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The spectre of Lance Armstrong's dirty legacy will haunt the 100th edition of the Tour de France even though cycling has already started its much-needed transformation.

U.S. government auditors discovered four years ago that a select group of private contractors conducting background checks for high-security jobs were not doing enough to ensure the quality of their investigations.

Sebi said that no additional deposit and annual fee would be required for stock brokers or clearing members who are already members of clearing corporation.

Persistent capital outflows from foreign funds also affected the rupee value against the dollar, forex dealers said.

The Assam government has announced an ex-gratia grant of Rs two lakh to the families of the eight coal mine labourers.

US Army Chief Raymond Odierno would meet Indian Army Chief General Bikram Singh and other defence officials during his visit.

Tens of thousands of Brazilians have taken to the streets in July 2013 in the biggest protests in 20 years.

India's first Formula One motor racing driver Narain Karthikeyan felicitated Subrahmanyam and the team for the record achievement on the occasion.

Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday sanctioned 5,500 posts of different ranks in the Police Department and 12,600 post of contractual teachers.

Davies has previously played for Premier League teams West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa.

BJP has postponed sixth phase of its ongoing 'Suraj Sankalp Yatra' in poll-bound Rajasthan in view of the Uttarakhand flood tragedy, as the party workers will focus on collecting funds for relief of affected people.

Serena Williams began the defence of her Wimbledon title with a comfortable 6-1, 6-3 victory over Luxembourg's Mandy Minella.

A consignment of 40 kg charas was seized by the RPF from a passenger train on Tuesday near Cakhia railway station in Bihar's East Champaran district.

A large IAF helicopter on Tuesday crashed during rescue operations near Gaurikund in rain-ravaged Uttarakhand, killing eight persons onboard, including five crew members.

Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal is learnt to have approved levying of Rs 650 crore penalty on Bharti Airtel for violating roaming norms in 13 service areas between 2003 and 2005.

Reportedly, the device will have a screen-size between 4-inch and 5-inch, metal body and Beats Audio technology.