With Serena bidding to become just the fourth woman to win all four grand slams in the same year, the US Open hype machine that already had been in top gear is now set to crank into overdrive.
Microsoft has worked hard to exploit the advantage its mail software provides
An American police officer, accused of assaulting an Indian grandfather and leaving him partially paralysed, employed an "improper" technique which is not even taught to new officers, a United States court was told.
Here's why Rajeev Srinivasan believes there will be nothing particularly positive about the prime minister's US visit.
An Indian man, left partially paralysed when he was slammed to the ground by an American police officer, recounted his ordeal as he took the witness stand in a US court.
Sources indicated defence and national security initiatives.
Important bouts in the career of former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali.
World number ones Serena Williams, aiming to complete the first calendar-year Grand Slam in 27 years, and Novak Djokovic have been named the top seeds for the US Open championships starting on Monday in New York.
Reigning champions Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams have been named top seeds for the Australian Open starting on Monday.
Former IPL chief shooed off potential buyers at the behest of Sushanto Roy, says broker
The Bollywood stars lead the India Day Parade in New York.
The Prime Minister also underscored the importance of public sector undertakings in the country.
The Indian community in the UAE is eagerly waiting to hear and cheer Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a Madison Square-like event in Abu Dhabi on Monday that is expected to draw over 50,000 people.
'Here in Delhi, the Modi government is supposedly looking at 'options' to hit back at Pakistan in any whichever way it can, while in Washington, the Obama administration is looking for ways to strengthen US military cooperation with Pakistan,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
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On Sunday, August 9, over 400 California-based community leaders from various organisations and inter-faith groups gathered under the Indo-American Community of West Coast USA banner, some of whom were the first to sign up for the event.
'Our prime minister has set a scorching pace. He's logged more airline miles than professional airline pilots... On his regular visits to Delhi, he has also signed files galore.' 'How much of this activity has translated into useful action on the ground,' asks Devangshu Datta.
Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra offers advice.
Professional Management Group has signed up promising batting talent Sarfaraz Khan.
'The Indian-American community is very excited to welcome Prime Minister Modi. He is the second prime minister to come to California after Jawaharlal Nehru, who visited the state in 1961.'
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Parliamentary panel seeks 5-yr jail term and penalty of up to Rs 50 lakh if a celebrity-endorsed product misfires
Photos from matches played at the US Open in Flushing Meadows on Sunday
The daughter of two lawyers and a former waitress received their last orders at the Wimbledon on Tuesday when Madison Keys and Timea Bacsinszky missed out on a great opportunity to set up a semi-final date.
Football's Carli Lloyd seen as marketing darling, analysts say.
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The 36th India Day Parade ran through about 13 streets in Madison avenue in Manhattan.
Forty-year-old O'Neil Bell was killed during a robbery in Atlanta, while suspended St. Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey underwent surgery after shootout
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'Degrees get you into the room, it is the attitude that counts,' says adman Madhukar Kamath.
The UN will commemorate the inaugural International Yoga Day on June 21 with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
An American began a 6,000-mile (9,656-km) voyage on Sunday in Japan, attempting to become the third person and the first woman to cross the Pacific Ocean by herself in a rowboat.
Novak Djokovic maintained his unbeaten record against Frenchman Gael Monfils with a 6-3, 6-2 win in the semi-finals of the Rogers Cup in Toronto on Saturday, while Japan's Kei Nishikori also reached the final after beating Swiss second seed Stan Wawrinka.
There are still more than nine months to go before the start of the Rio Games but it seems no amount of blood, sweat and tears shed by their rivals in training will be enough to topple the US women's gymnastics team from the top of the Olympic podium.
Modi addressed Indians in Shanghai. Here are the salient points the PM made
Nadal, who got a first-round bye, defeated Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-4 to advance.
From dating apps to events, the shrinking community is innovating ways to encourage the young to marry within the faith.
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This is the first time the American University has entered into an academic partnership with an Indian institute.
Wladimir Klitschko used his big jab to extend a nine-year reign as world heavyweight champion.
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