No objection to Pak team taking part in CLT20: BCCI
More than three years after the Mumbai terror attacks resulted in the snapping of Indo-Pak cricket ties, the BCCI on Saturday said it has no objection to a team from Pakistan participating in the Champions League Twenty20 for the first time.
Maoists kidnap, kill ASI in Orissa
In a chilling reminder that confirms recent intelligence reports that the Naxals had consolidated their position while armed operations against them were suspended during the recent high-profile kidna
Pune Warriors elects to bat against Rajasthan
Pune Warriors won the toss and elected to bat against Rajasthan Royals at the IPL Twenty20 cricket match at Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here.
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Sensex dips below 17k; after four months
The BSE benchmark Sensex dipped below the 17k mark on Friday, down nearly 272 points at mid-session on heavy selling amid the weakening rupee and overall uninspiring corporate earnings announced over
‘Huge scope for missile, arms system export’
India has scaled a position where it can export missiles and weapon systems and there is a huge potential to sell these armaments to “friendly” countries in a few years from now, says DRDO chief V.K. Saraswat.
Kalakshetra in CAG muddle
A cloud of controversy has descended upon Kalakshetra Foundation, founded in the 1930s by Rukmani Devi Arundale, with Comptroller and Auditor General raising questions relating to large financial transactions and a retired dance guru petitioning the Madras high court seeking vigilance probe.
Sonia in K’taka, tries to win Lingayat goodwill
An expression of hope for the revival of the Congress’ prospects laced with plainspeak that senior leaders should put aside individual ambition and differences in the interest of the party marked Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s address to the state unit on Saturday, a day on which she also reached out to the Lingayat community through influential pontiffs.
Bacteria near Ram Sethu holds cure for HIV, TB?
Ram Sethu or Adam’s Bridge may have raised political controversy, but a type of bacteria that lives in the vicinity holds promise to treat multi-drug resistant and extensive drug resistant strains of
Abducted BJD MLA free after 34 days
The Maoists on Thursday released the abducted BJD MLA, Jhina Hikaka, after holding him captivity for 34 days.
Abducted MLA to be released?
Abducted BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka will be released by 10 am on Thursday. This was informed by Maoist leader Aruna on Wednesday.