Former Air Chief Fali H Major said that Agni-V will give the country a huge deterrence capability. ...
09:16 AM, Apr 19, 2012
Augusta, Georgia: Tiger Woods is subject to discipline by the US PGA Tour for kicking his golf club after a poor shot at the Masters. Whether he is fined is not likely to be known, though, since the Tour doesn't comment on discipline. Woods, after a bad miss with a 4-iron into the par-5 15th hole on Friday, hit a poor tee shot with a 9-iron on the par-3 16th....
11:41 PM, Apr 08, 2012
Augusta, Georgia: Rory McIlroy moved in for the kill and Tiger Woods was left kicking his club in frustration during a Masters second round that ended with Americans Jason Dufner and Fred Couples sharing the lead on Friday. A log-jammed leaderboard, featuring five players one stroke off the pace, sets up a fascinating weekend for the first Major of the year with 52-year-old Couples, winner here 20 years ago, cast...
08:55 AM, Apr 07, 2012
Mumbai: Major Gopal Mitra (41) may desire to borrow vision for few moments to salute the Indian tricolour flying high at the UNICEF headquarters in New York on his first day of a new job tomorrow. A former Indian Army officer, Mitra is the first disabled person from India to be appointed at the headquarters of a major UN agency. Mitra is joining the UNICEF as programme specialist, and his...
04:47 PM, Mar 26, 2012
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday assured Infosys of assistance in setting up its unit in the state, but reiterated her government's stand of not allowing SEZ status to the IT major. Replying to the debate on the Governor's address, the chief minister said it was her government's policy not to allow SEZ status and she could not change the decision. Stating that there was a land...
08:28 PM, Mar 22, 2012
Guwahati: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against an Army Major for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 in exchange of official work under the prevention of corruption act. The officer, Major Mohan Singh, was working as Assistant Garrison Engineer, Military Engineer Services (MES), Umroi Cantonment (Assam). "It was alleged in the complaint that the accused had demanded Rs 50,000 as bribe for clearing pending...
07:14 PM, Mar 15, 2012
Imphal: In perhaps the only solace to the Congress government in the state Assembly elections 2012, the Manipur electorate gave a thumping majority to the party, helping it win 42 seats out of 60. The party scored a hat-trick and returned to power in the northeastern state, helped by a fragmented opposition. The Trinamool Congress, part of an 11-party Peoples Democratic Alliance, made an impressive debut winning seven seats, followed...
06:58 PM, Mar 06, 2012
New Delhi: In a battle that almost every poll pundit predicted to be a four-cornered contest ending with a hung assembly in Uttar Pradesh, Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party (SP) has pulled off a coup, according to the CNN-IBN-The Week post-poll survey conducted by the CSDS. The survey projects the SP to win 232-250 seats in the 403-member Assembly, thereby ensuring a clear majority for the party. Incumbent Chief Minister...
08:00 PM, Mar 05, 2012
New Delhi: India might have routed a lowly Singapore by a massive margin of 15-1, but coach Michael Nobbs is still not satisfied with his wards and said the team is yet to reach its peak. "Our passing was good but I am not satisfied with the performance. I am never satisfied actually, we are not even close to where we want to be, we haven't peaked yet and neither...
11:01 PM, Feb 18, 2012
New Delhi: Disappointed with the 1-1 draw against a lowly Ukraine, India women's hockey coach CR Kumar rued the two decisions that went against his team, but said they have not yet decided whether to lodge a complaint with the FIH. India were denied a goal in the 55th minute and a penalty corner in the dying moments on Saturday, and Kumar felt these two decisions robbed India of two...
10:14 PM, Feb 18, 2012
New Delhi: Ruthless stick-work by the Indian men saw them hammer a hapless Singapore team 15-1 in the Olympic qualifiers for hockey, which began here at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium on Saturday. India, who led 6-0 at half-time, were expected to score heavily against the Singapore team, which is ranked 41st in the world and got a lucky entry into the qualifiers after USA withdrew at the eleventh...
09:46 PM, Feb 18, 2012
New Delhi: Indian women began their quest for an Olympic hockey berth on a disappointing note as they were held to a 1-1 draw in their opening match of the qualifiers that began here at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium on Saturday. The visitors from Ukraine surprised India in the 26th minute when captain Maryna Vynohradova converted a penalty corner to put her team ahead. The Indians, who failed...
07:39 PM, Feb 18, 2012
Doha: When top-ranked Victoria Azarenka thinks about her newfound success, she might want to thank Daniela Hantuchova. She was beaten in the first round by the Slovakian at the Qatar Open a year ago, causing a crisis of confidence in the 22-year-old Belarusian. She rushed home, ready to tell her family that she wanted to quit the sport she had grown to despise. "It was just not fun for me...
05:12 PM, Feb 18, 2012
New Delhi: In less than three days' time, India will begin their quest to return to the Olympics after facing the ignominy of missing the bus to Beijing four years ago. The qualification tournament for London 2012 begins here at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, with both the men and women teams from India fighting for an Olympics berth. But while the men are almost certain to book themselves...
12:32 PM, Feb 16, 2012
New Delhi: Trouble seems to be brewing up for Army chief General VK Singh yet again as the Chandigarh bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal is all set to hear a petition against him, filed by Major General TS Handa. Maj Gen Handa filed an appeal against Singh saying his "annual confidential report" had been "spoilt" as he could not change the Army chief's date of birth. General Singh is...
08:56 AM, Feb 14, 2012
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