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
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
'Multiplicity of institutions and regulators created regulatory overlaps’ In the wake of a spate of suicides following loss of life-savings in Ponzi schemes in West Bengal and other states, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram admitted that there were regula
An explosion ripped through a temple inside the premises of the 26th battalion Assam Rifles in Aizawl early on Thursday morning.The explosion shattered 26 window panes and some window frames, the police said.Police suspected that the explosive used was ge
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said India was well positioned to become a net provider of security in its immediate region in the Indian Ocean and beyond.He said India’s defence cooperation has grown and it now had unprecedented access to high
The Union Law Ministry is mulling a new anti-fixing legislation after the latest scandal in the Indian Premier League with three Rajasthan Royals cricketers arrested for spot-fixing and other under the scanner, Sports Minister Jitendra SIngh said in Delhi
A bomb blast ripped through a bus carrying security personnel in Quetta city of southwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing 12 people and injuring more than 20, police officials said.The bomb, planted in an auto-rickshaw, went off as the bus carrying Balochis
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
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
The rupee on Thursday declined by a hefty 37 paise to trade at a fresh six-month low of 55.83 in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market on sustained dollar demand and strengthening of the U.S. currency overseas.Forex dealers said besides dol
The BSE benchmark Sensex on Thursday fell for the fourth consecutive day by losing nearly 85 points in early trade due to sustained selling by funds amid a weak trend in other Asian markets.The 30-share barometer, which had lost nearly 224 points in the p
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
Innovation toolkit? Yes that is what Rekha Shetty comes up with in her latest book that deconstructs corporate governance and success. Divya Kumar speaks to the author Rekha Shetty’s seventh book, Innovation Secrets of Indian CEOs will be launched in th
For many students of medicine and dentistry, what was once their dream course soon turns into a nightmare because of one aspect of the system — the compulsory ‘break’.Under the ‘break system’, students who fail in the first year of MBBS and BDS, cannot att
Has the recent spot-fixing scandal diminished our enthusiasm for the tournament? NXg asks a few of its readers… No, I don’t think such scandals will stop people from watching IPL. Every event has positives and negatives and it is up to us to take the po
Seat-sharing talks inconclusive, new dates yet to be announced Counselling for postgraduate medical and dental seats for candidates who qualified in the Postgraduate Entrance Test (PGET) conducted by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS
