CPI MP Gurudas Dasgupta says Reliance will stand to gain thousands of crores The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry is on the verge of perpetrating a “gigantic scam” by advocating a gas price hike that would benefit the Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Indu
Vindoo Dara Singh became friends with Gurnath two years ago The fortunes of Vindoo Dara Singh, a habitual but unsuccessful bettor, changed after he became friends with Gurunath Meiyappan, Team Principal of Chennai Super Kings. “He became friends with Gu
One has been identified as of Nigerian origin As initial fears that Wednesday’s gruesome beheading of a serving soldier in a southeast London suburb might be part of a wider terror plot were discounted, one of the two men behind the attack was identifie
Forwards proposals to buy more buses under JNNURM The State government has forwarded proposals to the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) for Rs. 395.28 crore to help the A.P. State Road Transport Corporation to purchase 1,494 buses
Yitang Zhang achieves breakthrough in solving the longstanding problem of twin prime conjecture There has been a breakthrough in number theory, with Chinese mathematician Yitang Zhang coming up with a result that is seen as a step towards solving the twi
But more resolute and determined like grandmother Indira Gandhi Making it clear to all party unit leaders and workers as also Delhi Government functionaries that he did not have a soft heart like his mother Sonia Gandhi but was more resolute and determin
Three bookies were arrested on Wednesday night from Kalyan in Thane district. Chetan Bhanushali, Keval Bhanushali and Sachin Teli were arrested from a place near Annapurna Hotel. The police have seized mobile phones, a laptop and Rs.36,000 in cash.“We arr
The police investigation into spot-fixing and betting charges has evoked much curiosity about B. Gurunath Meiyappan, team principal of Chennai Super Kings. The mild-mannered Mr. Gurunath, well known in the city’s social circles, is a man of few words and
Sachin Tendulkar, who is nursing a wrist injury, sweated it out on Thursday at the Mumbai Indians net session at Eden Gardens. He however remains a doubtful starter for the second Qualifier against Rajasthan Royals on Friday. Teammate Dwayne Smith said
Suresh Raina during the course of his unbeaten 82 against Mumbai Indians on Tuesday became the first Indian batsman to aggregate 4,000 runs in T20 cricket. The Chennai Super Kings star with 354 boundaries (fours and sixes) in the IPL is now second only
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has taken a lot of flak over the past two weeks. The spot-fixing scandal has trained the spotlight on the Board’s methods of governance and its willingness to punish erring players. In this exclusive interv
The parliamentary committees on the howitzer scam and the stock market scandal protected the powerful and failed to fix accountability. The same is true in the spectrum case The current political situation brings back memories of 1989. The Prime Minister
By ordering the prosecution of two witnesses who turned hostile in the sensational Jessica Lal murder case, the Delhi High Court seems to have paved the way for a much needed corrective in India’s criminal justice delivery system. Too often, during the co
Attrition of women as they move forward in the organisation a major challenge Even though she expressed concern over the “leaky pipeline” phenomenon afflicting women’s participation in the workforce as they move up the corporate ladder, U.S. Deputy Assis
The Union Cabinet will consider the impact of the proposed increase in natural gas prices on power tariff and fertilizer subsidy before deciding on increasing the rates, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said on Thursday. Commenting on CPI leader Gurudas
In a bid to promote ‘Brand India’, the government on Thursday allowed sale of goods manufactured in India, sans excise duty, to incoming and outgoing international passengers and crew at duty-free shops (DFSs) at airports.The notification has already been
Tata Steel reported a consolidated loss of Rs.6,529 crore in the fourth quarter of 2012-13 against a profit of Rs.433 crore in the same period last year as the company took a one-time impairment charge of Rs.8,355.9 crore on its non-current assets related
The lives of Nayanmars provide an insight into spiritual life where discipline and renunciation form the basis of Siva experience or bhakti. Sekkizhar describes Chiruthondar as a physician, scholar and an accomplished warrior in the service of the king, w
V.K. Rao chases kites with an obsession that started in his childhood. Today, he teaches youngsters to fly kites and organises kite festivals to keep his spirits soaring. As it soars, darts, dives and dips, a colourful kite in the sky buffeting the wind
The locally available golden star fruit makes for a great summer cooler Childhood memories for most Bangaloreans would include the luscious star fruit (Averrhoa) from a cart outside school. We would bite into the juicy fruit, which was sliced and sprink
Subir Malik of Parikrama and Shiv Ahuja of progressive rock band Five8 along with zillion fans were very close to watching Ray Manzarek live this year in Delhi. The gig was cancelled and with the keyboardist and founder of The Doors passing, there will ne
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
