Royal Challengers Bangalore elect to bat against Chennai Super Kings
Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and elected to bat against Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Chepauk here on Thursday.
Teams:
Royal C
Marriage registration to be made compulsory
Registration of marriages is to be made compulsory irrespective of religion - largely to prevent the harassment of women in divorce cases - under two bills approved by the cabinet on Thursday.
The bi
Indian American charged for 'phantom' payday loan scam
US authorities have charged an Indian American and two companies he controls for allegedly running a scheme to collect 'phantom' payday loan debts that included harassing calls from India.
At the req
Sensex ends 133 points higher on hopes of rate cuts
A benchmark index for Indian equities markets advanced 133 points on Thursday as lower than expected industrial output numbers reinforced expectations of a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India for th
SC upholds validity of Right to Education Act
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of Right To Education that mandates unaided private schools to earmark 25 per cent seats for students from economically and socially we
What happened to Mongoose bats?
The long handle-short blade Mongoose bat that was made famous in the third season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) by Australian legend Matthew Hayden has withered away.
The bat, specially designed
Maoists release Italian hostage
Maoist on Thursday released an Italian tour guide who was kidnapped nearly one month ago in the eastern state of Odisha, police said.
"I have information from the local police that Paolo (Bosusco) ha
Scientists had expected Indonesia quake
Scientists had been expecting Wednesday's great earthquake off Sumatra but it occurred a little sooner, according to Arun Bapat, an Indian seismologist in Pune.
Bapat is one of the associate scientis
Oommen Chandy adds two ministers
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Thursday added two more ministers to his cabinet, taking the total strength to 21.
M. Ali, 60, of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), and Anup Jacob, 34, who
Objectionable content: Court reprieve for Google, YouTube
A court on Thursday permitted the deletion of Google and YouTube from a list of websites sought to be prosecuted for allegedly posting objectionable content on their sites.
Administrative Civil Judge