India
Strike called by Left unions cripples life in West Bengal
Eighty flights were cancelled and road traffic was disrupted in Kolkata.
Russia's Ilchenko wins women's 10km marathon swim
But much of the race's focus was on South African du Toit, the first amputee to qualify for the Games.
Mallika sees Madhubala's ghost on sets of Maan Gaye..
Mallika was shooting for the spoof of the song Jab Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya.
South Korea stun Cuba in baseball preliminaries
South Koreans have also defeated 2000 Olympic champions the US and Baseball World Classic winners Japan.
Favourites Brazil, Cuba enter volleyball semi-finals
Brazil will face either USA or Italy in the semi-finals, Cuba will face either China or Russia in the last four.
Gymnastics chief blames IOC for tie-break fiasco
US' Nastia Liukin and France's Thomas Bouhail both had to settle for silver under a complicated tie-break system.
Chinese gymnast Chen the lord of the rings in Beijing
Chen Yibing gave China its sixth gymnastics gold medal of the Beijing Olympic Games.
Jaipur blasts: 2 medicos held for questioning
Medical students may have links to banned outfit SIMI, cops suspect.
Omar turns the heat on PM, threatens to quit
He has also demanded an end to what he calls ''the use of force'' on protestors.
Williams sisters win women's doubles Olympic gold
The Williams sisters first won the doubles title at Sydney 2000.
Coventry wins 200m backstroke in world record time
Defending champion from Zimbabwe breaks her run of runner-up finishes for her first gold at Beijing.
Swedish wrestler Abrahamian faces rap for refusing bronze
Abrahamian thought he had beaten Andrea Minguzzi, the eventual gold medallist, in the semis.
Hungarian lifter recovering well after dislocating elbow
The 24 year-old tore his right elbow joint while making a snatch attempt at 148kg in the 77kg division.
Bekele looks to seal first half of Olympic double act
The 26-year-old Kenenisa Bekele will take part in the 5,000m and 10,000m.
PM sounds war cry against terror | Minor issues
Urges state governments, parties, civil society groups to cooperate with Govt.
Bollywood has enough place for hits, says Ranbir
Star cast of Bachna Ae Haseeno busy promoting the movie.