Pak boat explosion: Govt to probe officer who blew up in its face
Hours after The Indian Express reported the claim by a senior Coast Guard officer that India had “blown off” a Pakistani boat in the Arabian Sea early on New Year’s day, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said he was standing by the government’s version that the vessel had self-destructed,... read more »
CBI opposes Madhu Koda’s bail plea in coal scam
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday opposed the bail plea of former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda in a coal block allocation case. Counsel for the investigating agency submitted before Additional Sessions Judge Bharat Parashar that Koda in conspiracy with other public... read more »
Raina has shown the willingness to learn
For nearly a month after his hurried 20 against the Cricket Australia XI in Adelaide in December, Suresh Raina did not face another ball on tour. It was on January 6, a full thirty-two days later with the series lost, that he was finally named in the eleven, for his first Test match in 28... read more »
Teen golf champion Lydia Ko plans to retire by 30
All of 17, top-ranked Lydia Ko says she’s already planning to retire from golf when she turns 30 and become a psychologist. Ko makes her second start at No. 1 in Thursday’s first round of the Women’s Australian Open at Royal Melbourne along with Karrie Webb and Australia’s Su Oh, an... read more »
