The unseeded Indo-South African pair went down 6-2 6-4 to Shinobu Asagoe of Japan and Slovenia's Katarina Srebotnik.
545 nominations have been cleared for the first phase of Asom polls on April 3 after the last date of withdrawal ended on Monday.
After all the initial hiccups, the Jet Airways-Air Sahara deal may finally take off. Jet Airways has confirmed that the deal is on track.
The Uttar Pradesh assembly on Saturday voiced concerns against the sting operations carried by various TV channels demanding a ban on such activities.
Iran and Russia have agreed to expand the number of countries involved in a plan to enrich Iranian uranium in Russia, Iran's official news agency has reported.