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June 25, 2012

BEIJING: China completed its first-ever manual docking between a manned spacecraft and an orbiting lab module on Sunday, putting it a step closer in an ambitious campaign to build a space station.

June 25, 2012

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has once again asked Pakistan to do more about the terrorist safe havens in its territory. It is "like the guy who keeps poisonous snakes in his backyard," Clinton said.

June 25, 2012

New Delhi — The Indian rupee is likely to slide further and might soon touch 58 to the dollar as regulatory measures by the central bank are unlikely to have any significant impact on the currency, analysts say.

"The monetary policy has its limitations. The RBI intervention won't do much as the issue is structural," said Anis Chakravarty, senior director, Deloitte India.

The rupee continues to slide despite a series of regulatory measures taken by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

June 25, 2012

Rock music has become a means of survival for the youth of Manipur, caught between the large presence of the Indian army and the separatist rebels. For them rock music is a statement against India's mainstream culture which seems alien and imposed by national authorities.

June 25, 2012

London — The bickering trio of Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna will have a point to prove when the Wimbledon Championships start here Monday.

Seeded fourth, Paes will be pairing up with Radek Stepanek of Czech Republic in the men's doubles. The duo already have a Grand Slam win under their belt in 2012, triumphing at the Australian Open.

June 24, 2012

The Maharashtra government's fire-ravaged administrative headquarters, Mantralaya, is expected to be fully functional within three months, Public Works Department Minister Chhagan Bhujbal said here on Saturday.

June 24, 2012

India has been ranked the fifth most attractive destination for retail investment among 30 emerging markets because of rising disposable incomes and rapid urbanisation.

Even though its ranking slipped from the fourth spot in 2011, India has been placed ahead of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and Russia.

June 24, 2012

Washington – Asserting that Mahatma Gandhi's message is still relevant for the world of today, Indian ambassador Nirupama Rao has called for a pooling of individual capabilities for the advancement of the Asia-Pacific region.

June 24, 2012

MUMBAI: Three unit members of the film Dabangg 2 were injured during the shooting of an action sequence at Bandra's Mehboob Studio on Saturday evening.

June 24, 2012

A man who was falsely declared dead by a relative is now running in India’s presidential election to prove he is alive. The man was disowned and declared dead by his family after he married a Dalit woman, referred to as an “untouchable”.

'Dead man' runs for India's presidency