Barcelona: Cristiano Ronaldo went on as a substitute to seal Real Madrid's 5-1 win over Levante as they maintained their dominant form on Saturday ahead of their Champions League quarter-final at Galatasaray. Madrid reduced Barcelona's lead in the Spanish league to 10 points before the Catalan side hosted Mallorca later. Gonzalo Higuain's exquisite volley pulled Madrid level in the 36th minute after Miguel "Michel" Alfonso grabbed the visitors the lead...
11:47 PM, Apr 06, 2013
Mumbai: Bajaj Auto said it plans to roll out 5,000 units of its much-delayed four-seater "quadricycle" codenamed RE60 from its Aurangabad plant. The company plans to roll out 5,000 units a month, to begin with, Bajaj Auto's Managing Director Rajiv Bajaj said, adding that though it has an in-principle go-ahead from the government, commercial production would happen only after a government-appointed committee, set up to define the category of this...
01:50 PM, Apr 06, 2013
Ghaziabad: Six people died and at least 500 people fell seriously ill after drinking contaminated ground water in the Loni area of Ghaziabad, officials said on Friday. Hospital and police officials said that residents of Prem Nagar in Ghaziabad complained of drowsiness and fell unconscious after drinking tap water on Thursday. Some of them began vomitting. Six people died within hours of treatment while about 500 were still being treated....
05:38 AM, Apr 06, 2013
Chennai: IPL heavyweight Chennai Super Kings open their campaign at their bastion in Chennai against Mumbai Indians in game two of Saturday's double-header, and with a replenished pace bowling attack the home team could look to rattle the shaky MI batting order. Mumbai lost their season opener by two runs to Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday night, with their batsmen, bar Dinesh Karthik, struggling to dominate the RCB bowling. Their...
09:36 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Malappuram: Cholakkodan Aysha, hailed as the brand ambassador of Kerala's universal literacy mission, passed away at her residence at nearby Kavannur. Aysha, 80, had been keeping indifferent health for some time and breathed her last on Thursday, family members said. She is survived by six children. An 'icon' of Kerala's successful literacy campaign which set a model for the entire country, Aysha had declared that Kerala has achieved total literacy...
03:08 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Spain: Barcelona will try to adapt without leading scorer Lionel Messi against Spanish league struggler Mallorca on Saturday as they prepare for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against Paris Saint-Germain. Messi helped Barcelona secure a 2-2 draw at PSG on Tuesday, but they lost the Argentina forward to a right hamstring injury and also saw their defense further depleted when Javier Mascherano hurt his right knee. With...
09:41 AM, Apr 05, 2013
Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain scored to give ruthlessly efficient Real Madrid a 3-0 home win over Galatasaray in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday. Portugal forward Ronaldo became the tournament's highest scorer with nine goals when he burst away on to Mesut Ozil's pass to lob the opener after nine minutes at the Bernabeu. Benzema slotted the ball inside Fernando Muslera's near post for...
01:16 AM, Apr 04, 2013
A sessions court held Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation driver Santosh Mane guilty on Wednesday for mowing down eight people and injuring 28 others in January 25, 2012. ...
09:11 PM, Apr 03, 2013
"We will do our best to give a fight to the Indian contingent," said Indonesia's non-playing captain Hendri Pramono. ...
06:33 PM, Apr 03, 2013
The wheel will have come full circle for the Galatasaray forward when he takes to the pitch for Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg match at Real Madrid. ...
10:44 AM, Apr 02, 2013
Princess Diana dressed up as a 'male model' to enjoy an anonymous night out with Queen singer Freddie Mercury and television entertainer Kenny Everett at a well-known gay bar here, a new book has claimed. ...
04:48 PM, Apr 01, 2013
A ruling Congress party MLA on Monday climbed on a mobile tower to demand shifting of three mobile towers from Badi Sadri locality in Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan, police said. "Prakash Chandra Chaudhary climbed on the tower in the morning to press for his demand that the towers be shifted to elsewhere and descended after five hours on assurance by district administration," Circle Officer Jagdish Narayan said. ...
04:35 PM, Apr 01, 2013
After signing star players like Zlatan Ibrahimovic and David Beckham, PSG are anxious for a major Champions League victory that would justify their engorged payroll. ...
11:38 AM, Apr 01, 2013
The United States sent F-22 stealth fighter jets to South Korea on Sunday to join military drills aimed at underscoring the US. commitment to defend Seoul in the face of an intensifying campaign of threats from North Korea. ...
10:35 AM, Apr 01, 2013
Atletico Madrid squandered a chance to reclaim second place in the Spanish league when they were held to a 1-1 home draw by Valencia on Sunday. ...
09:33 AM, Apr 01, 2013
The Real Madrid coach said Iker Casillas will have a difficult time recovering his spot as starting goalkeeper considering Diego Lopez's strong performances. ...
10:01 AM, Mar 31, 2013
Punjab Police Assistant Sub-Inspector Ravinderpal Mangat was beaten to death by occupants of a truck in Patiala. Sources say the incident took place when the policeman tried to clear a road for VIP movement. This led to an altercation with the truck occupants who then allegedly beat him to death. ...
11:20 AM, Mar 30, 2013
Casillas lacks the necessary sharpness to make the squad against Real Zaragoza, according to assistant coach Karanka. ...
09:04 PM, Mar 29, 2013
The majestic Queen's Necklace - Marine Drive- in the southern tip of the megapolis is all set to host a mobile restaurant where visitors can dine atop an open-air bus. ...
08:39 PM, Mar 28, 2013
