While refusing to ban the remaining IPL matches, the Supreme Court Tuesday slammed the BCCI, saying spot fixing incidents had taken place due to its lackadaisical approach in reining in the erring players. An apex court bench of Justices B.S. Chauhan an
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday said India and China have the “wisdom” to find mutually acceptable solution to the boundary problem and the two countries have not shied away from addressing the vexed issue. Mr. Li also said China will support its ent
Five migrant labourers were shot dead and few others were injured when suspected tribal militants indiscriminately fired upon them in a remote mining village in Meghalaya’s South Garo Hills district, police said on Tuesday. Suspected United Achik Liberati
Kyrgyzstan will shut a key United States airbase in July next year despite Washington’s efforts to retain the facility beyond its forces drawdown in Afghanistan.The Kyrgyz government is sending a closure motion to Parliament, said an announcement posted o
The 12 hour general strike called to protest brutal murders of three newspapers employees evoked widespread response in Tripura on Tuesday. Main opposition Congress enforced the strike in Agartala while a new political outfit Tripura Pragatishil Gramin Co
The 1976 Bihar cadre officer will be administered the oath of office by President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday. Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma was on Tuesday named as the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). The 1976 Bihar cadre o
General Motors India on Tuesday said it will raise the prices of its entire range of vehicles by up to Rs 10,000 from first week of June to offset the increase in logistic costs following hike in diesel rates. “With diesel prices going up on regular inter
Jose Mourinho’s three-year term as coach of Spanish football giants Real Madrid will end June 30.Club President Florentino Perez confirmed the news on Monday at a press conference held in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium following a meeting of the club’s Boa
Neena Praveen, the current Tamil Nadu number one in women’s snooker has been selected to represent India in the 2013 Asian indoor and martial art games to be held at Incheon in South Korea from June 29 to July 6.The qualification took place in Bangalore wh
Mumbai Crime Brach arrests Vindoo Randhawa after he was found to be in contact with bookies Bollywood actor Vindoo Randhawa, son of late wrestler-actor Dara Singh, was on Tuesday arrested in connection with the IPL spot-fixing scandal, a Mumbai Crime Br
Former Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson was named ‘Manager of the Year’ by League Managers Association (LMA) for guiding the Red Devils to a record 20th English Premier League (EPL) title. Cardiff City’s Malky Mackay was named Championship Mana
Those who do not subscribe to the elite narrative on corruption are considered politically backward and their democratic choices unworthy of respect The recent Karnataka Assembly vote has apparently disappointed the self-styled ideologues of the Indian m
Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to India, close on the heels of a stand-off over the incursion by Chinese troops in Ladakh, was an opportunity for both sides to calm troubled waters and this is evidently what they have tried to do. The decision to “encourage”
Vodafone India, the country’s second largest mobile operator, on Tuesday said its adjusted operating profits rose by more than three-fold to GBP 221 million (about Rs 1,853 crore) for the year ended March 31, 2013.Vodafone India revenues also rose by 1.17
The rupee trimmed its initial gains, but was still trading higher at 55.06 against the dollar in late morning deals owing to exporters selling, despite higher dollar overseas.The rupee opened higher at 54.97 per dollar as against the previous closing leve
In a bid to attract greater FII participation in the debt market, the government on Tuesday said foreign investors will pay only 5 per cent withholding tax on interest earned from such investments till May 2015. “In order to provide broad based incentiv
The BSE benchmark Sensex on Tuesday fell by over 112 points to close at one-week low of 20,111.61, mainly due to profit booking in interest rate sensitive stocks, including realty, auto and banking.The 30-share index lost 112.37 points, to close at 20,111
So, you want a spotless kitchen? Cecilia David, microbiologist-in-charge, Vivanta by Taj-Surya, says it’s simple Draw up three schedules to keep your cooking space clean, says Cecilia David who looks after hygiene at Vivanta By Taj-Surya. A daily, weekl
R. Perumalsamy uses his love for collecting coins to generate awareness about the blind and their special needs R. Perumalsamy was 10 when his vision began failing. He was 14 when he dropped out of school for he couldn’t see the blackboard anymore. Almo
Is my perspective of the world entirely utilitarian? Am I one of those people who don’t care what something looks like so long as it does what it is supposed to? When my eternally spring-cleaning friend Sa tells me she’s giving away beautiful objects sh
Imaad Shah lost the lead role in The Reluctant Fundamentalist because of his hair. Samir was a character written for him His trademark wild mop of hair may have lost him the role of the lead character in The Reluctant Fundamentalist but Imaad Shah appea
A. R. Rahman's teaser of ‘Nenje Yezhu’ for Dhanush-starrer Maryan has garnered over 3.5 lakh hits in just four days, Director A.L. Vijay and actor Vijay are on the last leg of the shoot of the film Thalaivaa, Malayalam director Saji Surendran, is back wit
Armed with a Nikon D-800 camera with 105 mm F 2.8 lens, photographer, V. Ganesan switched to clickety-click mode and captured the tiny photogenic creatures. Spotting them itself required an eye for detail. But "Poochi" Venkatraman helped identify them.
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has put an end to the debate on Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Ramesh Chennithala’s induction into his Cabinet by categorically stating that he does not propose to go in for a reshuffle of his team. He has
