra were warning the leaders not to make any compromise with the King and understand the feeling of the Nepalese people and go for constituent assembly.
As of now, it seems highly unlikely that Kumaraswamy will pass the floor test as the BJP has decided to pull out. However, things may be different if the Congress steps in by then and supports the JDS from outside.
Hussain, Tina and several small screen celebs had a blast at the Zoom Holi party.
Pakistan's extremist Islamic leaders would gain power if President Pervez Musharraf was assassinated or replaced, a top US intelligence official told the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday.
The Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur has successfully designed complete chip sets for communications and power supply sectors with technology support from Cadence Design Systems (India) Pvt Ltd.
Owaisi's five seats in Bihar's Muslim-majority Seemanchal region ought to ring alarm bells, observes Virendra Kapoor.
Graeme Smith and Shaun Pollock will captain the Rest of the World XI Test and ODI teams respectively.
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