LONDON: Top seed Novak Djokovic had to dig deep to reach the Wimbledon third round with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/5) victory over Czech veteran Radek Stepanek on Wednesday.
LONDON: Top seed Novak Djokovic had to dig deep to reach the Wimbledon third round with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/5) victory over Czech veteran Radek Stepanek on Wednesday.
NEW DELHI: The monsoon has weakened over the past few days after a brief spurt of activity last week and Met officials said a revival can be expected only by the first week of July.
NEW DELHI: The monsoon has weakened over the past few days after a brief spurt of activity last week and Met officials said a revival can be expected only by the first week of July.
PANAJI: The proposed eight-to-nine day Europe tour planned by the tourism department to promote the upcoming exposition of the sacred relics of St Francis Xavier scheduled to begin in Goa from November 22 has been scrapped.
PANAJI: The proposed eight-to-nine day Europe tour planned by the tourism department to promote the upcoming exposition of the sacred relics of St Francis Xavier scheduled to begin in Goa from November 22 has been scrapped.
PATNA: BJP legislators would meet soon to discuss the possibility of bringing a no-confidence motion against the Bihar government in the monsoon session of the state assembly beginning June 27.
PATNA: BJP legislators would meet soon to discuss the possibility of bringing a no-confidence motion against the Bihar government in the monsoon session of the state assembly beginning June 27.
SHIMLA: In its status report filed in the Himachal Pradesh high court on Beas tragedy, in which 24 engineering students from Hyderabad and their co-tour guide had lost their lives in the swollen river, the state government has stated that it has asked the power department to get an inquiry conducted into the working of State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC) and Northern Regional Load Disptach Centre (NRLDC) by a technical person not below the rank of chief engineer. The inquiry would ascertain as to why only the state run power projects were asked to reduce power generation while other projects continued to run on full, or in some cases above, capacity.
SHIMLA: In its status report filed in the Himachal Pradesh high court on Beas tragedy, in which 24 engineering students from Hyderabad and their co-tour guide had lost their lives in the swollen river, the state government has stated that it has asked the power department to get an inquiry conducted into the working of State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC) and Northern Regional Load Disptach Centre (NRLDC) by a technical person not below the rank of chief engineer. The inquiry would ascertain as to why only the state run power projects were asked to reduce power generation while other projects continued to run on full, or in some cases above, capacity.
WASHINGTON: The US military began deploying assessment teams in Baghdad on Tuesday to evaluate the state of Iraqi security forces and decide how to help them counter an Islamist insurgency that has overrun part of the country, the Pentagon said.
WASHINGTON: The US military began deploying assessment teams in Baghdad on Tuesday to evaluate the state of Iraqi security forces and decide how to help them counter an Islamist insurgency that has overrun part of the country, the Pentagon said.
SLAVYANSK , Ukraine: Ukraine's new leader threatened on Tuesday to revoke his truce after pro-Russian rebels downed an army helicopter despite ceasefire orders from their own commander, killing nine servicemen.
SLAVYANSK , Ukraine: Ukraine's new leader threatened on Tuesday to revoke his truce after pro-Russian rebels downed an army helicopter despite ceasefire orders from their own commander, killing nine servicemen.
RIO DE JANEIRO: FIFA said it has opened a disciplinary probe against Luis Suarez of Uruguay for allegedly biting an Italian opponent during a World Cup game Tuesday.
RIO DE JANEIRO: FIFA said it has opened a disciplinary probe against Luis Suarez of Uruguay for allegedly biting an Italian opponent during a World Cup game Tuesday.