Decision follows BCCI move to encash Sahara's bank guarantee The reputation of the Indian Premier League suffered another dent on Tuesday when Pune Warriors India withdrew from the league over financial differences with the BCCI. PWI had failed to pa
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday said India and China have the “wisdom” to find mutually acceptable solution to the boundary problem and the two countries have not shied away from addressing the vexed issue. Mr. Li also said China will support its ent
IT services company iGate, on Monday, announced the sacking of its President and CEO Phaneesh Murthy following a complaint of sexual harassment by a subordinate employee. A statement issued by the company said the decision followed “an investigation by (a
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been roped in by FMCG firm CavinKare to endorse its entire range of dairy products. The lanky 26-year-old Chennai bowler would also be the brand ambassador for its new dairy product Cavin’s Milkshakes, said a co
IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla on Tuesday welcomed the government's proposal to enact a new law under which spot-fixing and match fixing would fall in the category of criminal offences. The IPL last week found itself engulfed in a sensational spot-fixing sc
Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison’s gloomy baritone and helped set the mood for some of rock’s most enduring songs, has died. He was 74. Mr. Manzarek
Prime Minister David Cameron was on Tuesday forced to offer a grovelling apology in a bid to buy peace with the increasingly belligerent right-wing of his Tory party as the revolt against his leadership intensified with more than 100 rebel MPs, including m
Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against Mumbai Indians in the first Qualifier of the Indian Premier League, in New Delhi on Tuesday. Sachin Tendulkar will again miss the game for Mumbai as he is yet to re
Jose Mourinho’s three-year term as coach of Spanish football giants Real Madrid will end June 30.Club President Florentino Perez confirmed the news on Monday at a press conference held in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium following a meeting of the club’s Boa
Neena Praveen, the current Tamil Nadu number one in women’s snooker has been selected to represent India in the 2013 Asian indoor and martial art games to be held at Incheon in South Korea from June 29 to July 6. The qualification took place in Bangalo
Those who do not subscribe to the elite narrative on corruption are considered politically backward and their democratic choices unworthy of respect The recent Karnataka Assembly vote has apparently disappointed the self-styled ideologues of the Indian m
Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to India, close on the heels of a stand-off over the incursion by Chinese troops in Ladakh, was an opportunity for both sides to calm troubled waters and this is evidently what they have tried to do. The decision to “encourage”
General Motors India on Tuesday said it will raise the prices of its entire range of vehicles by up to Rs 10,000 from first week of June to offset the increase in logistic costs following hike in diesel rates. “With diesel prices going up on regular inter
Warning tax ‘crooks’ of stern action if they try to operate from its soil, Mauritius has promised full support to India in bringing to book any entity trying to indulge in money laundering or round tripping through the island nation.Terming the perception
Vodafone India, the country’s second largest mobile operator, on Tuesday said its adjusted operating profits rose by more than three-fold to GBP 221 million (about Rs 1,853 crore) for the year ended March 31, 2013.Vodafone India revenues also rose by 1.17
The rupee trimmed its initial gains, but was still trading higher at 55.06 against the dollar in late morning deals owing to exporters selling, despite higher dollar overseas.The rupee opened higher at 54.97 per dollar as against the previous closing leve
The Southern Naval Command’s Maritime Museum, located at Fort Kochi, hosts a variety of exhibits tracing the origin and evolution of the Indian Navy from the heyday of the East India Company. Photos: K.K. Mustafah
So, you want a spotless kitchen? Cecilia David, microbiologist-in-charge, Vivanta by Taj-Surya, says it’s simple Draw up three schedules to keep your cooking space clean, says Cecilia David who looks after hygiene at Vivanta By Taj-Surya. A daily, weekl
R. Perumalsamy uses his love for collecting coins to generate awareness about the blind and their special needs R. Perumalsamy was 10 when his vision began failing. He was 14 when he dropped out of school for he couldn’t see the blackboard anymore. Almo
Is my perspective of the world entirely utilitarian? Am I one of those people who don’t care what something looks like so long as it does what it is supposed to? When my eternally spring-cleaning friend Sa tells me she’s giving away beautiful objects sh
A. R. Rahman's teaser of ‘Nenje Yezhu’ for Dhanush-starrer Maryan has garnered over 3.5 lakh hits in just four days, Director A.L. Vijay and actor Vijay are on the last leg of the shoot of the film Thalaivaa, Malayalam director Saji Surendran, is back wit
Armed with a Nikon D-800 camera with 105 mm F 2.8 lens, photographer, V. Ganesan switched to clickety-click mode and captured the tiny photogenic creatures. Spotting them itself required an eye for detail. But "Poochi" Venkatraman helped identify them.
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has put an end to the debate on Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Ramesh Chennithala’s induction into his Cabinet by categorically stating that he does not propose to go in for a reshuffle of his team. He has
