AITA playing ‘dirty politics’: Mahesh
Stung by the two-year ban imposed on him, veteran tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi on Tuesday hit back at the AITA, accusing the game's governing body of resorting to ‘divide-and-rule’ policy and said its ‘dictatorial attitude’ will be harmful for the future of Indian tennis.
DRDO gets flak for slow progress
While the talk of India developing a ballistic missile defence system or a ballistic missile shield has been doing the rounds since 1997 or so, it was only recently that the top brass of the Defence R
BJP to launch ‘political war’
Demanding rollback of the fuel price hike and FDI in retail, senior BJP leader M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said the party will launch a “political war” against it.
RBI cuts CRR by 0.25%, releases Rs 17,000 cr liquidity
Taking a cautious stance, the Reserve Bank on Monday cut CRR by 0.25 per cent - the percentage of deposits banks keep with central bank - but refrained from reducing lending rates in view high inflation.
HC confirms death for 2 in Pune rape-cum-murder
Observing that the rape and murder of an innocent 22-year-old BPO employee in Pune has had a deep impact on the society and women travelling alone, the Bombay high court today upheld the death penalty awarded to two for committing the heinous crime.
Jayalalithaa wants to retrieve Katchatheevu
Having taken keen interest in retrieving the Katchatheevu island that has strategic importance in the waters between India and Sri Lanka, the TN chief minister has shown that she means business by taking the matter to the Supreme Court.
Development trial of Agni-IV on September 18
The Defence Research and Development Organisation will conduct development trial, or flight test, for Agni-IV missile and practice trial of Agni-III from Wheeler Island, off the coast of Odisha, next week, it has been learnt.
Shiv Sena asks Mamata, Pawar to withdraw support
Bal Thackeray-led Shiv Sena on Sunday took to the streets to protest the fuel price hike and FDI in retail sector by the Centre and asked the Trinamul Congress and the NCP to withdraw support to the UPA government.
BJP opposes FDI in retail
The BJP on Saturday vehmently opposed the decision to allow FDI in retail trade and charged the government with taking the decision at the behest of "foreign pressure".
Govt questions Naveen’s coal allocation to JSPL
The Centre on Thursday tried to turn the coal heat on the Orissa government by questioning chief minister Naveen Patnaik’s intention in recommending a particular coal block to a private company.