New Delhi: The All India Tennis Association (AITA) will announce India’s team for the London Olympics today. Two teams are likely to be picked today with Somdev Devvarman being Leander Paes’ partner. The Tennis Association has asked a wildcard for Somdev.
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Bhubaneswar, Jun 21: With the famous Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra all set to begin today (Jun 21), all necessary arrangements have been made. Around 10 lakh devotees are expected to converge in Puri to witness the massive and extravagant rathotsava. But the festivities were blurred after the Odisha DGP...
New Delhi: Ahead of a meeting of the four Left parties today, sources have told NDTV that Pranab Mukherjee has spoken to CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat and sought his support. The Prime Minister had also spoken to Mr Karat on June 15, the day the UPA named Mr Mukherjee as its candidate.
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Global markets were disappointed after the Federal Reserve’s latest plan to help the economy failed to impress Wall Street. The Fed said it would keep its “Operation Twist” program going through the end of the year rather than let it expire at the end of this month. It aims to keep...
New Delhi: In more trouble for former Karnataka minister and jailed mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is all set to attach his properties, according to sources. Mr Reddy was arrested in September last year in connection with a case of illegal mining and is currently...
Manesar: A five-year-old girl who fell into a borewell near her house in Manesar late last night has still not been rescued. While a team of the army is at the spot to assist the rescuers, authorities have also called in the National Security Guards (NSG) for help.
The girl, Mahi Upadhyay, fell into...
NEW DELHI: BJP biggies may have been the first to congratulate Pranab Mukherjee on his then still-rumoured move to Rashtrapati Bhavan, but the Congress decision to nominate him has created enough bitterness in the two camps that it is becoming a free-for-all.
The Congress has eagerly latched on to the...
Kochi, Jun 21: Founder Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA) R V Raju died at a private hospital here early today after a prolonged illness. 62-year-old Raju breathes his last at 3:40 am after being hospitalised for a brief period, hospital sources said.
Since January this year, he...
Moradabad: In what could lead to a dangerous new twist in the Congress-Samajwadi Party relationship, the Congress’ Rashid Alvi, in a surprise attack, called SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav a BJP agent.
Mr Alvi said this while addressing crowds in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district. “I...
New Delhi: It’s a crucial day for PA Sangma. The man who quit the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), which co-founded several years ago with Sharad Pawar so that he can run for the post of President of India, will today know whether he will get the support of the BJP in his bid.
But even if the...