Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of BCCI president N. Srinivasan, was grilled by Mumbai Crime Branch for several hours following his arrest on Friday night in IPL betting scandal during which he was “evasive” and “non-cooperative”, police said here on Satur
From this year, students of all arts, science colleges must use only English: education council From this June, students at all arts and sciences colleges across the State will have to write their assignments and tests only in English. As per a change i
At least 17 children were burned to death in eastern Pakistan on Saturday when a faulty gas cylinder exploded on the bus taking them to school, police said. Police officer Mohammed Rasheed said seven children were also injured in the explosion on the ou
Empowering a “hostile” provincial administration with land and police powers will have grave repercussions, Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said, opposing the holding of the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) election here.In his warnin
A day at the lake went horribly wrong when two boys and their uncle drowned after being trapped in the slush Continuing in the series of summer-related drowning in water bodies in the southern suburbs of Chennai, a 46-year-old man and his two nephews dr
Seven policemen were killed and four others, including a senior officer, injured when dozens of militants ambushed their vehicles on the outskirts of Peshawar city of northwest Pakistan, officials said on Saturday. The police convoy was attacked at Matt
Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid hopes that investigators “get to the bottom of the mess and reveal the truth” about spot fixing. “I believe truth sets you free. I sincerely hope that we get to the bottom of this mess and reveal whatever the truth
In dramatic airport arrest, police foil escape by key link in bookie-fixer nexus Mohammad Yahya, a middle-aged man who has worked in Bollywood movies as a spot boy with legendary actors such as Dilip Kumar, was arrested in Hyderabad by the Delhi Police
B. Gurunath Meiyappan of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) managed to avoid the waiting media contingent at the Madurai airport on Friday evening by changing his car on his way to the airport from Kodaikanal. He flew out of the temple town to Mumbai by a chartere
“The public that considers cricket a religion has been betrayed by this scandal” The Board of Control for Cricket in India must take responsibility for its role in the Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting scandal, the Bharatiya Janata Party sai
The idea that a tongue spoken by a large number of people across a territory is ‘pure’ and therefore must not be changed is wrong Our perception of language, formulation of language policies and their implementation, and our attitudes to other languages
Cricket in India stands on the edge of a precipice and if it is to be saved, the men who have allowed the game to be placed in mortal danger must take responsibility for their acts of omission and commission. What began as a betting and spot-fixing scanda
Real estate developers see more value in turning commercial properties into residential ones Though the opening of the Indian retail sector to foreign direct investments may have brought cheers to the commercial real estate sector in the country, it is e
Reserve Bank of India Governor D. Subbarao, on Friday, briefed a Parliamentary panel on regulatory issues concerning the recent chit-fund scam in West Bengal and discussed steps that could be taken to prevent recurrence of such frauds. According to sour
Documentation for booking of forward contracts up to $200,000 is also being simplified Amid the rupee touching nearly 9-month low against the U.S. dollar, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Friday said it would continue to take steps to check excessive
Gangotri Textiles, an integrated textile company, informed the BSE on Friday that due reference will be made to the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) in terms of Section 23 of the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act,
When Government Lower Primary and Nursery School, Mettukada, will reopen next month, the students can look forward to having some fun time at a brand new children’s park.The Rs.3-lakh garden project is one among the many initiatives taken up by the authori
A ban on gutka is supposed to be in place in Delhi, but it is found all over the place disguised as paan masala or cigarettes Over three of the last four weeks this column has been carrying excerpts from a text about Delhi that was written in the early ...
Despite being a favourite destination for filmmakers, Shimla got its first cinema hall post Independence only recently Its picturesque snow-capped mountains and lush green landscapes formed the backdrop against which many Hindi film heroes and heroines r
But artists should not miss the nuances in Annamayya’s sahitya (This is the first of a two-part article to coincide with Annamacharya Jayanti, which falls on May 26.) Annamacharya (1408-1503) is known as Padakavita Pitamaha, the grand-sire of the Telu
