India bowl Sri Lanka out for 170 runs
Sri Lanka were bowled out for 170 runs in 46.1 overs by India in the third one-day international of the tri-nation series at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium here on Monday.
Woman survives ninth-floor fall
A 21-year-old woman survived a fall from the ninth floor of a building in Argentina's capital Buenos Aires.
The woman, who hails from South Africa, broke an ankle and sustained a facial injury in the
3 killed, 22 injured in explosion in China's fireworks factory
Three persons were killed and 22 others injured on Monday in an explosion at a fireworks factory in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, local authorities said. The explosion occurred on Monday mo
MEA reaches out with Twitter to users' surprise
Over a month after the ministry of external affairs (MEA) debuted on Twitter, the response from denizens of the fast-growing social networking site has generally been welcoming, although tinged with s
GJM leader held for Gorkha League chief's murder
Nicol Tamang, a central committee member of the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), was arrested in this West Bengal hill town for the murder of Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League (ABGL) president Madan Tamang
Taj’s palace wing reopens
Nearly 21 months after the palace wing of the Taj Mahal Palace was destroyed in the 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai, the restored heritage suites opened their doors to guests on Sunday — much grander th
IPL teams get clean chit on accounts' discrepancies
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has not found any irregularities in the accounts or violations of auditing norms by some Indian Premier League (IPL) teams, corporate affairs min
Pappu Yadav arrested by CBI
Following a Supreme Court order, former Rashtriya Janata Dal MP, Mr Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from a hospital in Haryana's Gurgaon distr
Kashmir gunfight: Rains hamper Army operations
Heavy rains hampered the operations of security forces against armed militants in an ongoing gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Monday, a day after a soldier and two terrorists were k
Short breaks pep you up better than long holiday
People who avail mini-breaks have more happy memories than those who holiday for longer periods, a new study says.
The explanation is that people's enjoyment wanes as they become accustomed to their