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Germany desperate to end 22-year wait fo...

Germany desperate to end 22-year wait for Fed Cup title

PRAGUE: Germany tackle favourites Czech Republic this weekend looking for a first Fed Cup title since 1992, their heady days of tennis when Steffi Graf was in her prime. The Czechs, champions in 2011 and 2012, will be spearheaded by world number four and Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and have... read more »

Viswanathan Anand gets `quick chance` to fight back from losing world crown
I compete with myself: Viswanathan Anand

I compete with myself: Viswanathan Anand

After some great results in 2014, five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand is approaching the forthcoming World Chess Championship 2014 in Sochi (Russia) with quiet confidence and a positive frame of mind. After losing the title to Magnus Carlsen of Norway last year in Chennai, Anand played... read more »

Messi slams top Barca official over `undeserving of better contract` statement
Messi targets more history, Suarez a fir...

Messi targets more history, Suarez a first goal

MADRID: Lionel Messi continues his quest to become the all-time leading goalscorer in La Liga just days after equalling a similar feat in the Champions League when Barcelona visit Almeria on Saturday. Messi drew level with Real Madrid legend Raul on 71 Champions League goals with a brace as Barca... read more »

Wax replica, confetti burst greet Tendulkar at Eden
I doubted myself at debut, was all at se...

I doubted myself at debut, was all at sea against Wasim and Waqar: Sachin

NEW DELHI: International Test debuts can be intimidating and Sachin Tendulkar could not have imagined a tougher one when he padded up against pace legends Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis in 1989 — the experience leaving him so scarred that he doubted his ability to continue at the highest... read more »

Delhi: 2 held for raping woman in moving car

A 24-year-old woman was allegedly drugged and gang-raped by two men in a moving car on Tuesday night. Police said they arrested two men who are reportedly known to the victim. A medical... read more »

Uttar Pradesh government transfers 6 IAS officers

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government has transferred six IAS officers, an official spokesperson said here. The government which is facing flak from the opposition parties over power crisis... read more »

CBI chief expresses regret for 'rape' remark, NCW says its meaningless

‘Can’t Reveal Whistleblower’, Prashant Bhushan Tells Supreme Court on CB...

Lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan today told the Supreme Court that he cannot reveal the name of the person who gave him access to details of a list of visitors to CBI chief Ranjit... read more »

Saradha: CBI to grill another Trinamool MP

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned Subhendu Adhikari, a Trinamool Congress parliamentarian, for questioning in connection with the Saradha scam. The agency has also... read more »

Coal India said to cut auctions to divert fuel to power stations

New Delhi: Coal India Ltd has cut the amount of the fuel it’s selling at competitive auctions to bolster supplies to power stations to meet demand, said people familiar with the matter. The... read more »