
Rome: Olympic champion Usain Bolt clocked a season's best of 9.76 seconds to win the 100 metres at the Rome Golden Gala Diamond League meeting on Thursday. The Jamaican world record holder, who managed only 10.04 in Ostrava last Friday, was back to his best against a world class field which included his compatriot and former world record holder Asafa Powell. Powell, who said later he had not heard the...

08:54 AM, Jun 01, 2012

Rajesh Talwar and his wife Nupur will be tried for the murder of their 14-year-old daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj. ...

09:16 PM, May 24, 2012

Former India cricketer Kirti Azad on Sunday began a fast, demanding that the IPL, which has been hit by a series of controversies, be scrapped. ...

05:21 PM, May 20, 2012

New Delhi: Former India cricketer Kirti Azad on Sunday began a fast, demanding that the Indian Premier League, which has been a hit by a series a controversies, be scrapped. Azad, who is also a BJP leader, began the hunger strike outside the Feroz Shah Kotla ground. "All those who are watching, I have a question. Shouldn't there be transparency? There is too much of politics in sports. I only...

01:19 PM, May 20, 2012

...And this is not a cliche anymore... Wolfing junk food like burgers, pizzas, pastas, fried chicken, and washing it down with can-loads of ...

12:16 PM, May 15, 2012

New Delhi: A trial court on Monday adjourned the hearing in the twin murder case of teenager Aarushi Talwar and domestic help Hemraj till May 16. The court adjourned the proceedings after delivering a judicial order to hand over a CD and other related documents, which the accused demanded. Aarushi's parents Rajesh and Nupur Talwar are accused in the case. May 16 will mark four years since the murders of...

11:03 AM, May 14, 2012

London: Little known Australian player Sam Groth has fired down the fastest recorded serve in professional tennis, a 263 kmph rocket in a Challenger event in South Korea. The ATP Tour said on Saturday that Groth, ranked 340 in the world, produced the serve in a second-round match against Belarusian Uladzimir Ignatik in Busan. Groth's effort beat the previous fastest recorded serve of 251 kmph sent down by Croatian Ivo...

09:56 PM, May 12, 2012

Jaipur: Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court Arun Mishra has given an in-principle nod to set up a fast track court for expediting trial in cases of female foeticide. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot met the Chief Justice over the matter on Wednesday night, official sources said on Friday. Strongly taking up the issue on his show 'Satyamev Jayate,' actor Aamir Khan had met Gehlot on Wednesday evening requesting him...

02:17 PM, May 11, 2012

Kolkata: The courageous tale of Irom Chanu Sharmila, the 'Iron Lady of Manipur', who has not eaten a morsel of food since the last eleven years has now been included in the collection of 'Ripley's Believe It or Not'. Under the banner of Just Peace Foundation (JPF), supporters of Irom had written to researchers at the US-based Ripley's franchise requesting them to include her case in their list of unusual...

02:44 AM, May 10, 2012

New Delhi: The trial in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case will begin from May 11 with the Ghaziabad court on Wednesday transferred the case to the sessions court. The court also rejected dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar's counsel's contention that the documents provided by the CBI weren't enough. Sources said that the basic contention of the Talwars was over five phone numbers related to the case. Talwars' counsel gave the...

12:41 PM, May 09, 2012

New Delhi: It will be an all-South Indian fare comprising of Rawa Upma with cashew nuts and fresh coriander, Medu Wadai and Podi with ghee which has been planned for on Tuesday's breakfast for US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with External Affairs Minister SM Krishna. Apart from this, there will be Kesari Bhaat, Oothappam - Masala/Plain, Masala/Plain Dosai, steamed idlis and drumstick sambhar. Coconut and tomato chutneys will also...

01:43 AM, May 08, 2012

New Delhi: A sessions court in Ghaziabad on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of Nupur Talwar, one of the prime accused in the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case. The mother of murdered teenager Aarushi Talwar will now continue to stay in Dasna jail. The court rejected the bail plea on fears that Nupur may tamper with evidence. Her conduct of evading court too was said to be a reason. The court...

02:27 PM, May 02, 2012

New Delhi: One of the prime accused in the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case, Nupur Talwar on Wednesday ended her fast in Dasna jail after meeting her husband, Rajesh. Nupur, who spent her second night in Dasna jail on Tuesday after a sessions court in Ghaziabad reserved its order on her bail application, had said in the morning that she would be on a fast until the court delivered its verdict....

01:54 PM, May 02, 2012

New Delhi: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has announced that he will hold a day-long fast at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on June 3, exactly a year after he was forcibly evicted from the Ramlila Maidan in the capital in a midnight crackdown. Ramdev says the fast is part of his campaign against black money. "Will sit on one day fast on June 3 at the Jantar mantar. We resume the second...

03:02 PM, Apr 01, 2012

BANGALORE: The fight for leadership in the state BJP is turning out to be a never-ending saga. With just a day left for the ongoing Budget Session to conclude, the factions in the ruling BJP have suddenly become hyperactive to outsmart each other in the power game.While former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa has hosted a breakfast for all the 221 BJP members on Friday with a hope to win...

09:08 AM, Mar 30, 2012