Sachin Tendulkar’s little master rings alarm bell, hits a ton
Mumbai: Sachin Tedulkar’s 15-year-old son Arjun Tendulkar fired first salvo when he hit a ton to help his team reach semi final of Dhirubhai Ambani International School Under 16s tournament. His knock will certainly shift the focuss of his legend father Sachin who enjoyed the limelight till... read more »
Yahoo buys Bangalore-based tech startup Bookpad for Rs 50 crore
BANGALORE: Bangalore-based Bookpad has become the first Indian tech startup to be bought by Yahoo, going from creation to acquisition in just one year. The deal comes some eight months after Facebook snapped up Bangalore’s Little Eye Labs. The US internet giant, which is in line to reap about... read more »
Coal block investments: Rs 2.86 lakh cr impact figure highly inflated
The Supreme Court recently termed all captive coal blocks allocated by the government from 1993 to 2010 illegal. A verdict on their future is likely this week. What might be the cost implication if the court decided to cancel the blocks? The then central government had last year told the court Rs... read more »
Online food & grocery retail outlets in India rising: USDA
NEW DELHI: The number of online food and grocery retail outlets has increased to 44 so far this year from 14 in 2013 on the back of growing Internet users in the country, a latest USDA report said. Online retailers are competing with kirana stores that provide quick (often within an hour) home... read more »
Mangoes may help lower blood sugar: study
Daily consumption of 10 grammes of mangoes can help manage high blood sugar, particularly in obese people, a new study has found. Researchers found that regular consumption of mango by... read more »
Highly dramatic Pistorius trial to end, verdict due on Thursday
Pretoria: The Oscar Pistorius trial, which live television broadcasts have turned into a blend of international soap-opera and tragic TV reality show, will finally reach judgement day this... read more »
Gaza official: Israel Navy arrests Gaza fishermen
An official in the Gaza Strip says the Israeli Navy has arrested four Palestinian fishermen and seized their boat in one of the first instances of friction between the sides since the Gaza... read more »
Dutch report into MH17 finds crash caused by ‘high-energy objects’ from outsid...
London: A preliminary report into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 includes a chilling transcript of communication between flight controllers as they realised MH17 had vanished... read more »
Djokovic to skip Serbia’s Davis Cup tie against India
India’s chances of success in the Davis Cup World Group play-off tie suddenly brightened considerably when World No.1 Novak Djokovic pulled out of the contest citing fatigue. The Serbian star,... read more »
