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
Several people have been injured in violence at a chrome mine in northern South Africa, officials said on Tuesday.The nature of violence at the Lanxess mine near Rustenburg was as yet unclear, a spokeswoman for the firm said by telephone. Employees at the
Describing the food security bill as a ‘unilateral’ measure, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday urged the centre to foot the entire cost for its implementation, as many states, including Bihar, will be hard pressed to generate resour
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
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
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
Former international sprinter Anand Shetty, who met with a road accident, has succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Mangalore. He was 52.Shetty, who hailed from Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka, started his career as a kabaddi player before tur
A morale-boosting medal haul was secured but Indian boxers, who returned on Tuesday from tournaments in Russia and Cyprus, missed out on the vital experience of competing without headguards as neither of the two tournaments introduced the latest Internati
The Pakistan Cricket Board is optimistic that the induction of a new batting coach in Australian Trent Woodhill will have a positive impact on the national team.Woodhill is due to join the Pakistan team in London on May 27, ahead of the ICC Champions Troph
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”
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
Technology products importer Advantage Computers India Pvt Ltd (ADCOM) on Tuesday launched a range of affordable android powered smartphones in India.The company has come out with ADCOM Thunder smart phone series loaded with 5.3 inch screen, dual core CPU
The sacked iGate CEO says he is facing “extortion” by the lawyer who had previously filed a similar case against him years ago. A day after being sacked from his position as iGate CEO, Phaneesh Murthy claimed on Tuesday that he was a victim of “extortio
Pakistan’s new government will consider importing 1,000 MW of electricity from India as part of a short to medium-term strategy to end power outages, according to a media report on Tuesday. The import of electricity from India, Iran and Central Asian Re
A picture essay on the tiny photogenic creatures that are all around us, yet remain unseen. What do photographers train their cameras on when they step into the Theosophical Society? Trees? Yes. Birds? Yes, yes! Apparently, the bees and the bugs too!
A pioneer in publishing low-cost books and dictionaries that were sold for Rs. 2, Lifco has been a part of most Chennai homes. Anusha Parthasrathy on its journey that began in 1929 Born into an orthodox Vaishnavite family in Manjakuppam near Cuddalore,
Riccha Paul has put her foot through every door and made it work. She narrates her story An engineer turned singer, recording artiste, MC, pub quiz host, writer and baker, Riccha Paul says: “I enjoyed studying engineering, loved college and made friends
Lavanya Sankaran’s Hope Factory spins a tale of innocence and deceit and love Lavanya Sankaran has flair with characters. She brings them to life in the creases that mar their forehead or by the flowers in their hair. A nervous tic, an unexplained initi
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
