The Delhi High Court discharges 17 other witnesses in the the murder trial of model Jessica Lall. The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ordered that a perjury case be registered against Bollywood actor Shayan Munshi and ballistic expert Prem Sagar Minocha f
BJP on Wednesday sought to paint a dismal picture of UPA-II holding it responsible for the economic gloom and failure to give the country leadership while accusing it of diminishing the role of the Prime Minister. On the fourth anniversary of UPA-II, BJP
Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote on Tuesday night after supporters sidestepped a controversy over th
Experts say, the blast was so strong that 10 of those killed could only be identified by their DNA. The toll from a massive blast at an explosives plant in eastern China has risen to 23 with 10 people still missing.The official Xinhua News Agency said o
Australian batsman David Warner was on Wednesday fined $5750 by Cricket Australia for his expletive-laden twitter rant against two noted cricket writers. Cricket Australia (CA) found Warner “guilty of breaching the CA Code of Behaviour” during a hearing
Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming has attributed his side’s stupendous success in IPL to “loyalty in team selection and conservative approach” that has helped the ‘Men in Yellow’ make it to the fifth final in six editions of the cash-rich league.“
Mumbai Indians’ Dinesh Karthik was fined five per cent of his match fee for breaching the Indian Premier League Code of Conduct in the first qualifier against Chennai Super Kings here.Karthik admitted to the Level 1 offence (Article 2.1.3) of showing diss
Former India Kabaddi players have demanded a CBI inquiry into the entire functioning of the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) and its president Janardhan Singh Gehlot.A former India player, Gurdeep Singh along with others have raised questions on
Alaindair, Kentucky Rose, Decathlon, Sherman Oaks and Apparition shone when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (May 22).Inner sand:600m: Skylight Express (Neeraj) 40. Shaped well. 1,400m: Tina’s Touch (Vivek), Narnia (rb) 1-36.5, (1,400-6
A PIL was on Wednesday filed in the Madras High Court bench in Madurai seeking to direct the government to take over the management and administration of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) as it had “failed” to promote
Prashant, one of the prime suspects in the IPL spot-fixing case, has told investigators of the Crime Branch CID that IPL was not a money-spinning venture for bookies. Having indulged in betting since 1997, the bookie, who has a sizeable number of punters a
The appointment of Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma as the next CAG creates a conflict of interest as he will sit in judgment on his accountability in military procurements made during his tenure Union Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma has been a
Nine uninterrupted years in office cannot be made light of. After all, the last government to reach this milestone bowed out of power 36 years ago. Besides, history has held that feat to be dubious because Indira Gandhi, whose first stint lasted 11 years,
Sliding for the third day, the BSE benchmark Sensex on Wednesday fell by 49 points to close at a fresh one-week low, dragged down by a 6 per cent slump in L&T after its quarterly results failed to meet market expectations. After a better start at 20
Gold prices on Wednesday slipped by Rs. 30 to Rs. 27,020 per ten grams as a result of profit-selling by stockists in the bullion market in New Delhi.On the other hand, silver prices rose due to high demand from industrial units and added Rs. 100 to Rs. 44
Apple has called for US corporate tax rates to be reduced to "single digits" after it admitted sheltering at least $30bn of international profits in Irish subsidiaries that pay no tax at all. In a dramatic display of how threats from multinational corpo
Amid outcry over Ponzi schemes causing huge losses to common people, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday said there are regulatory gaps and efforts are being made to frame a new law to oversee financial sector. “The present arrangements have a num
Young author Suzanne Sangi’s book has the right mix of Facebook and eeriness. If you ever thought that teenagers were an immature lot, Suzanne Sangi will set you right. She began writing her debut novel Facebook Phantom after her class X board exams and
Three organic farmers from Kerala share their success story with MetroPlus. They are showcasing their products at the organic rice mela that begins in the city today Organic farming is gaining ground in Kerala. A burgeoning market for organic produce ha
Is man a plague upon the earth? I was staring out the window of the 7.35 train to Tambaram on my way to college, when something caught my eye. A dog, just over a year old, was chasing a butterfly between the tracks. But even as I watched, this cute ...
Workshop on watershed development shows ways to improve ground water level In the midst of scorching summer and drought conditions, the Deputy Director of District Water Shed Development Agency, S.Kanagaraj, offers hope that Madurai district has 801 wate
