spar (v)

ahul and Uddhav spar on Mumbai migrant issue


AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi addressing a press conference, in Patna on Tuesday. Photo: Ranjeet Kumar

.Fight verbally

pernicious (adj)

Shiv Sena contention a pernicious thesis: Chidambaram


Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Mumbai belonged to all Indians who are free to live and work there.

.Exceedingly harmful
.Working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way

Clinch (v)

Williams beats Henin to clinch Australian Open


Serena Williams in action against Justine Henin in the Australian Open finals. Serena Williams won the match in three sets.

.Hold in a tight grasp

.clamp
.hug
.squeeze

diligence (n)

Show due diligence, Minister asks students going abroad


SHARING GRIEF: Union Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur places a wreath on the coffin containing the body of Ranjodh Singh, who was killed in Australia, on its arrival in Delhi on Friday.

.Conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation
.Persevering determination to perform a task
.A diligent effort

.application
.industriousness

trounce (v)

Rajapaksa re-elected, trounces Fonseka by huge margin

Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa at his official residence in Colombo on Wednesday. He called for unity of the Sri Lankan people after his landslide victory.


.Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
.Beat severely with a whip or rod
.Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
.Censure severely or angrily

Contingent

Military contingents, cultural show mark R-Day ParadeTwo fighter planes flank AWACS to create a formation during the 61st Republic Day function at Rajpath in New Delhi on Tuesday

.A gathering of persons representative of some larger group
.(military) a temporary military unit

bestow(v)

First Tagore Literature Awards bestowedSome of the Tagore Literature Awardees, 2009, with Ms. Kim Yoon-ok (in red dress), the first lady of the Republic of Korea and Ms. Sharmila Tagore (right), noted film personality, at a function in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar.

.Grant a qualification, title, right, possession, etc.
.Give as a gift
.Provide a particular quality or character