"The decision has been made after media reports indicated that the umpire was under investigation by Mumbai Police," the International Cricket Council said. The spot-fixing saga in the ongoing IPL on Thursday took a dramatic turn with ICC withdrawing co
British government’s emergency committee meets to discuss the Woolwich attack British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday praised a woman who faced down a man suspected of hacking a British soldier to death on a London street, and urged unity after
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
How can a state government run TV channels, asks Left. The West Bengal government on Thursday decided to take over scam-tainted Saradha Group-owned two television channels facing closure even as the opposition CPI(M) protested the move, questioning how
Tense moments prevailed when social activist Medha Patkar on Thursday met victims of last month’s violence at Marakkanam in Villupuram district allegedly targeting Dalits, despite prohibitory orders clamped there. Ms. Patkar arrived at Marakkanam around
A Russian court has denied parole to a member of the Pussy Riot punk group. In its ruling on Thursday, the court accepted a claim by prosecutors, that Maria Alekhina had systematically disobeyed prison authorities and failed to repent for her crime, Rus
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday registered a money laundering case in the IPL spot-fixing scandal to probe alleged routing of hawala funds and other financial irregularities which emerged after police investigations.With the ED coming into pi
The Sports Authority of India’s timely intervention has paved the way for the country’s participation in the Deaflympics at Sofia, Bulgaria, after the athletes were left to fend for themselves following bitter infighting between two rival factions.Another
In a blatant breach of IOA’s Constitution, the National Rifle Association of India allowed members from an ad hoc committee in Jharkhand — which is neither affiliated to the state Olympic body nor recognised by the government — to cast votes in NRAI’s las
Mumbai Police will on Thursday question BCCI president N. Srinivasan’s son-in-law and CEO of Chennai Super Kings Gurunath Meiyappan in connection with the Indian Premier League (IPL) betting scandal. A two-member team from Mumbai arrived in Chennai on T
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
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 Ministry of Corporate Affairs has ordered an inquiry into the accounts and regulatory filings of about 100 companies alleged to be linked to family members of former Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal. Mr. Bansal had to resign earlier this month as Union Rai
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday sought to assuage the stock market, after it declined by over 350 points, by asserting that there was no need for any “nervousness” and the participants should read the situation correctly rather than be influen
Country’s largest bank SBI on Thursday reported a 18.54 per cent decline in net profit at Rs. 3,299 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2013 on account of lower interest income, causing its shares to plummet over 7 per cent on the bourses.It had
Sacked iGate Corp Chief Executive Phaneesh Murthy will be sued for sexually harassing the firm’s investor relations head and allegedly making her pregnant, the law firm representing the victim said on Thursday. The California-based law firm, Aiman-Smith
Gati Dance Forum invites applications from dancers across the country for its summer dance residency Gati, a Delhi-based forum for dancers that actively engages with dancers and audiences through activities such as workshops, discussions and performance
Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra’s production “Abhimanyu”, despite a well-chosen cast, fell short when it came to scene visualisation and sound As in most dance drama traditions in India, Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra’s corpus of ballet productions has rel
Sommelier Sovna Puri feels that Indian wines have a great future. She talks about how Indian food can find its wine match A wine is very personal. What tingles my taste buds might appal yours. The way Sovna Puri speaks, in a pleasantly uninterruptible fl
A.S. Raghavan, proponent of the Thiruppugazh hymns, breathed his last recently Thiruppugazh Guruji A.S. Raghavan, who started a movement in the Capital in 1958 to spread the message of love, avirodham, self-discipline, unity and brotherhood through the
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
