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Sensex closes 283 points lower on profit booking  
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A benchmark index for Indian equities closed 283 points lower Wednesday as investors booked profits after recent rallies. Realty, consumer durables an ... More
48 killed, hundreds injured in Argentinian train crash  
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At least 48 people were killed and hundreds wounded Wednesday in a commuter train crash at one of the three busiest stations in Argentine capital Buen ... More
India must win next two games to reach tri-series final  
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India have to win their next two games if they are to reach the finals of the tri-series involving Australia and Sri Lanka.India play Australia in ... More
Mumbai Congress chief resigns  
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Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh Wednesday resigned from his post following a Bombay High Court order to prosecute him in corruption cases, a ... More

Saif Ali Khan arrested, released on bail

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was arrested Wednesday… [more]

Saif Ali Khan arrested, released on bail Saif Ali Khan arrested, released on bail

One lakh devotees at Odisha’s Lingaraj temple

The 11th century Lingaraj temple here saw a crowd of… [more]

One lakh devotees at Odisha’s Lingaraj temple One lakh devotees at Odisha's Lingaraj temple

More Kingfisher flights hit, government rules out bailout

Around 35 flights of Kingfisher Airlines were cancelled… [more]

More Kingfisher flights hit, government rules out bailout More Kingfisher flights hit, government rules out bailout

Privileged to work with Bipasha: Madhavan

Lauding Bipasha Basu as one of the most outstanding… [more]

Privileged to work with Bipasha: Madhavan Privileged to work with Bipasha: Madhavan

Microsoft redesigns Windows logo

Microsoft Friday announced that it was redesigning… [more]

Microsoft redesigns Windows logo Microsoft redesigns Windows logo

No more surgery, Big B fine

Amitabh Bachchan has shown signs of improvement, and… [more]

No more surgery, Big B fine No more surgery, Big B fine

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Sports News

Poor finishing a worry for India: Nobbs

Indian hockey coach Michael Nobbs is concerned about poor finishing as the men’s team scraped past Canada 3-2 in their fourth match of the 2012 London Olympics qualifiers at the Ma ...Read More

Delhi Daredevils appoint Jayawardene vice-captain

Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Daredevils have appointed Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene as the side’s deputy for the 2012 edition. Jayawardene led Sri Lanka to the ...Read More

Ganguly moots multiple captaincy for each format

Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has criticised Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s leadership and asked the selectors to consider appointing different captains for the three formats of the ...Read More

National News

Bangalore whizkid Sachin Kukke wins YouTube science contest

Eighteen-year-old engineering student Sachin Kukke of Bangalore is the only Indian to win the global YouTube Space Lab science competition from the Asia-Pacific region, the world’s leading online vide ...Read More

State News

Tripura CPI-M to protest Bengal leaders killing

Tripura’s ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will organise a massive protest rally Thursday to protest the killing of two party leaders in West Bengal Wednesday, the p ...Read More


International News

Five killed in US spa shooting

Five people have been killed in a shooting at a suburban Atlanta spa, police were quoted as saying by the US media.Murder-suicide seemed to be the motive of Tuesday’s shooting at t ...Read More

Entertainment News

Asin’s ‘Housefull’ diaries

Actress Asin Thottumkal would have been a part of “Housefull”, but date issues kept her away. However, she is glad to associate with filmmaker Sajid Khan ultimately for “ ...Read More

You know film’s fate while shooting: Vidya Balan

Actress Vidya Balan, riding high on the success of “The Dirty Picture”, and awaiting the release of “Kahaani” says one can sense the fate of a movie while filming it. ...Read More

Sonakshi Sinha’s role cooler in ‘Joker’ than ‘Dabangg’: Shirish Kunder

Sonakshi Sinha’s role cooler in ‘Joker’ than ‘Dabangg’: Shirish Kunder
Shirish Kunder has uninhibitedly admitted that actress Sonakshi Sinha’s role in his next directorial “Joker” is “cooler” than her part in her debut film “Dabangg”, which ...Read More

Business News

Why bail-out Kingfisher Airlines?

There seems to be scandalous affair in efforts of bailing out Kingfisher Airlines through public-sector banks or working out a compromise-formula ...Read More

Bihar’s economy registers over 11 percent annual growth

Bihar’s economy has registered an annual growth rate of 11.36 percent from 2004-05 to 2010-11, says Bihar’s economic survey for 2011-12, tabled i ...Read More

Indian economy may grow at 8 percent in 2012-13: Rangarajan

India’s economy may grow at 7.1 percent this financial year and inch up to 8 percent next fiscal if the global environment turns favourable, chai ...Read More

City News

No proof of allegations against Baba Ramdev: Police

New Delhi : Baba Ramdev did not promote enmity between religious groups at a press conference here in January or provoke his supporters to assaul ...Read More

Another hot day in Delhi, mercury may dip Friday

Delhi residents sweated it out Wednesday as the maximum temperature was recorded five notches above average at 30.1 degrees Celsius making it the ...Read More

Elders recall partition through play

It was an emotional experience for hundreds of senior citizens of the city as they witnessed a musical play on the Partition of India and recalle ...Read More

Blog/Opinion/Featured News

US assures India help in bringing 26/11 culprits to book

The United States has assured India all possible assistance as provided within the framework of US law to help bring the main culprits of the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks to ...Read More

Want biopic to inspire the youth: Milkha Singh

Legendary Indian sportsman Milkha Singh Tuesday gifted the spikes he wore in 1960 Rome Olympics to actor Farhan Akhtar, hoping that his film “Bhag Milkha Bhag” will be an inspirati ...Read More

Poll panel should be harsh now

Election Commission should take strict-most action against Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma despite later calling his controversial remarks as ‘slip of tongue’. It has become a ...Read More

Sci-Tech News

AIIMS favours Swedish surgical machines

A Swedish machine that does minimally invasive surgery should be used all over India, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) said Tuesday. “There are eight Gamma Kn ...Read More

Health News

First vaccine against kala azar ready for trial

The first ever vaccine to prevent kala azar, or visceral leishmaniasis (VL), the world’s second largest parasitic killer after malaria, is entering dual clinical trials in the US a ...Read More

Education News

Government seeks states’ help on engineering entrance test

Taking another step on its proposal to introduce a common entrance test for engineering courses, the government Wednesday held talks with state education ministers and said that th ...Read More

LifeStyle News

Sex worker’s life lights up the Fashion Week ramp

A sex worker’s life was the inspiration for leading designers of India to make a strong plea against human trafficking through their fashionwear at the ongoing Wills Lifestyle Indi ...Read More