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Outside a mosque in China's restive west, a government-appointed Muslim cleric was dodging a foreign reporter's question about why young men of the Uighur ethnic minority don't have beards when one such youth interrupted.

Nearly three lakh people have been affected by floods in Assam which has claimed seven lives and has hit 15 districts of the state.

The judge warned that the cleric and his supporters would be declared absconders if they did not appear in the court on the next hearing.

Sworkit, a new fitness app for iPhone and Android devices, takes users through workouts as short as five minutes that can be done anywhere.

NASA scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have developed a new satellite than can predict the severity of droughts worldwide and help farmers maximise crop yield.

The Firefox phone from Intex is expected to come with a 3.5-inch display, 2 megapixel camera and a 1GHz processor.

"The Home Minister directed the BSF DG to effectively counter the firing from across the border," official sources said.

United Singhs knocked down a stiff defence put up by California Eagles to win their second match 60-54 in the World Kabaddi League.

Sahayaks, who were earlier known as Batmans, are regular combat soldiers who are provided to officers for helping them out in doing official tasks.

Roelant Oltmans has written to the Sports Authority of India about the artificial turfs at NIS Patiala being in a "dangerous" condition.

Rosberg will start the Belgian GP from pole position after holding off a strong challenge from his Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton in qualifying.

Meanwhile Roger Federer and David Ferrer are in the other half of the men's draw at year's last grand slam.

Arsenal scored twice in the final seven minutes to grab a 2-2 draw at Everton in the Premier League and avoid another demoralising defeat on Merseyside.

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday had said that Chaturvedi was removed as he was "not eligible" to hold the post.

Hosts Jaipur posted a fine 41-31 victory to assure a berth in the last four of the competition.

By reaching the Wimbledon final Bouchard has already climbed higher than any Canadian before her after semi-final appearances at the French and Australian Opens.