New Delhi: The Indian challenge in the WSF Women's World Team Squash Championship came to an end on Thursday as Dipika Pallikal and Joshana Chinappa lost their respective quarter-final matches to Egyptian rivals in Nimes, France. It wasn't a walk in the park, but nevertheless it took second seeds Egypt just six games to end the Indian run as wins from Raneem El Weleily and Nour El Sherbini took the...
11:15 PM, Nov 15, 2012
New Delhi: India on Wednesday created history by booking their maiden quarter-final berth in the WSF Women's World Team Squash Championship after an upset 2-1 victory over eighth seeds, The Netherlands at Nimes, France. India, who had upset seventh seeds Ireland in their tournament opener before clinching pole position in Pool G, are taking part in the biennial tournament for the third time only. They had finished 18th in their...
08:16 PM, Nov 14, 2012
Team Kejriwal activist Kumar Vishwas has alleged that he is being threatened. ...
08:50 AM, Nov 12, 2012
New Delhi: Is Anna Hazare's new rented office in New Delhi based in the house of a Congress worker? The residents welfare association (RWA) of south Delhi's Sarvodaya Enclave, where Hazare has taken up a room at a monthly rent of Rs 50,000, alleged on Sunday that the property belonged to a Congress worker. Team Anna, however, dismissed the allegation as illogical. Soon after Hazare inaugurated the office at house...
07:37 PM, Nov 11, 2012
New Delhi: A new office for the new look Team Anna in South Delhi is going to be inaugurated on Sunday. Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Saturday had announced a new team comprising 15 core members, two months after his split with the Arvind Kejriwal group. The new office located close to IIT Delhi in Sarvodaya Enclave was finalised despite the expenses due to better local connectivity with the Delhi...
10:07 AM, Nov 11, 2012
Anti-corruption activist Kiran Bedi on Saturday said that IAC was a movement and no one could lay claim to it. "IAC is a movement. If someone, anyone decides to break away and make a political party obviously they'll have a new name," she said while responding to a query. ...
08:37 PM, Nov 10, 2012
New Delhi: Launching his new team, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Saturday gave a call for Jan Andolan. "Our goal is not Jan Lokpal alone. There has to be a Jan Andolan, a mass movement. We will try and bring together many people's movements," said activist Medha Patkar, who along with Kiran Bedi, shared the stage with Anna. Reading out from a list, Kiran Bedi said that Akhil Gogoi, Akshay...
04:58 PM, Nov 10, 2012
Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok are ready to represent Team India at the Race of Champions slated for December 14-16 in Bangkok. ...
12:42 PM, Nov 08, 2012
New Delhi: Just in nick of the time for US Presidential elections, the first film on US commando raid that killed Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in May 2011 was premiered on the US cable channel. Titled SEAL Team Six: The Raid on Osama bin Laden, the 90 minute film was apparently watched by 2.7 million viewers just two days before the presidential elections. Buzz has it that the film...
01:59 PM, Nov 06, 2012
New Delhi: Anna Hazare is likely to announce a coordination panel by Saturday to take his apolitical anti-corruption movement forward. The anti-corruption crusader, who arrived in New Delhi on Monday afternoon, said he would hold a series of discussions with his associates in the next two days and visit a couple of places which have been shortlisted to house the movement's office in the national capital. The anti-graft crusader said...
06:41 PM, Nov 05, 2012
Patna: Two persons have died and 20 others were injured in road accidents in Bihar while coming for the JD(U)'s "Adhikar rally" here on Sunday, police said. One person died in Samastipur when the minibus in which he was coming to Patna for the rally overturned near Rajdhani chowk under Tazpur police station. He died on way to Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), police said. Eight others on board...
05:13 PM, Nov 04, 2012
A running commentary of Bengal v Rajasthan at Eden Gardens plus updates of all the other Ranji Trophy matches across the country. ...
08:41 AM, Nov 03, 2012
Ahmedabad: A local court on Tuesday granted more time to Zakia Jafri to file a protest petition challenging the Closure Report of the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) which gave a clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi among others in the 2002 riot cases. The court of metropolitan magistrate BJ Ganatra on Tuesday directed Zakia to either inform the court about the status of the Special Leave...
08:20 PM, Oct 30, 2012
OCA announced a 15-member Ranji Team, which will be led by Natraj Behera in first two matches. ...
08:05 PM, Oct 29, 2012
Chennai: Anti-nuclear activists in Chennai on Monday morning laid siege to the state secretariat, demonstrating against the India visit by a team from the international watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Activists showed black flags and banners to decry the atomic inspectors' visit. The inspectors have been invited by the Centre to inspect safety practices adopted by the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station in Rawatbhata near Kota. The team will submit...
11:54 AM, Oct 29, 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh effected a major Cabinet reshuffle on Sunday, giving away the major share to Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal to counter the Telangana forces in the former and ex-ally Mamata Banerjee of the Trinamool Congress in the latter. Several ministers were elevated to the Cabinet rank, with many new faces being included at the MoS level, even as portfolios of several ministers were changed. The inductees included ...
03:53 PM, Oct 28, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday that he had always wanted Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi in the government but that he wanted to work for the party and strengthen it. Rahul Gandhi has not gotten any Cabinet post or elevated within the party amidst the mega reshuffle that took place on Sunday. The rumour mill had gone on an overdrive in the days leading up to...
02:05 PM, Oct 28, 2012
New Delhi: The Manmohan Singh Cabinet is set for a major makeover on Sunday. This is expected to be the last big Cabinet reshuffle before the 2014 General Elections, and this time, the theme privileges young blood over the old guard. The embattled Law Minister, Salman Khurshid is the frontrunner for the Ministry of External Affairs, the post left vacant after SM Krishna resigned. Commerce Minister Anand Sharma is also...
07:21 AM, Oct 28, 2012
As per Forbes.com, the 48-year-old is currently 24th in the list of richest Indians. ...
03:04 PM, Oct 25, 2012
