Riyadh: Women in Saudi Arabia will not need a male guardian's approval to run or vote in municipal elections in 2015, when women will also run for office for the first time, a Saudi official said on Wednesday.

The change signifies a step forward in easing the kingdom's restrictions against women, but it falls far short of what some Saudi reformers are calling for.....

Washington: A 25-year-old man landed in jail for stealing $ 3,200 diamond ring, after his girlfriend posted a picture of the 'engagement' ring on social networking site Facebook.

Police in Burlington arrested Ryan Jarvis after he proposed to his fiancee, allegedly with a stolen diamond ring....

NEW DELHI: Australian seamers were on a roll as they claimed half of the Indian side inside 70 runs to put the visitors in deep trouble on the fourth day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday.....

There will be no respite for the umpires officiating in the tri-series involving India [ Images ], Australia [ Images ] and Sri Lanka [ Images ], as the Decision Review System (DRS) willl not be used during the 15-match tournament in February due to the BCCI's refusal.
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HYDERABAD: Former All England champion Pullela Gopichand was and is dead against endorsing soft drinks or for that matter, have a gulp of any drink. But his disciple and badminton star Saina Nehwal has no such qualms. “It was his decision but it was a good one.Today’s generation... we, somehow, drink all soft drinks. But there is a danger of putting on weight so we have to be careful. I have it once in a month. I don’t have any problem. It is okay for me,” said Saina after the renewal of her endorsement with Herbalife, a global nutrition company, here on Wednesday.....

Kota. Mahaveer Open University, located near the city police Tuesday night in a valley of a woman strangled by her boyfriend killed.Mritka and the accused had an illicit relationship between the long time....

Tea! Australia must be breathing much better with that unbroken 54-run partnership between Hussey and Ponting that helped them recover from 27 for four to lead by 132 runs. India, though, are not out of it. Last session should be interesting.

The two experienced pros brought up their fifty partnership after India had reduced Australia to 27 for 4.
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NEW DELHI: Lokpal bill will now be tabled in Rajya Sabha either this evening or tomorrow as the Bill under Article 117(3) needs President Pratibha Patil's assent before going to the Upper House.

Since President Patil is in Hyderabad right now and the Bill has not been signed by her after passing through Lok Sabha. Now a special Emissary has to be sent to Hyderabad to be signed by the President....

Jaipur: Resident doctors in Rajasthan who were on strike for the past seven days in support of in-service government doctors, will resume duty on Wednesday.

Resident Doctors' Association representatives on Tuesday night met State Health Minister Duru Miya at his residence and informed him that they will return to work on Wednesday morning....

New Delhi: Anna Hazare's fever has come down to 100 and his pulse rate is now normal, said a Team Anna member on Wednesday. The anti-corruption activist will continue to fast.

Manish Sisodia on Wednesday morning said, "We request him to break fast so that he can take medicine."...