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Robertson wins; Indian wild cards lose in Indian Open snooker
Robertson produced a magnificent display of attacking snooker to beat Noppon Saengkham 4-1 in his first round.
Rajnath Singh visits Muzaffarnagar, demands CBI probe into riots
Lucknow: BJP president Rajnath Singh on Monday visited Malikpura village in Muzaffarnagar and met the bereaved family of Gaurav and Sachin - whose deaths August 27 had triggered a wave of communal violence that left 63 people dead.
Statue of Liberty reopens to public amid impasse over shutdown
The iconic Statue of Liberty reopened to the public, on Sunday, two days after the state of New York agreed to shoulder the costs of running the site during the crippling federal government shutdown.
Terry Walsh to take over as Indian men's hockey head coach
Walsh is set to be appointed as head coach of the Indian men's hockey team after the Sports Authority of India recommended his name to the Sports Ministry.
Cyclone Phailin: Met warns of 'very heavy rainfall' in Sikkim
As cyclonic storm Phailin moves to sub-Himalayan region in the next 48 hours, the MeT department today issued warning of "very heavy rainfall" in Sikkim.
HTC One Max launched: 5.9-inch display, fingerprint scanner, 3300mAh battery
Its fingerprint scanner allows users to lock or unlock the screen and launch up to three apps by assigning an individual finger to each.
Sanjay Dutt gets extension on leave of furlough
The 53-year-old actor was lodged in the jail in May after his conviction for illegal possession of arms in the Mumbai blasts case.
Evanna Lynch wants to be part of 'Harry Potter' prequel
Lynch said that when she heard the film was in development at Warner Bros, she tweeted studio bosses to cast her.
Heavy rains wreak havoc, 400 hutments destroyed
A couple of pillars of a road bridge across a river in Giridih district were damaged and at least 400 hutments were destroyed following heavy rains accompanied by gales in Pakur district of Jharkhand on Sunday evening, officials said.
I would like to work beyond romantic films: Shraddha Kapoor
Shraddha Kapoor wants to go beyond the genre of romance on screen, and try her luck at different roles, especially a grey character.
Northeast filmmakers don't have money to promote movies: Adil Hussain
Adil Hussain says that filmmakers from the northeast region don't have the kind of budget to market their movies.
Social organisation booked for running 'hukka bar'; 9 arrested
A case was slapped against a social organisation in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh for running a "hukka bar" in garb of social service and cultural exchange, an official said Monday.
Cyclone Phailin: Work to restore damaged infrastructure starts
With the subsiding of Cyclone Phailin, steps to restore snapped communication lines, power transmission and rebuild damaged infrastructure in coastal belt of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh started on Sunday.
Cyclone Phailin impact: Met dept warns of heavy rainfall in North Chhattisgarh
The meteorological department has warned of heavy rainfall along with high velocity winds in Northern Chhattisgarh due to the impact of Cyclone "Phailin".
India not responding to Chinese threat with firmness, says RSS
Dark clouds are hovering on our national security as China continues to test our mettle, said RSS.
Bollywood stars pray for victims of Cyclone Phailin
Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Akshay Kumar and other Bollywood celebrities took to Twitter to pray for the victims of Cyclone 'Phailin'.