India

Hewitt defeated Wawrinka 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 on Monday for his first win in a Grand Slam tournament this year.

A shop owner was battered to death by some unknown persons in Indirapuram area of Ghaziabad. Alok Kumar, 30, had an electronic shop in Nyay Khand area and he used to live with his family in the same area.

Earlier Snowden had been expected to fly to Havana from Moscow but he was not seen on the plane and Russian officials declined to say where he was.

Concerned over the poor condition prevailing in Attappady, Ramesh said such an area is a "paradox" in a state which is far ahead in social development.

Earlier, the White House said that the decision to allow Snowden to leave Hong Kong will damage US-China relations, and asked Russia to hand him over.

Five persons were killed on Monday as a police team, investigating a murder case, was attacked by a mob in Bihar's Bagha police district, a senior police officer said.

Azarenka fought through the pain barrier after a nasty fall to beat Maria Joao Koehler 6-1, 6-2 to reach the second round of Wimbledon.

An emergency all-party meeting should be convened to discuss a plan of action for extending maximum support to flood-hit Uttarakhand, BJP national general secretary Varun Gandhi said today in a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar.

Nagabhushan had obtained a degree in cinematography and entered films in 1961.

Amid speculation about Congress strategy on the JD(U) in Bihar following its bailing out Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the recent confidence vote, party general secretary CP Joshi is arriving in Patna this weekend to take feed-back.

It has a 21.5- inch (diagonal) wide viewing angle IPS Full HD display that supports ten-point touch functionality.

The free Facebook Messenger service is available to all Idea prepaid users, who use an Android or an iOS device, for a period of 3 months from the date of activation.

The Madras High Court on Monday said the six suspended DMDK legislators can vote in the June 27 Rajya Sabha elections, giving a breather to the party. Passing the order on a petition filed by the suspended legislators, the court permitted them to vote in...

A teenager was raped for 10 months allegedly by her cousin in Tambore area of Sitapur, police said on Monday. The 16-year-old girl was raped by her cousin for 10 months and the family came to know when the minor got pregnant, they said.

Several Bhusawal residents, who had gone to Uttarakahnd, say that they will not forget the ordeal that they went through.

The UN is closely monitoring the situation in India's north, where torrential rains have triggered floods and landslides that have killed hundreds of people.