
Bhupathi claims title
NEW YORK: Mahesh Bhupathi and his tennis partner Ai Sugiyama Japan won the mixed doubles title in the millennium8217;s final Grand Slam event. The second-seeded pair beat the American combination of Donald Johnson and Kimberly Po 6-4, 6-4 on the Arthur Ashe Court of the Flushing Meadows here on Thursday.
US report on BJP
WASHINGTON: A new US report on religious freedom across the world has said there was 8220;a deterioration of religious tolerance8221; in several states in India and criticized what it described as 8220;inadequate government response in many cases.8221;
Prisoners freed
CAIRO: In the first concrete step towards peace-making, Israel on Thursday set free 199 Palestinian prisoners to start the implementation of the revised Wye land for security deal which also requires transfer of seven per cent of West Bank land to Palestinian rule by the weekend.
Tremors in Kerala
THRISSUR: A mild tremor shook parts of Thrissur district in Kerala Wednesdaynight, official sources said here on Thursday.