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Govt scrambles to pull out all Indians from strife-torn Iraq

Evacuation is being carried out not only from Sunni-controlled troubled areas, but also from Shia-dominated areas that are relatively peaceful.

Delhi University's first cutoffs soar to 100% in three colleges

As expected, cutoffs for admission into Delhi University’s undergraduate courses went sky high as colleges released the first list late yesterday.

In a first, Indian-origin scholar becomes dean of top US law school

Sujit Choudhry, a highly-regarded constitutional scholar, will take charge of the University of California (UC) Berkeley's Boalt Hall, one of the top law schools in America.

CITIES

12-year-old 'sacrificed' in UP village

A tantrik allegedly killed a 12-year-old boy from Telga village in Bhadohi district in a case of human sacrifice last month.The police said the accused, who was arrested on Sunday, had confessed to the crime.

Goa Dairy milk price hiked from today

In a surprise move, Goa Dairy has hiked the price of milk by Rs 2 to 3 a litre of all variants with effect from Tuesday.

Preity Zinta meets Mumbai police commissioner, gives him more witness names

Preity Zinta on Monday met police commissioner Rakesh Maria and gave the names of a few more people who were witness to the alleged incident between her and Ness Wadia. Six of those named by Zinta were foreigners.

TECH

LG G Pro 2 review: Best high-end phablet

Should you go for G Pro 2 or spend another few thousands and buy Galaxy Note 3 instead? Does the LG phablet have enough features to offer enough value for money? We find out in our review...

India has slowest internet speed in Asia: Akamai

The average internet connection speed in India is 1.7Mbps, as per Akamai.

Facebook COO: India has potential to be largest economy

India has the potential to become the largest economy in the world, Facebook chief operating officer (COO) Sheryl Sandberg said.

SPORTS

Germany beat Algeria to enter quarters

Andre Schuerrle and Mesut Ozil struck in extra time to earn Germany a 2-1 win over Algeria in a pulsating last 16 clash and World Cup quarters date with France.

Late goals send France into quarterfinals

France qualified for the Fifa World Cup quarterfinals after a late Paul Pogba header and a Joseph Yobo own goal clinched a 2-0 win over Nigeria in last 16 match.

Brazil court order forced cooling breaks

Brazilian authorities have forced Fifa to accept the idea that playing in the heat and humidity could seriously affect the health and performance of the players.

BUSINESS

Sahara deposits Rs 3,117 crore with Sebi

The Supreme Court will on Thursday decide whether Sahara group chief Subrata Roy will be allowed to come out of Tihar jail on interim bail with the corporate group depositing Rs 3,117 crore of the Rs 5,000-crore with market regulator Sebi and promising to pay the remaining Rs 1,883 crore soon.

World Bank finds no key reforms

At a time when the Narendra Modi administration is keen on improving India's rankings in World Bank's `Ease of Doing Business', it has received a setback with the multilateral body finding few instances of “major reforms” undertaken by the government.

RIL loses appeal against Sebi's consent denial

The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) on Monday dismissed an appeal by Reliance Industries (RIL) against market regulator Sebi, which had rejected the company’s plea for a consent proceeding in an insider trading case involving shares of Reliance Petroleum (RPL) in 2007. RPL has since merged with RIL.

ENTERTAINMENT

Don’t care about online jokes on me: Alia Bhatt

After giving two back to back hits with Highway and 2 States, Alia Bhatt seems to be on a roll. And now she is ready, yet again, for her third screen outing, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania.

Armaan Jain, Deeksha Seth live their characters

Armaan Jain and Deeksha Seth, who are making their Bollywood debut with Lekar Hum Deewana Dil, underwent an interesting training session while shooting for the film.