Pankaj Advani swats away Paul Schopf
BANGALORE: With the airconditioning at the Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium working well, favourite Pankaj Advani, who struggled in the steamy conditions on the first two days, found some semblance of form as breaks flowed thick and fast from his cue in the Seaways IBSF World Snooker Championships... read more »
Dilip Vengsarkar received Col CK Nayudu Lifetime achievement award
Former Indian cricket captain Dilip Vengsarkar on 21 November 2014 received the prestigious BCCI-instituted Colonel C K Nayudu Lifetime achievement award. He was conferred with the award for his contribution to Indian cricket. The 58-year-old Vengsarkar who was a member of the Indian team that won... read more »
Ravi Shastri says, there’s no reason why India can’t perform in...
New Delhi: Team India’s director of cricket, Ravi Shastri gave pep talk in the hope of instilling confidence in the squad before leaving for the demanding tour of Australia on Friday. One of the thinking man and of course surely a old fox in the game of pep talk, Shastri said that the young... read more »
World Chess Championship: Carlsen unruffled as Anand plays safe
Viswanathan Anand is not prepared to play adventurous moves but even his calculated ‘safe’ approach is pushing him to the corner. Despite getting a slight advantage from white pieces in the Russian variation of Grunfeld defence, he didn’t stretch the position enough to induce... read more »
Britannia Q2 net profit jumps to Rs 270.46 cr
Britannia Industries has reported two-fold increase in its consolidated net profit at Rs 270.46 crore for the second quarter. “We have had a net profit growth of 177 percent at Rs 270.46... read more »
Tata Motors’ shares jump 4% despite weak earnings
MUMBAI, NOV 17: Shares of Tata Motors went up by nearly 4 per cent today, defying disappointing earnings, driven by improved margins at its flagship British arm JLR. Despite a negative... read more »
SBI may provide up to $1 billion loan for Adani’s Australia coal mine
Adani Enterprises’ $7 billion coal mine, rail and port project got a fillip on Monday, with the company signing an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with State Bank of India. The... read more »
Headless body in two parts found in sacks
A headless body of a man chopped into two pieces was recovered from Southeast Delhi’s Ambedkar Nagar area on Sunday morning. While the torso was found in one gunny sack, the lower part of... read more »
Manohar Parrikar mulling new policy for defence lobbying
PANAJI: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is considering the introduction of a new policy on the vexed issue of blacklisting defence equipment suppliers accused of corruption as well as reforming... read more »
