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Cricket:
Rahul Dravid to retire from IPL  
IANS
Kolkata : One of cricket's batting greats, Rajasthan ... More
Mumbai police cancel permit for Muslim rally  
IANS
Mumbai : In a surprise move, Mumbai police has refused to allow a 300-km long Muslim reservation march from entering Azad Maidan Mond ... More
BCCI chief defiant, police question Meiyappan  
IANS
Mumbai/New Delhi : Embattled BCCI president N. Srinivasan refused to quit Saturday as his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was sent to p ... More
24 May 2013 (Q2) : MI stutter past RR to book IPL final berth  
IANS/Worldsnap Staff
Kolkata : Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) Notwithstanding a bl ... More
Pakistani plane forced to land near London, two held  
IANS
London : Britain had to scramble fighter jets Friday to escort a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane down to land after it w ... More
Jet Airway’s shareholders approve Etihad deal  
IANS

Mumbai  : Jet Airways Friday said its shareholders have approved the company's plans to offload 24 percent stake to ... More

Rahul Dravid to retire from IPL

Kolkata : One of cricket's batting greats, Rajasthan… [more]

Rahul Dravid to retire from IPL Rahul Dravid to retire from IPL

Pakistani plane forced to land near London, two held

London : Britain had to scramble fighter jets Friday… [more]

Pakistani plane forced to land near London, two held Pakistani plane forced to land near London, two held

Pleasure to lead Rajasthan Royals: Rahul Dravid

Kolkata : Despite having gone down to the Mumbai Indians… [more]

Pleasure to lead Rajasthan Royals: Rahul Dravid Pleasure to lead Rajasthan Royals: Rahul Dravid

Pressure mounts on Srinivasan to resign, Gurunath faces questioning

Hyderabad/Mumbai/New Delhi : The clamour for Indian… [more]

Pressure mounts on Srinivasan to resign, Gurunath faces questioning Pressure mounts on Srinivasan to resign, Gurunath faces questioning

Jet Airway’s shareholders approve Etihad deal

Mumbai  : Jet Airways Friday said its shareholders… [more]

Jet Airway’s shareholders approve Etihad deal Jet Airway's shareholders approve Etihad deal

24 May 2013 (Q2) : MI stutter past RR to book IPL final berth

Kolkata : Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) Notwithstanding a… [more]

24 May 2013 (Q2) : MI stutter past RR to book IPL final berth 24 May 2013 (Q2) : MI stutter past RR to book IPL final berth

Ankita Lokhande back in ‘Pavitra Rishta’, co-stars happy

Actress Ankita Lokhande, who played Archana in popular… [more]

Ankita Lokhande back in ‘Pavitra Rishta’, co-stars happy Ankita Lokhande back in 'Pavitra Rishta', co-stars happy

Sports News

Final : Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians (CSK vs MI) : Live Score Updates

Kolkata : Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will play match against Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League today here at Eden Garden Stadium. Match scheduled ...Read More

Two more cricket bookies arrested in Tamil Nadu

Chennai  :  Tamil Nadu Police have arrested two more cricket bookies, taking the total number held so far to nine, police said Friday. The Crime Branch identi ...Read More

IPL is den of gambling: Yashwant Sinha

New Delhi  :  The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a den of gambling, BJP leader Yashwant Sinha said Thursday and pressed for a detailed inquiry into the spot fixi ...Read More

National News

Seven members of family killed in Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad  :  A businessman and six members of his family, including his three grandchildren, were found killed in their house in a densely populated locality here Wednesday, police ...Read More

State News

Eight crib deaths in Bengal hospital

Kolkata  : Crib deaths are back to haunt West Bengal hospitals with at least eight infants dying at the Malda Medical College Hospital (MMCH) in M ...Read More


International News

180,000 online publications halted for porn

Beijing  :  Chinese authorities have halted 180,000 online publications for spreading pornographic content since the country launched an Internet clean-up campai ...Read More

Entertainment News

Sargun much wiser than me: Ravi Dubey

TV actor Ravi Dubey may not be so romantic as a person, but he doesn’t miss a chance to praise his actress-girlfriend Sargun Mehta who, he feels, is notches higher in mat ...Read More

Ankita Lokhande back in ‘Pavitra Rishta’, co-stars happy

Ankita Lokhande back in ‘Pavitra Rishta’, co-stars happy
Actress Ankita Lokhande, who played Archana in popular show “Pavitra Rishta”, is returning to the show. Her co-stars in the show Hiten Tejwani and Usha Nadkarni, who play ...Read More

Business News

Sensex slides 388 points on US Federal Reserve comment

Sensex slides 388 points on US Federal Reserve comment
Mumbai  : A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets closed Thursday’s trade nearly two percent down on ...Read More

Sensex trades nearly 0.30 percent down; auto stocks down

Sensex trades nearly 0.30 percent down; auto stocks down
Mumbai  :  A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets was trading nearly 0.30 percent down in the pre-af ...Read More

City News

Delhi’s iconic Signature Bridge to be ready in 2014

Delhi’s iconic Signature Bridge to be ready in 2014
New Delhi  :  The capital, which has so far basked in the glory of historic monuments and edifices built by the Mughals and Ed ...Read More

Delhi records season’s hottest morning

Delhi records season’s hottest morning
New Delhi  :  There was no respite from the heat in the Indian capital Wednesday with the minimum temperature settling four no ...Read More

Blog/Opinion/Featured News

Shop alone to spend less than with female friends

Shop alone to spend less than with female friends
New research indicates that shopping with female friends can dent your bank balance, and that it is best to shop alone. Experts have found that 62 percent of women who go for sh ...Read More

‘Will Sharif be able to deliver on promise of better ties with India?’

India has welcomed Nawaz Sharif’s victory in Pakistan and his declaring that he would work for warmer ties with New Delhi, but experts caution that one should wait and see how he p ...Read More

Sci-Tech News

Google Nexus 4 available in India

Google Nexus 4 available in India
Bangalore : Preorder for Google Nexus 4 has started from today on Flipkart.com, India’s no.1 e-commerce website. Google Nexus 4, havin ...Read More

Health News

Advanced breast cancer detecting machine comes to India

Advanced breast cancer detecting machine comes to India
New Delhi : An advanced digital breast cancer detecting machine with the capability to see the lesions in breasts with much more clarity than ever before was unvei ...Read More

Education News

19-year-old Indian wins Theil Fellowship

Ritesh Agarwal, who founded Oravel.com, a startup that provides an alternative to hotel stays in India, has bagged the $100,000 Thiel Fellowship for 2013. Agarwal, 19, born in O ...Read More

LifeStyle News

Stay fashionable while travelling

A pair of casual jeans, stylish cotton tees, sunglasses and hats are a must when you are travelling, says designer Rina Dhaka and adds that women should carry outfits and accessori ...Read More