Highlights: All the updates from Day 7

Highlights: All the updates from Day 7
BMW hit-and-run case: Will Sanjeev Nanda's sentence be enhanced? Verdict today
London 2012 Boxing: Vijender Singh through to the quarter-final
It was error of judgement, says gatecrasher at the Opening Ceremony
Team Anna to contest 2014? Referendum launched, fast ends today
Pune blasts - Watches used to trigger bombs: 10 big developments
London 2012 Badminton: Impressive Kashyap loses in quarter-final
London 2012 Tennis: Leander Paes-Sania Mirza reach quarter-final
PM relaxes land transfer norms to speed up infra projects
London 2012: Saina Nehwal becomes first Indian to reach semi-final in Olympics badminton
Should Team Anna form a party? What politicians say
Sachin Tendulkar: Master of cricket, a failure in chess
Power outages have negative impact on Indian economy: Moody's
Encounter in J&K: Top Lashkar commander believed to be hiding
London 2012 Boxing: Jai Bhagwan bows out in the pre quarter-final
NASA braces for 'terror' in Mars landing
India's hopes dashed again; shooter Ronjan Sodhi fails to qualify
2012 will be a drought year: Met department
Serial killer Mallika's death sentence reduced to life
Kudankulam nuclear plant hits new hurdle, PM asks who will pay for mishap
Mamata di sends raakhi for Pranab da
Three commuter jets avoid midair collision in US: Report
Team Anna asks if it should enter politics; fast ends tomorrow evening
Unitech moves Company Law Board against Uninor over asset auction
Should Team Anna join politics?

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 03:20 PM PDT

BMW hit-and-run case: Will Sanjeev Nanda's sentence be enhanced? Verdict today

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 02:45 PM PDT

The Supreme Court is expected to deliver its verdict today on whether to enhance the sentence of Sanjeev Nanda, accused in the 1999 BMW hit-and-run case. Mr Nanda had crushed six persons to death, inc...

London 2012 Boxing: Vijender Singh through to the quarter-final

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 02:42 PM PDT

Vijender Singh became India's first boxer at the London Olympics 2012 to qualify for the quarter-final on Friday. Vijender beat his American opponent in an extremely tight battle by 16-15.It was never...

It was error of judgement, says gatecrasher at the Opening Ceremony

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 12:04 PM PDT

The mysterious woman, who gatecrashed into the Indian Olympic contingent's march past at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics, on Thursday regretted the incident, saying "it was an error of jud...

Team Anna to contest 2014? Referendum launched, fast ends today

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 11:38 AM PDT

Surrounded by thousands of supporters at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, activist Anna Hazare, still on a hunger strike and his right wrist full of raakhis, made two important announcements on Thursday. He sai...

Pune blasts - Watches used to trigger bombs: 10 big developments

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 11:07 AM PDT

Investigators and intelligence officials are trying to identify who was responsible for a series of blasts in Pune on Wednesday night, in which one person was injured. Sources say that emerging eviden...

London 2012 Badminton: Impressive Kashyap loses in quarter-final

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 11:04 AM PDT

Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap played his heart out before going down fighting to world number two Lee Chong Wei in a grueling quarterfinal of the men's singles event at the London Olympics. ...

London 2012 Tennis: Leander Paes-Sania Mirza reach quarter-final

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 10:41 AM PDT

Leander Paes and Sania Mirza made a winning start to their bid for a Olympic Games mixed doubles medal as the Indian duo defeated Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic and Ana Ivanovic 6-2, 6-4 on Thursday.With all...

PM relaxes land transfer norms to speed up infra projects

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 09:49 AM PDT

Apparently unhappy over delays in infrastructure projects on account of procedures, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today relaxed norms for transfer of government land to any other entity to remove bott...

London 2012: Saina Nehwal becomes first Indian to reach semi-final in Olympics badminton

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 08:45 AM PDT

Saina Nehwal created history as she became the first Indian to reach the semi-finals of the badminton tournament at the Olympics. Saina beat the experienced Tine Baun of Denmark in straight games 21-1...

Should Team Anna form a party? What politicians say

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 08:41 AM PDT

On Team Anna's 9th day of fast, actor Anupam Kher was at Jantar Mantar with a letter signed by prominent citizens urging them to call off their fast and tackle the issue on a different leverl. The let...

Sachin Tendulkar: Master of cricket, a failure in chess

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 08:36 AM PDT

He is one of the greatest batsmen in cricketing history having amassed more runs than anybody in Test and one-dayers, but Sachin Tendulkar on Friday confessed that he has been quite unsuccessful at th...

Power outages have negative impact on Indian economy: Moody's

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 07:38 AM PDT

The widespread power outages this week reflects the inadequacy of India's infrastructure and have a negative impact on economic activity, rating agency Moody's said on Thursday. Triggering one of the ...

Encounter in J&K: Top Lashkar commander believed to be hiding

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 07:09 AM PDT

An encounter is currently underway between security forces and militants in Rajwara in north Kashmir. A top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander is believed to be hiding there.

London 2012 Boxing: Jai Bhagwan bows out in the pre quarter-final

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 07:06 AM PDT

India's Jai Bhagwan exited the Olympics 2012 in the pre quarter-final with a 8-16 loss to Gani Zhailauov of Kazakhstan in the boxing men's lightweight 60-kg category.Jai Bhagwan won the first ro...

NASA braces for 'terror' in Mars landing

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 07:06 AM PDT

The biggest, baddest space rover ever built for exploring an alien planet is nearing its August 6 landing on Mars, and the US space agency is anxious for success despite huge risks.

India's hopes dashed again; shooter Ronjan Sodhi fails to qualify

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 07:03 AM PDT

Major shooting medal hope, Ronjan Sodhi, flopped and failed to qualify for the finals of the men's double trap event to strike a big blow for Indian hopes at the Olympic Games on Thursday. In t...

2012 will be a drought year: Met department

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 06:57 AM PDT

The government had already scaled the forecast down last week to below average.

Serial killer Mallika's death sentence reduced to life

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 06:46 AM PDT

The Karnataka High Court today reduced the death sentence awarded to a woman serial killer by a fast track court to life imprisonment. A division bench headed by Justice DV Shylendra Kumar reduced the...

Kudankulam nuclear plant hits new hurdle, PM asks who will pay for mishap

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 06:16 AM PDT

The Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu has run up against new hurdles. This time, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wants to know from the Department of Atomic Energy who will pay if there is a ...

Mamata di sends raakhi for Pranab da

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 05:38 AM PDT

Most people will shake their heads and say - Politicians. You never really know which side they are on. Some will grin and say - Missed opportunity, Ms Banerjee. Had you sent that last year, Finance M...

Three commuter jets avoid midair collision in US: Report

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 05:27 AM PDT

US Airways said on Wednesday that it is working with federal officials to investigate a newspaper report that three commuter jets narrowly averted a mid-air collision near Ronald Reagan Washington Nat...

Team Anna asks if it should enter politics; fast ends tomorrow evening

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 05:14 AM PDT

Surrounded by thousands of supporters at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, Anna Hazare, still on a hunger strike and his right wrist full of raakhis, said today that he will not enter politics but "will fight f...