London: England completed their preparations for Euro 2012 when a Danny Welbeck goal gave them a 1-0 win over Belgium in a friendly at Wembley on Saturday. Welbeck scored his first senior England goal after 36 minutes when he lifted the ball over goalkeeper Simon Mignolet after a delightful through pass from Ashley Young. But England also had injury concerns over defender Gary Cahill who had to go off after...
12:13 AM, Jun 03, 2012
Paris: Rafael Nadal won yet another match at the French Open, improving his record at the clay-court tournament to 48-1. The second-seeded Spaniard beat Eduardo Schwank of Argentina 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday in the third round. Nadal has lost only 17 games in nine sets at this year's tournament. Nadal has won the French Open title six times, and one more will break the record he shares with Bjorn...
12:00 AM, Jun 03, 2012
After defending his world chess champion title, Viswanathan Anand on Saturday returned to Chennai from Moscow. ...
11:51 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Poonch: An honorary rank-holder for the time being, Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday said he would "definitely" want to serve the Army actively once he bids adieu to the game. Dhoni, who was inducted as an honorary Lieutenant Colonel in the elite Parachute Regiment in 2011, is in Jammu and Kashmir to visit the forward area of the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu region and also...
11:47 PM, Jun 02, 2012
On this episode the cast of 'Lagaan' talks about their experience while shooting for the film. ...
11:39 PM, Jun 02, 2012
New Delhi: Hitting back at Union Minister V Narayanasamy for alleging that his close associate benefitted from coal allotments, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said all those making such baseless charges should apologise or face criminal and civil suits from him. "Honesty is my only capital. UPA leaders are levelling false charges against me. I have already discussed this particular issue with two of my advocates...
11:29 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Mumbai: Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar once again targeted the Congress on Saturday for what he termed as a collapse in the "decision-making process" in Maharashtra. Pawar, without naming Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, said that on account of the dilly-dallying in taking major decisions, the state was losing out on big investments and mega industrial projects. The NCP is an ally of the Congress...
11:10 PM, Jun 02, 2012
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday appeared to endorse the joint agitation by Anna Hazare and yoga guru Ramdev on Sunday saying both were aware of the "economic terror unleashed on the common man" by UPA government led by the Congress. "I am sure whether it is Anna Hazare or whether it is Ramdev, they are fully aware of the economic situation in this country and the...
10:35 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Paris: It was business as usual as Maria Sharapova breezed into the fourth round of the French Open by sweeping past Chinese Peng Shuai 6-2 6-1 on Saturday. Sharapova's outings have been fleeting this week as she has dropped just five games en route to the last 16, spending a total of two hours and 54 minutes on court over her three matches. On Saturday, it took her 66 minutes...
10:08 PM, Jun 02, 2012
New Delhi: Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal's 'One Country One Test' dream seems to be running into legal hurdles. Less than a week after he announced a Joint Entrance Exam for all centrally-funded engineering colleges including the IITs, the IIT Alumni Association is up in arms and says it will drag the ministry to the court. "If senate have given their dissent, no ministry can't go ahead legally....
10:06 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Chennai: World chess champion Viswanathan Anand on Saturday received a rousing welcome by his fans, who lined-up in good numbers to greet him, as the chess wizard returned home after winning his fifth world title. Anand defeated Israeli challenger Boris Gelfand in rapid tie-break in Moscow to defend his world championship title. The fans thronged the Chennai international airport to greet Anand. Parents of Anand and his wife Aruna were...
10:06 PM, Jun 02, 2012
New Delhi: Petrol prices were slashed by Rs 2 on Saturday, a day before the Anna-Ramdev fast and on a day Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who asked for a rollback. The timing of the much awaited cut in petrol prices cannot be missed. Sources say that the government was not keen on a rollback soon after the Bharat Bandh, which is when oil companies...
09:58 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Minister of State V Narayanasamy said that petrol prices could come down further if international crude prices drop. ...
09:41 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Mathura: A fight over the usage of water kept in front of a religious place turned into a full-blown fight between two groups in the Kosi Kalan town near Mathura in Uttar Pradesh. The resulting violence led to the death of four people and left 16 others injured. Over 100 houses were gutted in the arson that followed. The incident took place at around 1:30 pm and resulting violence continued...
09:30 PM, Jun 02, 2012
New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Saturday demanded an immediate apology from actor Aamir Khan accusing him of having defamed the medical profession in the May 27 episode of his TV show 'Satyamev Jayate' and warned him of legal action if he did not do so. "Aamir Khan should apologise for having defamed and given one side of the story on medical profession. If he does not we...
09:14 PM, Jun 02, 2012
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