While top seed Aisam Qureshi of Pakistan and Prakash Amritraj moved into the second round of the ITF Men's Futures Tennis in Bangalore.
Mankad progressed after his opponent Jamie Delgado of England retired due to dehydration, while Capkovic beat Karan Rastogi 6-4, 6-2 in the other semi-final.
In its morning update, the Union health ministry said the total number of positive cases has reached 2,16,919 with a record spike of 9,304 new cases since Wednesday 8 am across the country, while the death toll has increased to 6,075 with 260 more fatalities in this period. A PTI tally of figures announced by different states and union territories, as of 9.50 pm, showed a higher number of confirmed cases across the country at 2,17,389 and the death toll at 6,233.
On a week long visit to push sales of the upcoming Trump Towers in the country, he said the "spirit" of doing business in India is much more aligned with the US way of doing business.
India's current account deficit (CAD) will be contained at USD 45 billion this financial year, well below the record high level of 2012-13, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Monday.
Jyoti Randhawa moved from tied 20th to tied 11th before the final round was delayed due to bad light at the BMW Asian Open.
Jeev Milkha Singh hit a four-under 68 that carried him to a midway total of seven-under 137 after round two of the BMW Asia Open.
Democrats have coalesced around Clinton's candidacy and has led with endorsements from President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and others.
India also called for crippling the illicit drug trade which provides financial sustenance to these terror outfits.
The then prime minister Manmohan Singh had visited Doha in 2008.
Irma, expected to landfall in Florida on Sunday, is likely to cause devastation across Florida.
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tangled in their first one-on-one debate over how to achieve liberal goals such as health care for all and a better education system.
The sought-after recipe is held in a safe at the World of Coca-Cola in downtown Atlanta.
The recent rupee depreciation and capital outflows could adversely impact the country's economy.
Khan's visit evoked considerable interest in Beijing as it comes in the wake of his past criticism of the USD 50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor projects and remarks by his ministers to cut down some of the projects over debt concern.
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Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit on Wednesday hoped that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to his country during the next SAARC meet would go beyond SAARC issues.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit former LTTE-stronghold Jaffna in Sri Lanka's Tamil-dominated north and address the Parliament in Colombo during his 3-day visit to the country next week.
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The BofAML report said that five year money can be raised by issuing the 7 to 9 per cent coupon bonds to stabilise markets, just as it was done in 1998 and 2001.
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If all goes on well, the NISAR satellite will be launched in 2021 from India using the Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV).
US-based designer Rosena Sammi is retailing jewellery and designer accessories made by sex workers in West Bengal and Bihar.
China for the first time has divulged the deployment of a nuclear submarine for anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden, a move defence experts say could cause unease among neighbours, including India.
Ahead of PM Modi's maiden visit to the UK, the British media today said "troubles at home" after the BJP's drubbing in the Bihar elections will overshadow his visit.
The US laws authorise the drug and health watchdog to assess and collect user fees for certain applications and supplements for human generic drug products
Texas Senator Ted Cruz handed a shock defeat to controversial presidential contender Donald Trump in the Iowa Republican caucuses while in the Democratic camp both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders claimed victories as the race for the White House began on Tuesday.
"This will be the first dinner for a foreign dignitary at the White House under this administration. So, we think that's very significant," a senior administration official told reporters at the White House on the eve of Modi's arrival.
Adani's $15-billion Carmichael coal mine is stuck since 2010.
The govt would also be coming out with more measures to deal with inflation.
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