Manufacturing output in recession-hit Britain slumped by the largest amount in almost four years in June as the country celebrated Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee, official data showed on Tuesday.

Sri Lankan capatain Mahela Jayawardene decided to field first after winning the toss in their only Twenty20 match against India, here on Tuesday.

India defeated Sri Lanka by 39 runs in the one-off Twenty20 international in Pallekele on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka scored a competitive 251-8 after electing to bat against India in the fourth one-day international in Colombo on Tuesday.

Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday announced a Rs 50 lakh cash incentive to Indian shooter Gagan Narang for winning a bronze medal in the 10m air rifle event in London Olympics.

The rupee gained 15 paise to 55.43 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday at the Interbank Foreign Exchange as the American currency weakened against euro overseas.

Sahara Group has agreed to buy a controlling stake in New York's landmark Plaza Hotel for $570 million, Elad Properties, an Israeli-owned real estate company, said on Monday.

India's protest against the controversial opening-round loss of boxer Sumit Sangwan (81kg) on Monday in the Olympic Games has been rejected by the jury that reviewed his bout against Brazilian Yamaguchi Falcao Florentino.

Parupalli Kashyap scored a dominating straight games win over Vietnam's Tien Minh Nguyen to progress to the pre-quarterfinals of the men's singles event of the badminton competition at the London Olympics, here on Tuesday.

Rebels overran two police stations in Aleppo on Tuesday killing at least 40 policemen, a watchdog said, as fighting for control of Syria's commercial capital raged into a fourth day.