Trainer, pilot killed in crash
A trainer aircraft crashed near Ujjain on Wednesday after hitting a telephone wire, killing the instructor and trainee pilot, police said.
Student dupes Harvard of $45,000 in grants
A former Harvard student has been accused of fabricating a perfect record of academic achievement to get into the university and duping it of $45,000 in grants through false documents and recommendati
I-T dept to introduce new taxpayer schemes
With the present Income Tax Act proposed to be replaced by the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) next year, the I-T department is planning to introduce a host of services related to processing of tax returns and refunds in the current fiscal.
Kate’s nude photos up for auction
More than a dozen nude photographs of British model Kate Moss are going under the hammer, expected to fetch up to £30,000.
Rains batter TN: 2 killed
Two persons were killed and four fishermen injured as heavy rains under the influence of a cyclone battered coastal Tamil Nadu while a high alert was sounded in Andhra Pradesh which is likely to be hit by the windstorm on Thursday morning.
Sachin helps in friend’s treatment
Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has come to the rescue of his friend Dilbir Singh who had been bed-ridden since a near fatal accident in 2002 by sponsoring his treatment.
Family members perform rituals
Family members perform rituals before immersing the ashes of former vice-president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat into the Ganga at Hardwar on Wednesday.
BARC gets new director
Dr Ratan Kumar Sinha took over as the new director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) on Wednesday and made a strong case for India to take up a global leadership role in the peaceful use of nucl
Kirsten on ICC panel to discuss ODIs
India coach Gary Kirsten will join the ICC cricket committee which will discuss the use of coloured ball in day-night Tests, one-day cricket format and the controversial switch hit in its two-day meeting starting here on Wednesday
T20 finals should be best of 3: Ponting
Disappointed with Australia’s loss in the summit clash of the Twenty20 Worlds, Test and ODI captain Ricky Ponting said the finals of such tournaments should be a best-of-three affair.