The full text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's speech at the Governors Conference in New Delhi on Wednesday

Virender Sehwag scored an unbeaten 201 and Harbhajan Singh claimed four wickets as India restricted Sri Lanka to 215-5 at close on Day 2 of the second Test.

Title favourites DPR Korea lived up to expectations as they outplayed Sri Lanka 3-0 in their opening Group B match in the AFC Challenge Cup in Hyderabad on Thursday.

Deepika Padukone, who made her Bollywood debut with Om Shanti Om last year, will lead the annual India Day parade in New York on August 17.

Ludhiana-born Sandeep Singh, 23, a soldier in the US Army's 3rd US Infantry Continental Color Guard Team, said he had "followed his desire to serve his adopted nation after the terrorist attacks of 9/11."

A suspected woman Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam suicide bomber blew herself up in front of the office of a Sri Lankan minister and senior Tamil politician in Colombo on Wednesday, injuring three persons, a defence ministry official said.

In Moscow, Russia rallied to beat England 2-1 and keep their hopes alive for a berth in the finals.

The Indian climbed from 467th to 335th spot in world ranking.

The US-based Indian Davis Cupper beat American wildcard Scoville Jenkins in the second round of the Hall of Fame championships.

Greece together with France, Germany and Romania all moved closer to a place in next year's European Championship finals.

Meanwhile, France outclassed Ukraine 2-0 and Portugal beat Belgium 2-1 in the other Euro qualifiers.

Among other Indian batsmen, skipper Rahul Dravid also improved his position by moving a step up to 15th.

27-year-old Raju is a bachelor. While his IPS batch-mates and friends in the city greeted Raju, his family was elated over the distinction he achieved in the Civil Services exam.

Defending champions Italy and France set up a Fed Cup last-four meeting with sweeping victories in their quarter-finals on Sunday.

Pakistan is much higher at 48th position and Nepal shares the 63rd spot with Italy. But Sri Lanka, placed at 124th and Bhutan (131st) follow India, according to statistics released by the Inter-Parliamentary Union.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi will inaugurate the sporting extravaganza in Guwahati this evening.

Argentina moved up to third from fourth, trading places with France, thanks to the devaluation of defeats registered before mid-November a year ago.

Indian hockey team beat the islanders 10-1 to keep their hopes alive of qualifying for the knockout

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He visited the Indian embassy in Washington with former US presidents Bill Clinton, George H W Bush and First Lady Laura Bush.

The 25-year-old Kolkata-based athlete finished a poor fifth in a sub-par time of 23.43 seconds in the first round heat.

Agni-I is a short-range variant of the intermediate-range missile (Agni). Compared it its longer-range cousins, its height is just 12metres. Secondly, it is powered by a single stage solid fuel rocket, which imparts it a speed of 2.5km per second.

The Belgian was beaten by little-known Italian Tathiana Garbin, while the American was humbled by Frenchman Olivier Mutis at the French Open..

The Indian ace was tied 31st after two days in the Taiheiyo Masters in Japan.

Competitiveness through quality, cost-effectiveness and just-in-time supply is the mantra for global success, he said.

Setting the prescription for a 10 per cent annual economic growth, President A P J Abdul Kalam on Friday asked the Indian industry to sharpen its competitive edge to enhance its share in the global market.