Brazil advanced to the Davis Cup world group playoffs after Thomaz Bellucci defeated Colombia's Santiago Giraldo in straight sets in Sao Jose do Rio Preto.

Bellucci, ranked No.45 in the world, took a

Prakash Karat was on Monday re-elected general secretary of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).

Karat, 68, who has headed the CPI-M since 2005, said a new politburo and a central committee

A three-month-old baby girl is battling for life at a government hospital here after being allegedly tortured by her father.

Baby Afrin was admitted to the intensive care unit of Vani Vilas Hospital

The Indian rocket that will carry the 1,850 kg indigenous surveillance satellite - Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) - to the skies in April will be controlled by the new mission control centre at Sri

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will file an additional chargesheet in the Emaar township scam, focusing on the role of the accused who were not covered in the first chargesheet.

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President Pratibha Patil is undertaking what could possibly be her last foreign trip before she ends her five-year tenure in July - a 12-day trip to two African countries, Seychelles and South Africa.

Around 30 per cent of all internet traffic is pornography, and the biggest porn site gets over four billion page views and 350 million unique visits per month, a study has found.

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Two people, including a woman, were killed and several others injured in an explosion that took place in a multi-storey building in the city's Metiabruz area Sunday.

According to police reports, the

Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to bat against Mumbai Indians in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Cricket Stadium here Monday.

Teams:

Deccan Chargers:

Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2012 matches at the picturesque stadium here, the venue is all set to host a friendly match between Indian and British MPs April 13, a statement said here on M