Shiv Sena offers BJP 130 seats, but at cost of smaller parties
Senior Shiv Sena leaders have held talks with BJP aiming to end the deadlock on seat sharing that is threatening to disintegrate their 25-year-old alliance ahead of the October 15 Maharashtra Assembly elections. Sena group leader in Assembly Subhash Desai, party spokesperson and Rajya Sabha member... read more »
US air strikes target Islamic State in Syria
The United States began bombing ISIS targets in Syria using fighters, bomber and Tomahawk missiles, according to the Pentagon late Monday night. “I can confirm that U.S. military and partner nation forces are undertaking military action against ISIL terrorists in Syria using a mix of fighter,... read more »
Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff admire each other
Tiger Shroff and Hrithik Roshan seem to be in the mutual admiration club. While it was Hrithik Roshan who was all praise for Tiger’s tribute to Michael Jackson earlier, now it is the other way round. When Tiger Shroff launched his video on Teacher’s Day recently, he was overwhelmed to... read more »
Tech institutions take the lead
The increased global emphasis on high-impact scientific and technological research is on display in this year’s QS World University Rankings, which are dominated by institutions specialising in the STEM disciplines. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) cements its place at the top of... read more »
Ferrari chairman Luca Di Montezemolo to step down in favour of Fiat chief executive Sergio...
Fiat chief executive Sergio Marchionne says he, not Luca di Montezemolo, will decide the Ferrari chairman’s future at the Scuderia, while panning the Scuderia’s current... read more »
Virat Kohli: Patchy form but still number one T20 batsman
India’s Virat Kohli has become the number-one ranked T20 batsman in the ICC Player Rankings for the first time in his career. Apart from Kohli, Suresh Raina is the only other Indian... read more »
Dhoni doesn’t get the credit he deserves :Ravi Shastri
Ravi Shastri has some enviable results to show in leadership roles. As skipper, he won the only Test he captained India in — vs Viv Richards’ West Indies at Chennai in 1988. When he... read more »
BMW posts 6.2% rise in August brand sales
Germany’s BMW said sales of its core luxury-car brand increased 6.2 per cent in August to 126,152 autos, boosted by strong demand in China and the United States. BMW’s... read more »
Domestic car sales grow over 15% in August: Siam
Snapping a nine-month streak of decline, domestic passengercar sales grew by 15.37% to 1,33,486 units in August this year, compared to 1,15,705 units in the same month last year.Industry body... read more »
