After Bangalore, racism in Gurgaon: 2 northeast men attacked
A day after the attack on Manipuri men in Bangalore, two young men from Nagaland were brutally beaten up in Gurgaon by a gang of locals. The locals numbering about seven, held the two in confinement in Sikanderpur area and beat them up with cricket bats and hockey sticks on Wednesday night, a... read more »
Modi govt shifts finance secy Arvind Mayaram to tourism
The central government has transferred finance secretary Arvind Mayaram to the tourism department and brought in Rajasthan chief secretary Rajiv Mehrishi to replace him, according to a source privy to the development. Mayaram is the second senior official from the finance ministry to be transferred... read more »
ONGC sends second lot of relief aid for ‘Hudhud’ victims
The ONGC said here said on Thursday that they have second lot of relief aid forcyclone Hudhud affected people in form of 1.2 lakh liters water, transported through tankers in worst-hit Visakhapatnam. “With focus on providing instant relief to victims, ONGC has braced itself with staffers... read more »
Minor boy burnt alive in Bihar
A 15-year-old boy was burnt alive as his goat grazed on a farmer’s paddy field in Bihar’s Rohtas district. Police said on Thursday that the gory incident took place in Mohanpur village in Rohtas district. The boy, Sai Ram, belonging to Mahadalit community, died of burns. Sai Ram was burnt... read more »
Sardar Singh named as flag bearer for India at Asian Games
New Delhi: Sardar Singh, captain of Indian men hockey team, will be the flag bearer for the country during the opening ceremony of the 17th Asian Games 2014 scheduled to take place in... read more »
Infosys join hands with Huawei; extends agreement with Microsoft, Hitachi
India’s second largest software services firm Infosys today said it has partnered China’s Huawei Technologies to offer enterprise cloud, big data and communication solutions.... read more »
Li Na retires from tennis
Li Na, the two-time grand slam champion from China, has announced that she is quitting the game because of a long-term struggle with knee injuries. Li has been a transformational presence... read more »
Pankaj Advani and Others Qualify for Indian Open Snooker
Pune: India’s No. 1 snooker player Pankaj Advani along with five others qualified for the Indian Open Championships after winning their respective knockout matches, here on... read more »
MS Dhoni storms out of five-star hotel
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper, MS Dhoni was annoyed with a five-star hotel’s refusal to allow his team to have home-made Biryani and forced the entire CSK team and support staff to move to... read more »
