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  • Indian women's archery team beats Colombia to reach Olympics quarters
    Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) The Indian women's archery team, comprising Deepika Kumari, L. Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi, progressed to the quarter-finals beating Colombia 205-197 in the Rio Olympics at th
    / 7th August 2016
  • Heena fails to qualify for 10m Air Pistol finals
    Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) Shooter Heena Sidhu missed out of the race to the women's 10 metres Air Pistol finals event at the 31st Rio Olympic Games after finishing 14th in the qualifications at the Olympic S
    / 7th August 2016
  • PM asks states to act against fake 'gau rakshaks'
    Gajwel (Telangana), Aug 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked states to probe the fake "gau rakshaks (cow protectors)" and take strong action against them, saying they were destroying the countr
    / 7th August 2016
  • Obama prepares to boost U.S. military's cyber role – sources
    WASHINGTON, August 7 (Reuters) - The Obama administration is preparing to elevate the stature of the Pentagon’s Cyber Command, signaling more emphasis on developing cyber weapons to deter attacks, punish intr
    / 7th August 2016
  • Clinton 'short-circuited', says Trump
    Washington, Aug 7 (IANS) Republican Party nominee Donald Trump attacked Democratic rival Hillary Clinton's character by suggesting that the former Secretary of State was not mentally fit to be President. &nb
    / 7th August 2016
  • Rupani takes oath as Gujarat's 16th CM
    Gandhinagar, Aug 7 (IANS) BJP leader Vijay Rupani on Sunday took oath as the 16th Chief Minister of Gujarat along with Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel and 23 other ministers.   Governor O.P. Kohli
    / 7th August 2016
  • Thais vote for first time since 2014 coup in charter referendum
    BANGKOK/KHON KAEN, Thailand, August 7 (Reuters) - Voters in Thailand headed to the polls on Sunday in a referendum on a new junta-backed constitution that would pave the way for a general election in 2017 but r
    / 7th August 2016
  • South Korea presidential office says China 'out-of-place' on THAAD
    SEOUL, August 7 (Reuters) - South Korea's presidential office rebuked on Sunday China's criticism of its decision to deploy an advanced anti-missile defence, urging Beijing to instead play a stronger role again
    / 7th August 2016
  • Protein key to combating lung cancer identified
    Singapore, Aug 7 (IANS) Medical researchers have found that inhibiting a protein called BMI1 could impair tumour growth in lung cancer.   Reducing the levels of BMI1 by genetic means, or by using a d
    / 7th August 2016
  • Thais vote in referendum on new charter
    Bangkok, Aug 7 (IANS) National referendum on Thailand's 2016 draft constitution and its additional question begins at 8 a.m. (0100 GMT) on Sunday, while a general election in 2017 is promised by the present gov
    / 7th August 2016
  • Swimming - Syrian refugee Mardini a winner in the water
    RIO DE JANEIRO, August 7 (Reuters) - It was what Yusra Mardini left unsaid, rather than the conventional words of excitement, that made the bigger impression after the teenager's debut in the Olympic pool on Sa
    / 7th August 2016
  • Rio 2016: Sania-Prarthana crash out of women's doubles
    Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) The Indian duo of Sania Mirza and Prarthana Thombare went down fighting to Shuai Peng and Shuai Zhang of China in the first round of the women's doubles competition at the Olympic T
    / 7th August 2016
  • 'Climate change can destroy world heritage sites'
    New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) It's not just the marauding Islamic State which poses a great threat to the heritage sites like Palmyra, but climate change too can wreak havoc in cities like Venice, says Mechtild Rossl
    / 7th August 2016
  • Tendulkar takes in Rio rugby as cricket remains outside the pale
    RIO DE JANEIRO, August 7 (Reuters) - The sight of cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar sitting in the stands on the first morning of the Rio Games rugby competition on Saturday was a reminder that at least one maj
    / 7th August 2016
  • Hoang secures Vietnam's first Olympic gold medal
    RIO DE JANEIRO, August 7 (Reuters) - Xuan Vinh Hoang secured Vietnam's first Olympic gold medal in any sport on Saturday, winning the men's 10-metre air pistol event after holding off crowd favourite Felipe Wu
    / 7th August 2016
  • Soccer - Marta stars for five-star Brazil
    RIO DE JANEIRO, August 7 (Reuters) - Brazil striker Marta laughed off comparisons with Neymar on Saturday after she scored twice in Brazil's 5-1 victory over Sweden at the Rio Olympics.   With the ho
    / 7th August 2016
  • Pitanguy, Brazil's icon of plastic surgery, dead at 90
    RIO DE JANEIRO, August 7 (Reuters) - Ivo Pitanguy, a plastic surgeon whose skill with the scalpel drew celebrities to his operating table from around the world and made him a cultural icon in beauty-obsessed Br
    / 7th August 2016
  • Venus Williams knocked out in Rio upset
    RIO DE JANEIRO, August 7 (Reuters) - Former Olympic champion Venus Williams was eliminated in the first round at the Rio Games on Saturday after Belgian underdog Kirsten Flipkens mounted a spirited fight back t
    / 7th August 2016
  • Swimming - Golden start for Australia on day of records
    RIO DE JANEIRO, August 7 (Reuters) - Hungary's Katinka Hosszu ended her long wait for Olympic victory and Australia captured two gold medals in an exhilarating first day of swimming competition that saw three w
    / 7th August 2016
  • Myanmar to dispatch security for Nagaland medical team: CNA
    DIMAPUR, AUGUST 6 (MExN): Council of Naga Affairs, Myanmar on Saturday said the Myanmar Government would dispatch two troops of Myanmar Army to provide security for the medical teams expected to arrive from Nag
    / 6th August 2016
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