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Rihanna sued by funeral company

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R&B star Rihanna is reportedly being sued by a company which handled her grandmother’s funeral arrangement, claiming that the singer has only paid a quarter of her USD 150,000 bill.

Bid to negate SC verdict on disqualifying convicted MPs

Seeking to negate the Supreme Court order on immediate disqualification of convicted legislators, the government is considering enactment of a constitutional amendment for which it will try to bring all political parties on board.

Sindhu does India proud

Rising shuttler P.V. Sindhu made history Friday, becoming the first Indian woman singles player to ensure a medal at the World Badminton Champion-ships, while a podium finish remained elusive for Saina Nehwal as she suffered a straight-game defeat.

48 bodies found at Kedarnath

Forty-eight more bodies were extricated from the heaps of rubble in Uttarakhand’s worst flood-hit Kedarnath area by police and NDRF personnel, even as four persons were feared dead when their jeep fell into the swollen Mandakini river.

Wet spell in north, HP areas inundated

Northern India saw moderate to heavy rainfall Friday with several low-lying areas of Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra and Una districts inundated and many rivers in Uttar Pradesh continuing to be in spate.

Dhawan, Rohit set up comfortable win

India A were back to winning ways as they defeated hosts South Africa A by 18 runs via Duckworth Lewis Method in the second round robin encounter of the tri-series tournament between A teams.

Repentant Aamir seconds Dravid

His international career ruined due to involvement in spot-fixing, banned Pakistan pacer Mohammad Aamir has backed former Indian captain Rahul Dravid’s suggestion to make fixing a criminal offence.

Tendulkar to recite poems

Celebrated Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is all set to lend his aura to the cause of women’s rights by reciting a Marathi poem for director-actor Farhan Akhtar’s Men against Rape and Discrimination campaign.

Lara better than Ponting and Sachin: Afridi

Joining the debate on who among Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar is a greater batsman, Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi said he considers the West Indian a cut above the best of his era.

Magellanic mystery is solved

Astronomers have solved a 40-year mystery on the origin of Magellanic Stream — a ribbon of gas stretching almost halfway around our Milky Way galaxy.

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