Withdraw faulty textbooks: CM
The Maharashtra government on Thursday ordered withdrawal of Class 10 geography textbooks that excludes Arunachal Pradesh from the map of India.
1 killed as Cong rally attacked
Over a dozen armed men opened indiscriminate fire at a Congress-PPP election rally, killing one person and injuring at least three others in Rampura Phull area of the district.
India needs to focus on grassroots, says Becker
Tennis legend Boris Becker says for India to win more medals in Olympics, it will have to build the right infrastructure to establish the right base at grassroots.
‘Humans caused global warming’
A comprehensive analysis of 4,000 studies on climate change published over last 21 years has revealed an overwhelming consensus among climate scientists that humans are to blame for global warming, researchers claim.
Nicki Minaj to exit American Idol
Rapper Nicki Minaj will reportedly exit the judging panel of reality TV show American Idol after the finale episode.
The 30-year-old’s decision comes after the announcement that Randy Jackson is leaving the show after 12 seasons, reported Us magazine.
Diesel price hike is credit positive for oil firms: Moody’s
Last week’s about Re 1 a litre hike in diesel prices will help state-owned retailers to cut losses they make on selling the fuel at government controlled rates, Moody’ Investors Service said today.
It was a bolt from the blue: Srinivasan on IPL spot-fixing
The spot-fix scandal that rocked the ongoing Indian Premier League following the arrest of pacer S. Sreesanth and two other Rajasthan Royals players has come as “a bolt from the blue,”BCCI president N. Srinivasan said today.
Chidi takes EB to quarters
Nigerian striker Chidi Edeh struck a hat-trick and set up a couple more as East Bengal thrashed Yangon United of Myanmar 5-1 to enter the AFC Cup quarter-final here on Wednesday.
SAI forms team to overlook gymnastics
In the absence of a recognised gymnastic federation, the Sports Authority of India has took the onus on itself and formed a high-level committee to provide the country’s gymnasts best training facilit
Sun blasts out three flares in 24 hours
Solar flare bonanza! The sun has emitted the third significant solar flare within 24 hours, the strongest X-class flare this year so far.