Sahara Group has agreed to buy a controlling stake in New York's landmark Plaza Hotel for $570 million, Elad Properties, an Israeli-owned real estate company, said on Monday.

Saina Nehwal plays against Switzerland’s Sabrina Jaquet (unseen) at a women’s singles badminton match at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Sunday.

London police lost a set of keys at an Olympic venue last week but security was not compromised by the incident, officials said.

Union home minister P Chidambaram on Monday met victims of ethnic violence in a camp for refugees in Assam's strife-torn Kokrajhar district and assured them of all possible assistance.

France, which is taking over the UN Security Council's rotating presidency in August, will call an emergency ministerial meeting on Syria, French foreign minister Laurent Fabius said Monday.

Having made a strong comeback in their previous encounter, India would look to carry forward the winning momentum and seal the series when they take on gritty Sri Lanka in the fourth and penultimate one-day international at the R Premadasa Stadium here on Tuesday.

Beijing Games gold medallist Abhinav Bindra on Monday crashed out of the 10m air rifle event at the London Olympics with a dismal display in the qualifying rounds, but compatriot Gagan Narang kept alive India's hopes by advancing to the medal round here.

India's Gagan Narang won bronze in the 10m air rifle event on Monday at London's Royal Artillery Barracks in the London Olympics, bringing first medal to the nation.

Colorado prosecutors charged James Holmes on Monday with 140 counts of murder or attempted murder, including 12 of first-degree murder for each fatality in the Aurora cinema shooting.

India's top pugilist Vijender Singh, touted as a serious medal contender, kept his reputation intact as he cruised into the pre-quarter finals of the boxing event in the Olympics with a comfortable win over Kazakhstan's Danabek Sukhanov here.