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Pankaj Advani swats away Paul Schopf

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 ...

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 reas...

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 unruff...

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 »

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Over 100 vans to sell cheap onions from Monday: Dikshit

Over 100 vans to sell cheap onions from Monday: Dikshit

New Delhi – Over a hundred mobile vans, covering 600 areas of the capital, will be selling onions at cheaper prices from Monday, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said. “In the last... read more »

‘Polarisation, radicalisation’ RSS, BJP policy: Tewari

‘Polarisation, radicalisation’ RSS, BJP policy: Te...

Union Minister Manish Tewari on Saturday launched an attack on BJP, accusing the party of polarising and radicalising the people from the time of... read more »

PM’s message to Sharif a reflection of aspiration...

PM's message to Sharif a reflection of aspirations, feelings of people: Khurshid

New Delhi – External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Saturday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s blunt message to his Pakistani counterpart... read more »

45 killed as rains wreck havoc in AP, Odisha

45 killed as rains wreck havoc in AP, Odisha

At least 16 people have died in flood-related incidents in Odisha, where the situation remained grim even as major rivers were receding on Saturday. Incessant... read more »

Kerala: 2nd phase of Chandy’s Mass Contact programme en...

Kerala: 2nd phase of Chandy’s Mass Contact programme ends

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy heard the grievances of as many as 14,248 complainants and disbursed over Rs. 2.5 crore as financial aid to the needy, as... read more »

Japan volcano death toll likely to rise to around 46 as more victims found

The death toll from Japan’s worst volcanic eruption in decades is likely to rise to around 46 after as more victims were discovered on the ash-covered summit, media said on Wednesday.... read more »

Jayalalithaa bail plea adjourned to Oct 7

A special bench of the Karnataka High Court Wednesday adjourned to Oct 7 hearing of jailed former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa’s petition for suspension of the sentence... read more »

Thank you America: PM Modi hard sells India but will the funds pour in?

With Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi hard-selling India to US businessmen, the general sentiment is that the country is back on the global investment radar even as the Congress party in India... read more »

Mamata wants guv’s say in judges’ appointment

New Delhi : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wants the Centre to clearly mention in National Judicial Appointments Bill that the Governor will have to follow the advice of the... read more »

Harish Manwani to retire as COO of Unilever

MUMBAI: Harish Manwani, currently chief operating officer, Unilever, will retire from Unilever on December 31, 2014, after more than 38 years of service. He will continue in his capacity as the... read more »