The Prime Minister is carrying out his responsibilities with great dignity in the face of unrelenting hostility, Ms Gandhi said A combative UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, clearly in battle mode, forcefully defended Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednes
According to Mumbai police sources, Mr. Singh has told them that he shares ‘very good’ relations with Mr. Meiyappan The call records of Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh — arrested here on Tuesday in connection with ongoing investigations into the IPL b
The court dismissed the perjury charge against 17 of the 19 prosecution witnesses. It ordered the prosecution of only Munshi and Manocha. In a path-breaking judgment, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday ordered prosecution of two witnesses — Bollywood act
Security forces killed a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant in a gunfight in the heart of Jammu and Kashmir capital Srinagar on Thursday morning, police said.“Hilal Molvi of LeT was killed in an encounter with police in Narparistan (Fatah Kadal) area of old S
Aircraft reaches New Delhi for mandatory clearances Ignoring mounting protests from eco-groups and traditional fishermen, the State government has given the nod to Kerala Tourism to kick off the seaplane project aimed at linking remote tourist destinati
American writer Lydia Davis picked up the £60,000 award given in recognition of a writer’s overall contribution to fiction Kannada writer U.R. Ananthamurthy failed to win the Man Booker International Prize announced here on Wednesday with the American w
In a good news for fliers of Air India Express, the low-cost arm of Air India, the airline management has decided to defer the proposal to charge for advance selection of seats. The airline, however, has not given any dates for how long it has been defe
Sunrisers Hyderabad lost to Royals in a thrilling low scoring match of the Pepsi Indian Premier League in New Delhi on Wednesday. Photos: S. Subramanium
It seems that cricketer S. Sreesanth, arrested on charges of spot fixing last Thursday, was interested in betting many years before the IPL scandal broke out. S36 Sports and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, the company in which he held 74 per cent stakes, had p
Skeletons are fast tumbling out of the closet in the cricketing world. A bookie in Delhi Police custody has made a sensational revelation that he did not rig just Indian Premier League matches, but was also part of the conspiracy to fix spots and matches
‘There is no one-upmanship or unfriendly competition among the two teams’ Dismissing reports suggesting there was ‘one-upmanship’ or ‘competition’ between the Mumbai police and Delhi Police in the investigation of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier Leagu
The BRICS states can emerge as a mediator for a political process only if they view the crisis from the perspective of those fleeing the conflict Syrian refugees stalk Beirut’s commercial districts such as Hamra and Achrafieh. Shoeshine boys walk up and
The Bharatiya Janata Party has done the expected in presenting a trenchant charge sheet coinciding with the commencement of the United Progressive Alliance’s final year in office. Like any Opposition worth its salt, the BJP loves a good fight and the Manm
Google India has reduced the prices of its online business applications for small and medium businesses (SMBs), even as it looks to stem growing competition from players such as Zoho Corp, potentially sparking a price war between Google, Salesforce and oth
Taking cognizance of the high volatility in gold prices with a downward bias in global markets, the government, on Wednesday, reduced the import tariff value of the yellow metal to $440 per 10 grams from $ 466 per 10 grams fixed a week ago.For silver, how
Announces 1:2 bonus and Rs.18.50 per share dividend Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (L&T), on Wednesday, reported a 7 per cent decline in net profit at Rs.1,787.94 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2013, against Rs.1,920.41 crore in the year-ago
The board of directors of Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (L&T) on Wednesday approved a proposal to transfer all assets and liabilities of its hydrocarbon business into a wholly-owned subsidiary, L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering Ltd. (LTHE), as this business
“Aurangzeb” might not have found a rousing welcome at the box office, but Arjun Kapoor has taken another step as the new age Kapoor. “Let the actor converse with the camera. Don’t save him by fast-paced editing because today’s audience can see through t
Pakistan comedy artistes Ali Hassan and Irfan Malik talk about the state of satire and the boundaries of humour “Even before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh could extend his hand for friendship, Doordarshan did it by inviting us to be a part of Yeh Zindag
From the puzzled tilt of the head to the post-bath surge in energy, here’s a list of actions and traits that define our best friends: The head tilt – From puppies to old dogs, all pooches feel the need to tilt their heads when they need to concentrate. So
A new art venture that allows you to rent paintings For the Indian art scene, the boom time may be a thing of the past but it is vibrant enough to allow exciting experiments to take place. Ardizen is an enterprising initiative, not completely new but de
