India is an important neighbour, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday and stressed that the main aim of his visit was to increase areas of mutual interest and intensify cooperation. “India is China’s important neighbour. (The purpose of) my current
BCCI cannot police every bookie in town, says Srinivasan In a move that will bolster the case against former Test cricketer Santhakumaran Sreesanth and others accused of spot-fixing, Rajasthan Royals will file a police complaint as an aggrieved party.
The Congress high command reportedly sought resignation of those facing criminal charges Capping days of uncertainty over their fate, Home Minister P. Sabitha Indra Reddy and Roads and Buildings Minister Dharmana Prasada Rao handed over their resignatio
Highways Department to give permission: Corporation; there is proof it was named after him long ago: advocates Is Madurai Corporation discriminating against B.R. Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution of India, by refusing to erect a name board for
The agitation for land by tribes people in Wayanad has been intensified after a gap of one year. A group of tribesmen under the aegis of the Kerala Adivasi Sangh, an outfit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, have claimed rights to vested forestland at Idikk
Militants on Monday attacked a team of polio vaccinators in the restive Bajaur tribal region of north-west Pakistan, killing security personnel. The members of the polio vaccination team were unharmed, officials were quoted as saying by TV news channels.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang conveyed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during their meeting on Sunday that he wanted his three-day visit to India to “show the whole world” that India-China relations were improving, to dispel doubts about persisting differen
Newly-crowned Spanish champion Barcelona celebrated winning the league title in front of its home fans by easing to a 2-1 victory over Valladolid on Sunday. While rain and dropping temperatures threatened to dampen the party in the stands, Barcelona had l
The Pepsi Indian Premier League saw Sunrisers Hyderabad snatching the last-available play-offs berth with a tense five—wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders, in Hyderabad on Sunday. Photos: PTI
Cricket’s very structure is so vulnerable to manipulation, writes S. Ram Mahesh People come to sport for different things. There are the aesthetes and the humourists, in it for visual beauty and unintended slapstick. There are the seekers and the pundits
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 rupee weakened by 10 paise to 54.98 against the dollar on the Interbank Foreign Exchange market in early trade on Monday. Increased demand for the dollar from banks and importers mainly put pressure on the rupee, dealers said. A firm opening in the do
The BSE benchmark index Sensex surged by nearly 138 points in early trade on sustained buying by funds and retail investors triggered by a firming trend on other Asian bourses. The 30-share index gained 137.84 points, or 0.68 per cent, to trade at 20,423.
“We are no more old generation private sector bank,” says K. Venkataraman, Managing Director of Karur Vysya Bank. Indeed, the 97-year-old bank has evolved with time. And, it is keen on maintaining its identity. In this interview with The Hindu, he talks o
The industry is a grabber’s paradise, where one is almost punished for not being greedy There is nothing that conjures a sense of schadenfreude more than seeing the mighty fall. Or from watching an industry reach for the stars, and fall sharply short.
For Hindi journalism, the expansion in numbers has coincided with a change in the nature of content, confirming an earlier thesis of the creation of a ‘new public sphere’ In 2005-2006, the late Prabhash Joshi and Ajit Bhattacharjea – doyens of Indian jou
The fourth edition of LGBT film festival Kashish is all set to begin in Mumbai this week Queer, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) themed films from countries where it’s a challenge to make such films and from diverse places like Iran, Uganda,
It’s a big India night on Sunday as Cannes celebrates 100 years of Indian cinema with the screening of Bombay Talkies and a gala dinner to follow. The sun peeped out in the morning but there was a brisk wind and meteorologists forecast rain in the evening
Vaishnavite Acharya Parasara Bhattar had a great liking for Rama. Once he was asked to give a discourse on Lord Krishna. He spoke for three hours and at the end said all the qualities he narrated could be used to describe Krishna too! In other words, the
Delhi Daredevils finished at the bottom of the table in the Indian Premier League after losing to Pune Warriors by 38 runs.
RCB stay in hunt beating CSK by 24 runs in final league game at Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore. Photos: Bhagya Prakash K.
