Tuesday, April 17, 2012

IPL 5: Gayle, de Villiers power Bangalore past Pune in a thriller

IPL 5: Gayle, de Villiers power Bangalore past Pune in a thriller


IPL 5: Gayle, de Villiers power Bangalore past Pune in a thriller

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 11:54 AM PDT

Phenomenal hitting by Chris Gayle and a brilliant batting at the rear by AB de Villiers and Saurabh Tiwary capped a fantastic chase by Royal Challengers Bangalore as they beat Pune Warriors by six wic...


Grass with Mahatma Gandhi's blood sells for £10,000

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 11:28 AM PDT

A pinch of soil and blood-stained blades of grass from the place where Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in 1948 sold for 10,000 pounds at an auction in London today that also saw many other Gandhi memo...


Senior Mumbai policeman accused of rape, MMS blackmail

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 11:19 AM PDT

A rape case has been registered against Mumbai's Assistant Commissioner of Police Anil Mahabole.


RBI credit policy: Five ways the rate cut affects you

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 10:35 AM PDT

The surprise 0.5 per cent cut means cheaper consumer loans. However, it is important to strike borrowing deals now. The rate cut is passed on by banks to consumers. If you are on a floating rate home ...

Space shuttle Discovery lands at new museum home

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 10:01 AM PDT

Space shuttle Discovery soared around the Washington Monument and the White House in a salute to the nation's capital on Tuesday before landing for the last time near its new museum home. The combo la...

Girl in Pulitzer-winning picture still has nightmares

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 09:35 AM PDT

Down a rutted dirt alley in Old Kabul, the "Girl in the green dress" -- the subject of AFP's Pulitzer-winning photograph -- still has nightmares about the day a suicide bomber made her image world fam...


Consensus-building only way forward, says PM on anti terror body debate

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 08:58 AM PDT

Under attack from some states on the NCTC issue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said consensus-building was the only way forward and vices like terrorism need to be tackled together by the Centre...


Afghan schoolgirls poisoned in anti-education attack, say officials

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 08:31 AM PDT

About 150 Afghan schoolgirls were poisoned on Tuesday after drinking contaminated water at a high school in the country's north, officials said, blaming it on conservative radicals opposed to female e...


Julian Assange makes TV debut; interviews Hezbollah Chief

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 08:17 AM PDT

The opening episode of Julian Assange's new talk show featured an interview with militant leader Hassan Nasrallah, whose Syria-backed Hezbollah militia is considered a terrorist organization in the Un...

IPL 5: Brad Hodge scripts royal win for Rajasthan

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 07:59 AM PDT

T20 specialist Brad Hodge played an excellent cameo to guide Rajasthan Royals to their fourth victory in the Indian Premier League, pipping Deccan Chargers by five wickets in a thrilling finish on Tue...


Kolkata scientist Partho Sarathi Ray gets bail

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 07:50 AM PDT

MCD election results: Delhi votes BJP back to power

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 07:33 AM PDT

The BJP has retained control over Delhi's municipality - it has won all the three new civic bodies carved out of the Municipal Corporation Of Delhi (MCD). Overall, the BJP has won 138 of the 272 wards...


After Tatra truck scam, more trouble for BEML chief Natarajan?

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 06:57 AM PDT

On a day when VRS Natarajan, Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) - one of India's biggest defence Public Sector Units (PSUs) - was questioned by the CBI while investig...


Mexican dance student murdered in Tamil Nadu

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 06:57 AM PDT

282 killed during Songkran festival in Thailand

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 06:32 AM PDT

At least 282 people were killed and 3,059 others injured in road accidents during the first six days of Songkran festival, the Thai New Year, authorities here said today.

Norway mass murderer: 'I would have done it again'

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 06:25 AM PDT

Norwegian gunman Anders Behring Breivik insisted Tuesday he would massacre 77 people all over again, calling his July rampage the most "spectacular" attack by a nationalist militant since World War II...

Oil firms threaten to raise petrol prices

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 05:51 AM PDT

Dhoni enters fitness business, to set up 200 gyms

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 05:45 AM PDT

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is venturing into the business of fitness through a company co-founded along with his business manager Arun Pandey, that plans to invest around Rs 2,000...

No ICC Champions Trophy after 2013

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 05:33 AM PDT

The 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, to be held in England, will be the last time the tournament is played as the ICC moves towards having one championship for each of the game's three formats from 2015. Th...

Regret some states still harbour mistrust, says Chidambaram

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 05:31 AM PDT

A day after the meeting of chief ministers on internal security, where several of them strongly opposed the Centre's proposal to set up the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Home Minister P Ch...


Who is Mamata Banerjee?

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 05:26 AM PDT

Mamata Banerjee has given birth to a new term this year - "Didigiri." In this avatar, the fiery West Bengal Chief Minister is acquiring a reputation for what detractors call extreme intolerance. In th...


Expansion of defence, trade ties with India Powell's priority

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 05:06 AM PDT

Expansion of defence and trade ties, cooperation in new areas and combating common global threats with enhanced mutual partnership will be the key priorities for US Ambassador-designate to India, Nanc...

CAG report confirms leak, indicts Maharashtra ministers

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 04:47 AM PDT

Amidst much chaos, the Maharashtra government today tabled the controversial report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in the state Assembly. The contents of the report, a copy of which is a...


Vodafone serves notice against India on proposed tax amendment

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 04:40 AM PDT

MCD election results: BJP retains Delhi; Congress makes gains

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 04:17 AM PDT

MCD election results: BJP's Delhi veteran VK Malhotra is smiling. And there is little activity at the Delhi Congress headquarters. Therein lies the tale of trends halfway into counting of votes for th...


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