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Wrestling: BJP asks govt to intervene for `national pride`


BJP termed the dropping of Wrestling as a sporting events in the 2020 Olympics as an "international ...

Will make Delhi a safer place, assures Sheila Dikshit on Republic Day


Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit promised that no stone will be left unturned to ensure safety of...

Queen Elizabeth II goes 3D for Christmas message


She made her acting debut at the London Olympics. Now Queen Elizabeth II is hitting the screen again...

`Israel blamed Germans for Munich crisis`


Archived documents allege that Germany did not make efforts to save the lives of 11 Israeli athletes...

Britain bounces back after Olympics


Basking in post-Olympic glory, Britain succumbed to reality with commuters venturing back and Heathr...

London 2012 closing ceremony: Google`s latest doodle


As 2012 London Games all set to end on August 12, the latest Google doodle depicts the closing cerem...

Fury over racist ‘Pearl Harbor’ tweets


USA’s win over Japan in the women`s gold medal football at the London Olympics was blemished after s...

Sunita Williams enjoys Olympics from space


Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, along with five others living aboard the International Sp...

London 2012 Rhythmic Gymnastics: Google`s latest doodle


Friday`s theme is on London 2012 Rhythmic Gymnastics, which is also the fifteenth day of the biggest...

London 2012 Football: 4th interactive Google doodle


Taking the viewers to the football field, Google came up with yet another interactive doodle on Frid...

London 2012 Slalom Canoe: Google’s 3rd interactive doodle


Google has yet introduced another interactive doodle today, but a different one, as it takes you to ...

London 2012 Basketball: 13th Google doodle


After launching London 2012 Hurdles game, Google has come up with yet another interactive doodle tod...

Al Qaeda planned to attack Gibraltar during Olympics


Three suspected Al Qaeda terrorists were reportedly planning to attack a busy shopping centre in Gib...

London Olympics powered by environmental efforts


The London 2012 Olympics could be one of the most eco-friendly games yet with its environmentally re...

London 2012 synchronised swimming: The 10th Google doodle of its kind


As Google continues to celebrate the Summer Olympics with its doodles, the theme of Sunday - the ten...

London 2012 Pole Vault is Google`s new doodle


As Google continued to celebrate the Olympics with its new doodle, today’s theme is on London 2012 P...

London 2012 Shot Put is the latest Google doodle


Ever since the London 2012 Olympics have started, Google has dedicated each day with a new doodle to...

Curse of Cameron: British fans branded their PM a `jinx`


Wonder who Britons are blaming for the poor show so far by their athletes in the London Olympics? It...

London Games opening ceremony: Twitter pips Facebook as ‘most popular site’


Twitter has beaten Facebook and other social networking sites as the most popular social media platf...

London 2012 Hockey is Google`s latest doodle


Continuing with its trend, on the sixth day of the biggest sporting event, Google has yet come up wi...

UK terror suspect’s pregnant wife faces charge


Hadi is the wife of Richard Dart, who was one of three men charged earlier with traveling to Pakista...

Agreement reached over Saudi judoka hijab dispute


Judo officials had previously said they would not let Wojdan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani compete...

Qatada not to be freed during Olympics


Qatada, 51, was contesting his deportation to Jordan, where he faces terror charges.

Guard stops British PM, asks to show his papers


Cameron, however, praised the squaddie for being "on his marks" as he walked to Downing Street.

UK police arrest man over Olympic tweets


A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of posting malicious Twitter messages directed at British ...

Google’s latest doodle: London 2012 Artistic Gymnastics Men`s Rings


As the Olympics entered its fifth day, Google continued to celebrate the biggest sporting fiesta wit...

3 charged for cyclist protest outside Olympic Park


Three people have been charged with various offenses during Friday night`s protest, while the rest w...

London 2012 fencing: Google celebrates with new doodle


As expected Google continued to celebrate the biggest sporting extravaganza by dedicating a doodle f...

London protesters march against `capitalist` Games


About 500 people critical of the economic impact and corporate flavour of the London Olympics marche...

Cyclists arrested for breaking Olympic cordon


Police said they arrested several members of an amateur cycling club who tried to pedal their way th...

UK rubbishes Pak FIA’s probe in Olympics visa scam


British immigration authorities have dismissed Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency’s probe of th...

Senior Jharkhand officials criticised


Two senior officials of the Jharkhand government who were in London accompanying Deputy CM Sudesh Ma...

Romney to talk war on Iran during Israel visit


Romney is set to suggest declaring war on Iran during his visit to Israel in an attempt to salvage h...

`Mitt the Twit` Romney `roasted` for London trip


The British media has slammed US Presidential candidate Mitt Romney for making a number of gaffes du...

London 2012 Archery: Google celebrates with doodle


Today`s Google doodle features the sport of archery and depicts a female archer aiming on a green fi...

‘Romneyshambles’ irks UK ahead of London Olympics


According to The Telegraph, Romney said that because of concerns about security, it was “hard to kno...

Pak `global leader` in visa, passport forgery: UK envoy


Adam Thomson said it was unfortunate that Pakistan had been rated a world leader in visa fraud.

Twitter blames system failures for site crash on Olympics eve


Micro-blogging website Twitter has blamed systems failures after the social site reportedly crashed ...

Google doodles for London Olympics opening ceremony


Internet giant Google joined the celebration with a London Olympics 2012 Doodle.

Twitter appears down across much of planet


Micro-blogging site Twitter went down affecting users on multiple continents just minutes after Goog...

Lukashenko denied accreditation to Olympics


Accreditation to the London 2012 Olympic Games has not been granted to Belarusian President Alexande...

UK Olympics: Heathrow strike called off


The Public and Commercial Services union said the government had agreed to the creation of hundreds ...

Malik in UK to `apologise` for Olympics `visa scam`


Malik paid a surprise visit to the UK to `apologise` to the British authorities for an alleged visa ...

`Toilet trouble` at London Olympic Games Village


Transport and security woes came visiting the London Olympics organisers in ample measure ahead of t...

Nine arrested in Olympics visa scam in Pakistan


Nine people were arrested by Pak authorities for their alleged involvement in a visa scam.

Olympics visa scam: UK agents in Pakistan


Highly-trained British agents have been in Pakistan to prevent security breaches during the Olympic ...

Terror threat looms over London Olympics


A report said that private security firm, G4S, staff hired to look into London Olympics security are...

London Olympics Pak ‘terror visa’ scam busted


A leading British tabloid has helped expose a major visa scam that could have compromised with the s...

Olympic visa scam involving Pak politicians busted


A major visa scam has been unearthed by a leading UK based tabloid, involving a ring of corrupt Paki...

Another scandal tumbles out of UK Olympics closet


Claudia Blunt, daughter of UK’s Prisons Minister has exposed how the lives of thousands could have b...