BCCI to name series after Sachin Tendulkar
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCC) is mulling over the idea of naming a series after cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. A discussion was held on the same during the BCCI officials’ informal meeting last Sunday, according to reports. “It is too premature to talk about it at the... read more »
Banned Saeed Ajmal says elbow ‘not usual’, vows to play World C...
Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal blamed his illegal action on a “not usual” elbow and vowed to return by next year’s World Cup after he was banned from international cricket on Tuesday. The world’s top one-day bowler dismissed the International Cricket Council’s... read more »
Indian-origin fund manager in the United States sentenced to 9 years in jai...
An Indian-origin portfolio manager has been sentenced to 9 years in jail for his role in one of the “most lucrative” insider trading schemes ever in the United States involving a “staggering” $276 million and ordered to forfeit a $9.3 million bonus he earned through... read more »
Investors put in Rs 1 lakh cr in mutual fund schemes in August
New Delhi: Investors have pumped in over Rs 1 lakh crore in various mutual fund schemes in August, making it the second consecutive monthly inflow. As per the latest data available with the Securities and Exchange Board of India, investors have put in Rs 1,00,181 crore in mutual fund schemes (MF)... read more »
Dempsey: We will act if Islamic group threatens US
Gen. Martin Dempsey said Sunday that once he determines the Islamic State militants in Iraq have become a direct threat to the U.S. homeland, he will recommend the U.S. military move... read more »
Beyonce queen of MTV Video Music Awards
Bow down: Beyonce was the reigning queen of Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards. The diva closed the awards show with an epic nearly 20-minute performance. Tears streamed down her face as she... read more »
French ministers demand Hollande abandon austerity and condemn Angela Merkel’s ̵...
Two senior left-wing French cabinet ministers have broken ranks with the President, François Hollande, and demanded that Paris abandon the “forced march” of public-spending cuts in... read more »
Biggest earthquake to hit northern California for 25 years
A state of emergency has been declared in California, USA, after the biggest earthquake in 25 years hit the area. The quake’s centre was Napa in Northern California, it damaged houses... read more »
Gold trading outlook: futures lower as dollar rises, data ahead
Gold futures were lower during early trade in Europe today, as investors look towards economic data to further strengthen speculation for an earlier than previously expected US rate hike. The US... read more »
