Peacock dances during namaaz
Lucknow, July 10: While the world rages over octopus Paul, it is a peacock that is attracting crowds in the Bulandshahr district.
The peacock in question may not possess astrological powers but it i
Judge gets justice after seven years
New Delhi, July 10: A subordinate court judge, proceeded against and sacked on the basis of media reports that he came to the court in an “inebriated” condition and misbehaved with an accused and a po
Nitish cuts BJP from Bihar ads
New Delhi, July 10: It is now the turn of the BJP to fume. The saffron party is up in arms over advertisements released by the Bihar government, of which it is a part, that project only the Chief Mini
Farooq steps in to
New Delhi, July 10: The Union minister for new and renewable energy, Mr Farooq Abdullah, met the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and the home minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, here Saturday to seek assi
Hindus forced out in Karachi
Islamabad, July 9: Muslim extremists have forced dozens of Hindu families to abandon their homes near Pakistan’s commercial capital Karachi for daring to drink water from a cooler placed outside a mos
Final countdown
Johannesburg, July 10: The Netherlands, the only team with an all-win record at the 2010 World Cup, will meet the pass masters of Spain for the ultimate prize in football here on Sunday night. July 11
UK language schools win visa curbs battle
London, July 9: English language schools in the UK on Friday won a major legal battle against the tighter visa restrictions imposed earlier this year on students who want to study English in the count
Sun Kingdom fancied for Derby
Bengaluru, July 10: Form points to Irfan Ghatala-trained Sun Kingdom, having recorded three impressive victories in as many starts, to lift the Kingfisher Derby Bangalore, the plum event of the seaso
HC quashes injunction on BoR meet
the Calcutta High Court on Friday quashed a civil court injunction and asked the petitioner to pay Rs 50,000 for a frivolous case, paving the way for the merger of Bank of Rajasthan (BoR) with ICICI B
Celestial Way grabs feature
Bengaluru, July 10: S. Padmanabhan-trained Celestial Way was brilliantly ridden by J.G. Sampson to bag the HDIL B.T.C Anniversary Cup, the feature event of the races held here on Saturday, edging out