Gurudas Dasgupta says Moily’s plan will lead to windfall profits for Reliance 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 Ind
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
The objective is to increase safe behaviour among high risk groups The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved a proposal by the Department of AIDS Control for the implementation of the National AIDS Control Support Project (NACSP) at a cost
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
The two leading political parties in the State have time and again opposed the Centre’s plan to divest a small portion of its stake in the public sector Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC).On Thursday, it was the turn of Chief Minister Jayalithaa to oppose
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
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
N. Srinivasan has a reputation for being ruthless. Popularly known as “NS,” he is known to be a “good friend” and a “bad enemy.” Some consider him decisive; others see him as a divisive figure. These are probing days for the 68-year-old president of the
Rajasthan and Mumbai to compete for a spot in Sunday’s final In the absence of purple, the Eden Gardens will be taken over by blue on Friday. Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals will square up in the second qualifier that will identify the worthy rival
The women’s teams from Haryana and Jharkhand strolled into the semifinals of the sub-junior National hockey championships on Thursday.Haryana registered its third consecutive win of the tournament, defeating Jharkhand 5-1 in a Pool B encounter at the SAI
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
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
Nissan expects to significantly improve its performance in India this year, and is aiming to almost treble sales in 2013-14. The company sold 37,000 vehicles in 2012-13, and is targeting sales of 100,000 vehicles this year. It exported 130,000 units in 20
Textile machinery manufacturer Lakshmi Machine Works (LMW) plans to expand the range of products manufactured at its subsidiary LMW Textile Machinery (Suzhou) in China. Director (Finance) R. Rajendran told The Hindu here on Thursday that the China subsid
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
