India and China are “strategic partners and good friends” that could speak to each other with candour, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday while stressing on discussions between the two on the border issue and river waters. Addressing the media a
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
Industries in Coimbatore have appealed to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) to reduce the power tariff for consumers in the rest of the State, except Chennai, as the power cut duration is not uniform throughout the State. While th
Reacting to David Warner’s Twitter rant against two journalists, former Australia batsman Mark Waugh on Monday said that some players are getting ahead of themselves and need to pull their heads in. “It’s a pretty inexperienced squad (Australia national t
A wave of car bombings across Baghdad’s Shiite neighbourhoods and in the southern city of Basra killed at least 34 people and wounded dozens on Monday, Iraqi officials said. In the Iraqi capital, nine car bombs went off, striking at bus stops, marketplace
A suicide bomber struck outside a provincial council headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing the council chief and at least 13 others, authorities said. Baghlan provincial council leader Mohammad Rasoul Mohseni was entering the compound in
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.
Prehistoric stone structures that look like dolmens, found deep in the reserved forests of Jawadu Hills, are now accessible to adventure enthusiasts. A huge monolith called ‘Vali Parai,’ located in the Moolakkadu Reserve Forest, is studded with more than h
They will present their projects at the 32 Annual International Space Development Conference in the US Girl students of Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT) have outshone boys by bagging 12 of the 13 slots for making it to the NASA
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,
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.
