Investigators on Monday seized Rs. 20 lakh stacked in a cricket kit kept in the house of a relative of arrested cricketer Ajit Chandila whose voice samples along with that of two bookies were taken to match with tapped conversations in the IPL spot-fixing
India and China, on Monday, signed a series of memorandum of understandings (MoUs) on pharmaceuticals, buffalo meat and fisheries and an agreement on feed and feed ingredients to address the growing concern on trade deficit issues. The trade deficit has i
Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Monday granted bail to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over the assassination of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007, but the ex-president will remain under house arrest. The granting of bail does not mean t
Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming reckons the standard of cricket in Pepsi IPL-VI has been excellent and hopes the final week of the tournament will produce great contests, as the competition aims to recover from the spot-fixing controversy.“We do
Recently signed a $100-million deal with India to upgrade its drones Israel is the world’s largest exporter of drones, mainly to Europe, Asia and Latin America, in a trade worth more than $4.6 billion over the past eight years. A study by the business c
Editors Guild of India on Monday expressed shock and deep anguish over the killing of three employees of the newspaper ‘Dainik Ganadoot’ in Agartala and demanded a thorough probe into the incident. “That manager of the newspaper Ranjit Chowdhury, proof rea
Emphasising the need for more centres of excellence and wider vocational training, President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday urged the country's universities to take upon themselves the task of encouraging research in key areas to ensure that the country's popu
Tainted Rajasthan Royals paceman S. Sreesanth had received several mails carrying hundreds of photographs of female models from a Bollywood ‘casting director,’ allegedly for the purpose of advertisement of his brand called S36. The Mumbai police have fo
Indian boxers finished their campaign in the FXTM International Limassol Boxing Cup in Cyprus in style by claiming four gold, three silver and three bronze medals and taking first place in the overall standings, the first for an Indian team in a European
Super Kings primed to stifle Mumbai Indians in Tuesday’s qualifier Cricket should take the front seat when Mumbai Indians meets Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League qualifier at the Ferozeshah Kotla here on Tuesday. These are troubled time
The crowds went ecstatic after Darren Sammy hit two consecutive sixes off left-arm spinner Iqbal Abdulla to script a memorable finish for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday night at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium here. With that win, Su
China and India are destined to be together. They should work hand in hand if Asia is to become the anchor of world peace We live in an age of change, but there are always certain things that are enduring, forever refreshing and attractive. India is suc
Released on bail last week by a special National Investigation Agency court, former militant Liyaqat Shah will thank his stars for having escaped a much worse fate. With a history of training and residency in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, he perfectly fitted
The Reserve Bank on Monday said the soon-to-be-launched inflation index bonds (IIBs) could also be linked to consumer price index (CPI) in the future.“The new instruments to be issued down the line when perhaps CPI index stabilises, we may move over (to c
Billionaire industrialist Anil Ambani on Monday said business leaders from India and China should enhance Rupee-RMB-Dollar trade for furthering co-operation between the two nations.RMB is the abridged form of Chinese Renminbi, called the “the people’s cur
The rupee on Monday fell to its nearly five-month low level of 55.11 by losing 23 paise on sustained dollar demand from oil importers and concerns over possible rating downgrade by Standard & Poor.Forex dealers said weakness in local equities and a fi
Great Eastern Energy Corporation Ltd. (GEECL), on Monday, said it had won a 25 per cent stake in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC) Raniganj coal-bed methane (CBM) block in West Bengal.Confirming the development, Prashant Modi, President and COO of
The Periyakulam lake came alive on Sunday as nearly thousand people showed up to help de-silt the 320-acre water body Sunday morning witnessed hectic activity of a different kind from residents of the city. People of various age groups, from a 10-year-o
Tomorrow is International Day for Biodiversity. Geeta Padmanabhan suggests what we can do to protect our planet Whenever Savithri, a resident of south Chennai lifts a drink of water she sends a silent “thank you” to the sea near her home. “This is the l
Take a deep breath, do some stretches and jump into the pool to beat the heat and stay healthy Step back; put your feet up, and relax — this seems to be the fitness dictum this summer. As the summer turns on the heat, fitness enthusiasts opt for indoor
The game of rummy is one of chance, and luck plays an important part in winning the game. Most often, our lives are also like a game of rummy. Director of the upcoming film Rummy, K. Balakrishnan says, “When we set off on our life’s journey with a particu
