CSK owner Gurunath Meiyappan has been asked to appear before Mumbai Crime Branch between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. tomorrow Even as Gurunath Meiyappan, the principal of Chennai Super Kings has sought more time to appear before the Mumbai Crime Branch, the poli
As initial fears that Wednesday’s gruesome beheading of a serving soldier in a south-east London suburb might be part of a wider terror plot were discounted, one of the two men behind the attack was identified as Michael Adebolajo, a 28-year-old British M
The District Police and Special Operations Group killed a militant, Hilal Maulvi, belonging to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), during an early morning raid on his hideout in the congested Fatehkadal area on Thursday. The militant from Palhalan, Pattan, was one
Sachin Tendulkar, who is nursing a wrist injury, sweated it out on Thursday at the Mumbai Indians net session at Eden Gardens. He however remains a doubtful starter for the second Qualifier against Rajasthan Royals on Friday. Teammate Dwayne Smith said
Suresh Raina during the course of his unbeaten 82 against Mumbai Indians on Tuesday became the first Indian batsman to aggregate 4,000 runs in T20 cricket. The Chennai Super Kings star with 354 boundaries (fours and sixes) in the IPL is now second only
The colour of the fur, stripes and eye of the tiger is determined independently by two types of melanin — pheomelanin and eumelanin. A change in a single amino acid (A477V) in one pigmentation-related gene (SLC45A2) causes some tigers to have white fur w
The government has promulgated an ordinance to extend the term of the Board of Governors of the Medical Council of India by six months. The board, too, has been reconstituted and will now be headed by R.K. Srivastava, former Director General of Health Serv
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has taken a lot of flak over the past two weeks. The spot-fixing scandal has trained the spotlight on the Board’s methods of governance and its willingness to punish erring players. In this exclusive interv
N. Srinivasan has a reputation for being ruthless. Popularly known as “NS,” he is known to be a “good friend” and a “bad enemy.” Some consider him decisive; others see him as a divisive figure. These are probing days for the 68-year-old president of the
Rajasthan and Mumbai to compete for a spot in Sunday’s final In the absence of purple, the Eden Gardens will be taken over by blue on Friday. Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals will square up in the second qualifier that will identify the worthy rival
The women’s teams from Haryana and Jharkhand strolled into the semifinals of the sub-junior National hockey championships on Thursday.Haryana registered its third consecutive win of the tournament, defeating Jharkhand 5-1 in a Pool B encounter at the SAI
The parliamentary committees on the howitzer scam and the stock market scandal protected the powerful and failed to fix accountability. The same is true in the spectrum case The current political situation brings back memories of 1989. The Prime Minister
By ordering the prosecution of two witnesses who turned hostile in the sensational Jessica Lal murder case, the Delhi High Court seems to have paved the way for a much needed corrective in India’s criminal justice delivery system. Too often, during the co
Tata Steel reported a consolidated loss of Rs.6,529 crore in the fourth quarter of 2012-13 against a profit of Rs.433 crore in the same period last year as the company took a one-time impairment charge of Rs.8,355.9 crore on its non-current assets related
The rupee breaches the psychological level of 56 to a dollar intra-day Equities fell sharply on the bourses following crash in shares globally as investors rushed to grab safer assets dumping equities as manufacturing survey of China and remarks of Ben
Nissan expects to significantly improve its performance in India this year, and is aiming to almost treble sales in 2013-14. The company sold 37,000 vehicles in 2012-13, and is targeting sales of 100,000 vehicles this year. It exported 130,000 units in 20
Textile machinery manufacturer Lakshmi Machine Works (LMW) plans to expand the range of products manufactured at its subsidiary LMW Textile Machinery (Suzhou) in China. Director (Finance) R. Rajendran told The Hindu here on Thursday that the China subsid
V.K. Rao chases kites with an obsession that started in his childhood. Today, he teaches youngsters to fly kites and organises kite festivals to keep his spirits soaring. As it soars, darts, dives and dips, a colourful kite in the sky buffeting the wind
The locally available golden star fruit makes for a great summer cooler Childhood memories for most Bangaloreans would include the luscious star fruit (Averrhoa) from a cart outside school. We would bite into the juicy fruit, which was sliced and sprink
Subir Malik of Parikrama and Shiv Ahuja of progressive rock band Five8 along with zillion fans were very close to watching Ray Manzarek live this year in Delhi. The gig was cancelled and with the keyboardist and founder of The Doors passing, there will ne
“Much Ado About Knotting” is a light hearted look at the complicated business of getting married If marriages are made in heaven, it must have a formidable supply of matrimonial supplements, websites and agents. Such is the clout of this perennially boo
A pistol-toting, invective-spewing businessman was the main character in a high drama that played out on Ponnamallee High Road on Wednesday. Petlee Peter followed the story as it played out. The Hindu photographers captured the scenes. It all began arou
