IPL 8: Surya is my my Man of the Match, says Gambhir
Morne Morkel’s tidy spell might have earned him the Man of the Match award but for skipper Gautam Gambhir Surya Kumar Yadav was the ‘game-changer’ in Kolkata Knight Riders’ clinical seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in the IPL-8 T20 cricket tournament opener... read more »
Indian Online Marketplace Snapdeal Becomes Largest M-Commerce Player In The...
Online marketplace company Snapdeal has acquired a Bangalore mobile recharge service, Freecharge, on Wednesday in a stock plus cash deal. This makes Snapdeal the largest mobile commerce company in the country. News reports estimate the deal at $400 million, though both companies refused to comment... read more »
Now use Uber to book an auto-rickshaw in Delhi!
US-based taxi-hailing app Uber today launched an aggregator service which will help commuters book auto-rickshaws for travelling in the national capital. “Autos are the most ubiquitous transport in almost any city and Indians are used to having autos around. It simply makes more sense for the... read more »
Gold drops Rs 400, silver plunges by Rs 1,350
Gold prices tumbled by Rs 400 to hit one-week low of Rs 26,750 per 10 grams at the bullion market today amid a weak global trend and low demand from jewellers and retailers. Silver also plunged by Rs 1,350 at Rs 36,650 per kg on poor offtake by industrial users and coin makers. Bullion merchants... read more »
24 dead, 22 injured in Bangladesh bus accident
A police officer says an overnight bus packed with passengers veered off the road, hit trees and plunged into a ditch, killing at least 24 people and injuring 22 others in southwestern... read more »
12-year-old Israeli girl dies in Thailand ferry fire
The search team on Thursday found the body of a 12-year-old Israeli girl, the only fatality from a tourist boat that caught fire in the Andaman Sea in the country’s southwest, Thai... read more »
Killed red sander ‘smugglers’ taken off bus: Witness account punches holes in ...
The Andhra Pradesh police version of events with regards to the killing of 20 red sanders smugglers in Chittoor district has received a crippling blow after a ‘witness’ has come... read more »
Satyam scam: Court finds Ramalinga Raju, 9 others guilty
New Delhi/Hyderabad: A special court trying the multi-crore accounting fraud in erstwhile Satyam Computer Services Ltd (SCSL) in its judgement on Thursday found the firm’s founder and... read more »
Govt suspends paralympic chief Rajesh Tomar over poor facilities
New Delhi: The Paralympic Committee of India on Tuesday suspended its president Rajesh Tomar after an outcry about a lack of toilets, showers and beds for athletes at a national meeting last month.... read more »
