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Double points for Force India at British...

Double points for Force India at British GP

Sahara Force India today enjoyed its second successive double points finish with Nico Hulkenberg finishing seventh and Sergio Perez ninth at their home race, British Grand Prix, here. At seventh, Hulkenberg was the last driver among 13 finishers who was not lapped in the race, won by home favourite... read more »

Disappointed Pak hockey team returns hom...

Disappointed Pak hockey team returns home after HWL debacle

The Pakistan hockey team returned today from Brussels after a disappointing campaign in the FIH World League Semifinals and coach Shahnaz Sheikh blamed it on financial constraints, lack of facilities and tough competition. “The reaction of everyone to this dismal performance is understandable... read more »

Sunil Chhetri spearheads list in ISL pla...

Sunil Chhetri spearheads list in ISL player auction

Star striker Sunil Chhetri spearheads the list of players who are set to go under the auctioner’s hammer at the first “Player Auction” of the Indian Super League Football, which is scheduled tomorrow. The 30-year-old four-time AIFF Player of the Year and highest goal scorer for the country... read more »

Test of character awaits for Rahane-led ...

Test of character awaits for Rahane-led Indian team in Zimbabwe

After a disappointing Bangladesh tour, the Indian team will test its bench strength when it will take on deflated Zimbabwe in a three ODI and two T20 starting from tomorrow. The series has given many players to cement their place in the team as many first choice players have been rested for the... read more »

DBS India posts Rs 275-cr loss in FY15 on provisioning

Singapore-based DBS Bank has posted a loss of Rs 275 crore in FY15. This is the first time the bank has incurred a loss in its India business since it set up its first branch in India in... read more »

A Google blunder knocked £175 off the price of a Nexus 6

A technical blunder at Google meant late-night shoppers could have picked up a 32GB Nexus 6 for as little as £304 ($474). Normally, those phones sell for £479 ($746). The Independent... read more »

PM Modi to visit Varanasi on July 16

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Varanasi on July 16, after he had to cancel an earlier trip here due to adverse weather conditions. Prime Minister Modi had on June 28 cancelled his... read more »

KCR writes to PM Modi, calls for Jwala Gutta to be included in TOP scheme

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, also known as KCR, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, urging him to include the names of top shuttler Jwala Gutta and her... read more »

Dulat’s revelations: IC-814 was Vajpayee’s fault, but...

It is India’s great fortune that we have not had a repeat of IC-814 incident. Had another plane been hijacked under similar circumstances, we would have known how much of... read more »