- BCCI calls emergency meeting to discuss spot-fixing scandal
- BCCI emergency meet to discuss IPL spot-fixing 'fallout'
- Police probing if spot-fixing took place in other RR matches
- Obama, Erdogan brave rain to address Press Conference
- BCCI calls emergency meeting to discuss spot-fixing scandal
- New Delhi: Rattled by the sensational spot-fixing scandal, the BCCI has called an Emergency Working Committee meeting on Sunday to discuss the issue amid indications that arrested Indian speedster S Sreesanth and his two Rajasthan Royals team-mates would be handed life bans if found guilty.
- BCCI emergency meet to discuss IPL spot-fixing 'fallout'
- New Delhi: Stung by the sensational IPL spot-fixing scandal, the BCCI has called an Emergent Working Committee meeting on Sunday to discuss the "fallout" of the controversy that has tarnished the credibility of the cash-rich league.
- Police probing if spot-fixing took place in other RR matches
- New Delhi: The Delhi Police is investigating whether spot-fixing took place in matches involving Rajasthan Royals in the IPL other than the three matches in which three of its players were allegedly involved.
- Obama, Erdogan brave rain to address Press Conference
- Washington: US Prez Barack Obama and visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan braved light drizzle to address a joint news conference at the White House. But as the rain intensified, Obama called in marines with umbrella to provide him shelter and his Turkish guest.
- Stalin's son surrenders Hummer before CBI
- BJP seeks to keep 2G issue alive in in PAC
- Chitfund scam: BJP demands judicial probe, Cong for CBI
- BJP hits back at Rahul's charge on Food Security Bill
- ED looking into money trail in IPL spot fixing
- Jaya urges PM to set set up Cauvery Mngment Board
- 29 ministers to be sworn in tomorrow in Karnataka
- Boy dies after teacher bangs his head against wall
- BJP accyuses Congress of shielding PM in coal scam
- PM the "power centre in governance": Digvijay
- "Country's growth depends on special status to Bihar"
- Govt mulling universal social security cover: PM
- Rahul Gandhi likely to visit Maha on May 27-28
- Rahul to address rally in Thiruvananthapuram
- Teenager gang-raped, burned to death in UP village
- Govt serious about issues raised by trade unions: PM
- Ex-SP MLA son booked for demanding money
- Goa AIDS patients to be spared travel to Mumbai
- Desalination plant to come up in Gopalpur
- Criminal shot dead by police in encounter
- Two jawans injured in Naxal attack
- K'taka poll strategy may not work in MP: Aslam
- Stalin's son surrenders Hummer before CBI
- New Delhi: DMK leader M K Stalin has surrendered his imported Hummer before CBI which was on its trail as it was allegedly one of the illegal vehicles imported by a Hyderbad based businessman in violation of cutoms laws.
- BJP seeks to keep 2G issue alive in in PAC
- New Delhi: With the 2G spectrum issue getting caught in logjam in the JPC, BJP today sought to bring the matter to the forefront of Parliament''s Public Accounts Committee saying the matter is pending and should be disposed of.
- Chitfund scam: BJP demands judicial probe, Cong for CBI
- Bhubaneswar: With investors across Odisha demanding action against the chit fund companies which duped them of crores of rupees, opposition BJP and Congress today respectively demanded judicial probe and CBI investigation into the matter.
- BJP hits back at Rahul's charge on Food Security Bill
- New Delhi: BJP today hit back at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for his remarks that Opposition is responsible for failure to pass the Food Security Bill and insisted that government should amend its "half-hearted" draft by emulating the Chhattisgarh Food Act, claiming it is better.
- ED looking into money trail in IPL spot fixing
- New Delhi: A day after the Delhi Police unearthed an alleged spot-fixing racket in IPL matches, a host of other probe agencies have begun sniffing for any clandestine ''hawala'' transactions linked to it.
- Jaya urges PM to set set up Cauvery Mngment Board
- Chennai: Seeking justice for farmers of Tamil Nadu facing agrarian "distress forced upon by a neighbouring state," Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today urged the Centre to immediately constitute the Cauvery Management Board and Cauvery Water Regulation Committee to alleviate their misery.
- 29 ministers to be sworn in tomorrow in Karnataka
- Bangalore: The four-day old Siddaramaiah ministry in Karnataka will be expanded tomorrow with the induction of 29 ministers, an exercise from which the "tainted" would be kept out.
- Boy dies after teacher bangs his head against wall
- Canning/Kolkata: A class III student has died after his teacher allegedly banged his head against a wall for playing with another student in the classroom, prompting the authorities to order an inquiry and arrest the lady teacher.
- BJP accyuses Congress of shielding PM in coal scam
- Bhopal: The BJP charged the Congress-led UPA government today of shielding Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his alleged role in the coal allocation scam by forcing former Union Law Minister Ashwini Kumar to quit his post.
- PM the "power centre in governance": Digvijay
- New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh maintained today that party President Sonia Gandhi has not interfered in the functioning of the government even once and that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was the "power centre in governance." Singh made this remark while seeking to clarify the "perception" of two power centres which came into focus after his recent comments that this had not worked very well.
- "Country's growth depends on special status to Bihar"
- Darbhanga: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said that granting special status to the state will accelerate economic growth in the country.
- Govt mulling universal social security cover: PM
- New Delhi: PM said govt was at an advance stage of considering universal social security cover for workers while acknowledging that there could be "no disagreement".
- Rahul Gandhi likely to visit Maha on May 27-28
- Mumbai: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is likely to undertake a two-day visit to Maharashtra from May 27 as a part of his feedback meetings with workers and office bearers on the party''s prospects in Lok Sabha elections.
- Rahul to address rally in Thiruvananthapuram
- Thiruvananthapuram: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will address a rally here tomorrow in connection with the culmination of the Kerala Yatra, led by Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president Ramesh Chennithala.
- Teenager gang-raped, burned to death in UP village
- Ballia (UP): A teenage girl succumbed to her injuries at a hospital here after she was allegedly gang-raped and set ablaze by three men in Chitbadgaon area, police said.
- Govt serious about issues raised by trade unions: PM
- New Delhi: PM said govt was serious about issues raised by trade unions as there could be "no disagreement" on some of them & that it was willing to engage "constructively" with workers''.
- Ex-SP MLA son booked for demanding money
- Ballia (UP): An FIR has been registered against the son of a former SP MLA for allegedly demanding money from a contractor and beating him, police said today.
- Goa AIDS patients to be spared travel to Mumbai
- Panaji: The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) has now decided to constitute a panel of experts for second line of treatment to patients within Goa, sparing them from travelling to Mumbai for it.
- Desalination plant to come up in Gopalpur
- Berhampur (Odisha): A desalination plant to make sea water potable is being planned near Gopalpur in Ganjam district of Odisha.
- Criminal shot dead by police in encounter
- Jind: A criminal, wanted in several cases of murder and dacoity, was shot dead by the police in an encounter near Goghrian village of the district, police said today.
- Two jawans injured in Naxal attack
- Raipur: Two security personnel were today injured in a Naxal attack in Maoist-hit Sukma district of Chhattisgarh.
- K'taka poll strategy may not work in MP: Aslam
- Bhopal: Cong strategy in K'taka of not projecting any leader for the post of CM will not work in MP due to the different social and political dynamics of the state, party leaders say.
- India's Jeddah consulate seeks volunteers to help expatriates
- UK: Undercover officers used IDs of dead children
- Tibet has China's largest proportion of nature reserves
- 'Li's overseas trip highlights balanced diplomatic strategy'
- British MPs concerned about parliamentary boozing
- Death toll in killer Bangladesh cyclone climbs to 46
- 11-yr jail to man for raping Indian woman in UK
- Pak to free 51 Indian fishermen as goodwill gesture
- Malaysian oppn leader charged over post-poll rally
- Deadlock over re-polling in a Karachi constituency
- Torture evidence found in Syrian prisons
- US woman gets 20 years for aiding al-Shabab
- Michael Jackson's nephew defends sexual abuse charges
- US govt 'lost' terror suspects in witness program: probe
- Sri Lanka 1998 plane crash 'victim' still alive
- Ban to meet Putin as pressure on Russia over Syria grows
- Imran Khan''s party to form coalition govt in KP with JI help
- Obama rules out unilateral action on Syria
- Only 6 of 150 women candidates win NA polls in Pakistan
- Japan PM aide bids to meet Kim Jong-Un uncle: report
- 5.9-magnitude quake off Solomon Islands
- Chinese ships in disputed-islands waters: Japan
- Indonesia executes three murderers
- Soldier gets life without parole in Iraq killings
- N. Korea may have up to 200 mobile launchers: report
- Senate approves Srinivasan's nomination to a top US court
- Coptic cleric says he will sue Israeli police
- Iran's Ahmadinejad to join Thai 'water summit'
- Indian-origin Singaporean gets 9 months' jail for abusing wife
- Plane overshoots runway in Myanmar, injuring two
- Neo-Nazi probe: Indian-origin German MP slams authorities
- Japan revises global warming measure law
- Mauritius: banking rules anti money laundering
- B'desh PM urged to ensure workers safety and rights
- Mauritius says given info on 170 cases to India
- Ring leader of gang that kidnapped Gilani's son arrested
- Sarabjit's lawyer: kidnappers were 'Pashto-speaking'
- N Korea leader removes high-profile military figure
- Aus jailed to 45 yrs for raping and killing Indian girl
- Obama asks Cong to fund securities of US embassies
- Myanmar has made numerous positive reforms: US
- B'desh PM urged to ensure workers safety and rights
- Obama rules out unilateral US action on Syria
- Need balance between national security and media freedom:Obama
- Kerry to meet Bangladesh Foreign Minister today
- Senate approves Srinivasan's nomination to a top US court
- Most European gays still afraid and threatened: report
- Russia must be convinced to 'finish with Assad': Hollande
- Fourteen Iran exiles head for new life in Albania
- 3 more peacekeepers briefly abducted in Golan Heights: UN
- Facebook and Twitter jump on Google glasses
- India's Jeddah consulate seeks volunteers to help expatriates
- Dubai:The Indian Consulate in Jeddah has appealed to Indians to join its "unique" campaign to help expatriates from the country that have been affected by Saudi Arabia''s new stringent labour policy.
- UK: Undercover officers used IDs of dead children
- London: A senior UK policeman says that British undercover officers often used the identities of dead children as aliases, confirming a recent newspaper report which first exposed the ghoulish practice.
- Tibet has China's largest proportion of nature reserves
- Beijing: With 61 nature reserves spread across a total land area of 410,000 square meters, the Tibet region has China''s largest proportion of such habitat, a forestry official said today.
- 'Li's overseas trip highlights balanced diplomatic strategy'
- Li will arrive in New Delhi on May 19 for a three day visit, his first trip to India after taking over office in March. He will also visit Pakistan, Switzerland and Germany.
- British MPs concerned about parliamentary boozing
- London: One quarter of British lawmakers believe there is an "unhealthy" drinking culture in the Houses of Parliament, according to a survey published today.
- Death toll in killer Bangladesh cyclone climbs to 46
- Dhaka: The death toll in the cyclonic storm ''Mahasen'' that battered Bangladesh''s southwestern coastlines climbed to 46 today as bodies of nine children were pulled out from the Bay of Bengal.
- 11-yr jail to man for raping Indian woman in UK
- The victim, a 39-year-old mother of four from Hyderabad, was employed in three London households as a nanny and domestic worker.
- Pak to free 51 Indian fishermen as goodwill gesture
- Islamabad: In a goodwill gesture, Pakistan today said it would free 51 Indian fishermen who had completed their prison terms and hoped India will reciprocate.
- Malaysian oppn leader charged over post-poll rally
- Kuala Lumpur: A Malaysian opposition leader has been charged under the Peaceful Assembly Act for failing to give police the required 10-day notice for holding a post general election rally near here to protest against vote rigging.
- Deadlock over re-polling in a Karachi constituency
- Karachi: A deadlock between the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the Election Commission of Pakistan continued today with the party demanding re-polling at all polling stations of the National Assembly constituency 250.
- Torture evidence found in Syrian prisons
- Beirut: Rights activists have found torture devices and other evidence of abuse in government prisons in the first Syrian city to fall to the rebels, Human Rights Watch said in a report today.
- US woman gets 20 years for aiding al-Shabab
- Minneapolis: A woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sending money to an al-Qaeda-linked group in her native Somalia, despite her insistence that she was only trying to help the poor in the war-torn East African country.
- Michael Jackson's nephew defends sexual abuse charges
- Los Angeles: Michael Jackson''s nephew Taj recently claimed that his uncle late King of Pop Michael Jackson gave him the much needed support after he was sexually abused by a relative.
- US govt 'lost' terror suspects in witness program: probe
- Washington: A US government witness protection program lost track of two former informants tied to terrorist groups and both are now believed to have now left the country, a report has revealed.
- Sri Lanka 1998 plane crash 'victim' still alive
- Colombo: A Sri Lankan woman thought to be dead in the passenger airline that disappeared in 1998 has been found to be alive.
- Ban to meet Putin as pressure on Russia over Syria grows
- Moscow: UN chief Ban Ki-moon was to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin today as global pressure grows on Moscow to end arms supplies to the Syrian regime and its support for President Bashar al-Assad.
- Imran Khan''s party to form coalition govt in KP with JI help
- Islamabad: Imran Khan's Pak Tehrik-e-Insaf is set to form coalition govt in militancy-hit Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province with the support of Jamaat-e-Islami and Qaumi Watan Party.
- Obama rules out unilateral action on Syria
- "This is an international problem. It is very much my hope to continue to work with all the various parties involved, to find a solution that brings peace to Syria, stabilizes the region, stabilises those chemical weapons," Obama said in a joint news conference with visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
- Only 6 of 150 women candidates win NA polls in Pakistan
- Polls to 272 seats of the National Assembly were held on May 11.
- Japan PM aide bids to meet Kim Jong-Un uncle: report
- Tokyo: An aide to Japan''s premier is trying to meet Kim Jong-Un''s uncle, a key figure in North Korea''s power elite, during a controversial visit to the country, a report said today.
- 5.9-magnitude quake off Solomon Islands
- Sydney: A 5.9-magnitude quake struck off a remote area of the Solomons Islands today, but no tsunami warning was issued for the Pacific nation and a seismologist said there was no cause for concern.
- Chinese ships in disputed-islands waters: Japan
- Tokyo: Three Chinese government ships entered the waters of disputed islands today, Japan''s coastguard said, more than a year after the then-Tokyo governor set off the row by announcing plans to buy them.
- Indonesia executes three murderers
- Jakarta: Indonesia today executed three convicted murderers, an official said, the second time that the country has done so since 2008 in a move that drew condemnation from rights groups.
- Soldier gets life without parole in Iraq killings
- Washington: An Army sergeant has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq.
- N. Korea may have up to 200 mobile launchers: report
- Seoul: North Korea is now thought to have around twice as many mobile missile launchers as previously estimated by Seoul, a report said today, quoting a state-run military analysis unit.
- Senate approves Srinivasan's nomination to a top US court
- Described as "trailblazer" by US President Barack Obama, Chandigarh-born Srinivasan''s nomination to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit was unanimously approved by the 18-member Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday.
- Coptic cleric says he will sue Israeli police
- Jerusalem: An Egyptian Coptic cleric who was mistreated during Orthodox Easter services is threatening to sue.
- Iran's Ahmadinejad to join Thai 'water summit'
- Bangkok: Iran''s firebrand President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will address a forum on water security in Thailand next week, an embassy official said today, just weeks before he stands down from the post.
- Indian-origin Singaporean gets 9 months' jail for abusing wife
- S I George Raj, 42, was also fined Singaporean dollars 2,000 yesterday for criminal trespass and contravening a personal protection order granted to his wife, The Straits Times reported.
- Plane overshoots runway in Myanmar, injuring two
- Yangon: A passenger plane carrying 55 people overran the end of the runway at an airport in eastern Myanmar due to suspected break failure, injuring two people, state media reported today.
- Neo-Nazi probe: Indian-origin German MP slams authorities
- Edathy, interior affairs spokesman for the opposition Social Democratic Party (SPD), spoke of "multiple" and "historically unparalleled" failures by the police and intelligence services, which investigated the crimes.
- Japan revises global warming measure law
- Tokyo: Tokyo, May 17 (Kyodo) Japan''s parliament revised a law today concerning measures to combat global warming, to create a new plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
- Mauritius: banking rules anti money laundering
- "We have not seen a single case of round tripping through our banks that has been proved either within Mauritius or anywhere abroad," Mauritius Bankers Association (MBA) Chief Executive Officer Aisha Timol said.
- B'desh PM urged to ensure workers safety and rights
- "We believe there is simply no substitute for tough, comprehensive, uncompromising government support for legislation... and administrative action that both empowers workers and prevents more accidents from happening," the lawmakers wrote in a letter to Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday.
- Mauritius says given info on 170 cases to India
- Allaying the perception of Mauritius being a tax-haven, the government''s investment promotion agency Board of Investment (BOI) also said that Mauritius on contrary is recognised as "a clean, efficient and compliant jurisdiction".
- Ring leader of gang that kidnapped Gilani's son arrested
- Islamabad: Pak police claimed they had arrested leader of gang that kidnapped Yousuf Raza Gilani's son Ali Haider, even as security forces continue search for him.
- Sarabjit's lawyer: kidnappers were 'Pashto-speaking'
- Lahore: Awais Sheikh, the Pakistani lawyer of slain Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, has told police that the armed men who abducted him and his son were "Pashto-speaking".
- N Korea leader removes high-profile military figure
- Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has pushed out a high-profile military figure who once played a key role under his late father - the latest in a series of top-level personnel changes.
- Aus jailed to 45 yrs for raping and killing Indian girl
- Melbourne: A 21 yr old Aus man was sentenced to 45 yrs in jail with min non-parole period of 30 yrs for "planned & premeditated" rape & murder of Tosha Thakkar.
- Obama asks Cong to fund securities of US embassies
- "I want to say to members of Congress in both parties, we need to come together and truly honor the sacrifice of those four courageous Americans and better secure our diplomatic posts around the world," Obama told reporters yesterday.
- Myanmar has made numerous positive reforms: US
- "They''ve made a number of positive reforms in recent years. They''ve recently released over 850 political prisoners.
- B'desh PM urged to ensure workers safety and rights
- "We believe there is simply no substitute for tough, comprehensive, uncompromising government support for legislation...and administrative action that both empowers workers and prevents more accidents from happening," the lawmakers wrote in a letter to the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday.
- Obama rules out unilateral US action on Syria
- "This is an international problem. It is very much my hope to continue to work with all the various parties involved, to find a solution that brings peace to Syria, stabilises the region, stabilises those chemical weapons," Obama said yesterday in a joint news conference with the visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
- Need balance between national security and media freedom:Obama
- Obama, however, refused to directly comment on the issue of Associated Press as the case is under investigation.
- Kerry to meet Bangladesh Foreign Minister today
- This will be the first meeting between the two leaders after Kerry became the US Secretary of State in February.
- Senate approves Srinivasan's nomination to a top US court
- Described as "trailblazer" by the US President Barack Obama, Srinivasan''s nomination to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit was unanimously approved by the 18-member Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday.
- Most European gays still afraid and threatened: report
- Hague: Almost two-thirds of Europe''s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community are still afraid to show their sexuality in public and most feel discriminated against, an EU report said today, the International Day Against Homophobia.
- Russia must be convinced to 'finish with Assad': Hollande
- Paris: French President Francois Hollande said that more efforts were needed to convince Moscow to its support for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.
- Fourteen Iran exiles head for new life in Albania
- Washington: Fourteen Iranian opposition members have left a former US military base in Iraq heading for Albania as part of UN attempts to resettle hundreds of exiles, a US official said.
- 3 more peacekeepers briefly abducted in Golan Heights: UN
- United Nations: United Nations, May 17 (AFP) Attackers briefly abducted three more UN peacekeepers in the Golan Heights, heightening tensions in the ceasefire zone feeling increasing fallout from Syria''s civil war, a UN official said.
- Facebook and Twitter jump on Google glasses
- San Francisco: San Francisco, May 17 (AFP) Facebook and Twitter launched applications Thursday for Google glasses as developers rushed to learn more about tailoring software for the Internet-linked eyewear yet to hit the market.
- India looking to set up feeder fund for IDFs: FM
- Gold slips below Rs 26k per 10 gm in futures trade
- Sensex advances for 4th day; up 39 pts on higher
- India raises trade deficit concerns with Japan
- ONGC to examine HPL stake offer from Bengal govt
- Patience is key to India-Australia ties: Varghese
- Uninor best working place: labour rights NGO
- Infia offers big investment scope in infra: FM
- India's investments in SL topped 1 bln USD
- NFCSF seeks hike in sugar import duty to 30pc
- "GoM will work to give functional autonomy to CBI"
- Sensex fails to maintain early momentum; down 7pts
- Rupee down 21 paise against dollar in early trade
- BSE benchmark Sensex up 54 pts in early trade
- India looking to set up feeder fund for IDFs: FM
- "Both countries agreed to pursue joint work on the common aim of exploring ways to encourage increased institutional investment in infrastructure," Chidambaram said in a joint statement issued with his British counterpart, George Osborne.
- Gold slips below Rs 26k per 10 gm in futures trade
- New Delhi: Continuing its slide, gold slipped below Rs 26,000 per 10 gm in the futures market today as speculators engaged in reducing positions, tracking a weak trend overseas.
- Sensex advances for 4th day; up 39 pts on higher
- Mumbai:Extending gains for the fourth day in a row, the Sensex Friday rose by 39 points, mainly on buying in power, capital goods and realty sector stocks amid increased foreign inflows.
- India raises trade deficit concerns with Japan
- New Delhi: Expressing concern over widening trade deficit, India today sought from Japan more market access for its exporters in sectors like agriculture, marine product and pharmaceuticals.
- ONGC to examine HPL stake offer from Bengal govt
- Kolkata: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) today said it would examine the commercial viability of Haldia Petrochemicals before deciding on participating in bidding for the shares on offer by the West Bengal government.
- Patience is key to India-Australia ties: Varghese
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- Uninor best working place: labour rights NGO
- New Delhi: International NGO Social Accountability (SAI) has conferred Indian telecom operator Uninor SA8000 certification for complying workplace standards based on International Labour Organisation and UN conventions.
- Infia offers big investment scope in infra: FM
- London: FM P Chidambaram has said that India offers "unlimited" opportunities for investment in infrastructure sector as country needs more roads, airports and seaports.
- India's investments in SL topped 1 bln USD
- Colombo: Indian companies have invested nearly USD 1 billion in Sri Lanka since 2003 and this figure could rise above USD 2 billion in the next five years, Indian envoy to Colombo Ashok K Kantha has said.
- NFCSF seeks hike in sugar import duty to 30pc
- New Delhi: Worried that sugar imports would depress domestic prices thereby affecting realisation and payments to cane growers, cooperative sugar factories body NFCSF has sought hike in import duty on raw and refined sugar to 30 per cent from 10 per cent.
- "GoM will work to give functional autonomy to CBI"
- London: FM P Chidambaram has said GoM headed by him will work towards giving CBI "functional autonomy" but at the same time asserted that accountability is "important".
- Sensex fails to maintain early momentum; down 7pts
- Mumbai: Sensex failed to maintain initial gains & declined by 7pts in late morning deals due to mild profit booking in consumer durables, healthcare, capital goods and banking.
- Rupee down 21 paise against dollar in early trade
- Mumbai: Rupee today lost 21 paise to 54.98 against the dollar in early trade on the Interbank Foreign Exchange due to appreciation of the US currency against euro overseas.
- BSE benchmark Sensex up 54 pts in early trade
- Mumbai: Sensex today extended gains for the fourth straight day by adding over 54 points in early trade on continued foreign funds inflow, amid a firming trend in the Asian region.
- Spot fixing: Sreesanth moves court for copy of FIR
- Man awarded death sentence for rape and murder
- Misuse of red beacons, flashers to invite jail sentence
- Two more arrested in Graham Staines murder case
- Do not deny job in PSU due to conviction: HC
- Two former SBI officials get 3-year jail term for fraud
- Two 1993 blast convicts seek time to surrender
- 2G case: evasive witness warned, apologises to special judge
- Cricketers have been trapped by police: Lawyers
- Mani seeks anticipatory bail from HC
- Dec 16 gangrape: Girl's mom deposes, accused refuse to examine
- Ramadoss allowed admission in medical college: CBI
- Man freed in rape case, DP chief to take action against cops
- Allahabad HC reserves judgement on Talwars' plea
- 'Woman's promiscuity can't be a defence for rapist'
- SEC seeks deletion of 'consent' in HC order on panchayat polls
- Ex-PWD official gets temporary relief from HC
- 1993 Mumbai blast: NBW against 2 convicts issued
- Court again defers order on summoning Shinde
- Dutt feeling suffocated in 'Anda' cell
- Pappu Yadav acquitted in Ajit Sarkar murder case
- Liyaqat Shah gets bail; "no linkage with terror plot"
- We can't interfere in functioning of GoM on CBI: SC
- HC notice to police on Swamy's plea to quash FIR
- HC concludes hearing on Italian tourist death case
- Man jailed for 8 yrs for repeatedly raping daughter
- Court grants bail to suspected Liyaqat Shah
- Spot fixing: Sreesanth moves court for copy of FIR
- New Delhi: Indian pacer S Sreesanth, who is being quizzed along with 13 others in the IPL spot-fixing scandal case, today moved a Delhi court seeking a a copy of the FIR registered against him.
- Man awarded death sentence for rape and murder
- Bhopal: A Sessions Court here today awarded capital punishment to a person convicted in a case of kidnapping, rape and murder of a minor girl last year.
- Misuse of red beacons, flashers to invite jail sentence
- Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court today directed that henceforth anyone using red beacons or red flashers on vehicles unauthorisedly would be tried for cheating by impersonation, entailing a maximum punishment of three years.
- Two more arrested in Graham Staines murder case
- Bhubaneswar/Keonjhar: Fourteen years after Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two minor sons were burnt alive in Odisha, the CBI today arrested two more accused in the case from Keonjhar district.
- Do not deny job in PSU due to conviction: HC
- New Delhi: Employment in a public sector organization shall not be denied to a job-seeker on the ground of conviction in a criminal case unless offences have an element of "moral turpitude", the Delhi High Court has said.
- Two former SBI officials get 3-year jail term for fraud
- Bangalore: Two former officials of State Bank of India and as many others have been convicted by a Special CBI court in a cheating case and sentenced them to three years of imprisonment with fine of Rs 2.20 lakh.
- Two 1993 blast convicts seek time to surrender
- Mumbai: A day after actor Sanjay Dutt and four others surrendered before a TADA court in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case, two more convicts moved separate applications in the court seeking time to surrender on medical grounds.
- 2G case: evasive witness warned, apologises to special judge
- New Delhi: A CBI witness, who was "evasive" in answering the queries posed during the 2G spectrum allocation scam case trial, was today cautioned by a Delhi court after which he tendered an apology.
- Cricketers have been trapped by police: Lawyers
- New Delhi: Lawyers of S Sreesanth and his IPL teammates Ajit Chandila and Ankit Chavan today claimed that the players were innocent and accused the Delhi Police of "wrongly trapping" them in the IPL spot-fixing case.
- Mani seeks anticipatory bail from HC
- Kochi (Ker): Malayalam actor Kalabhavan Mani, against whom a case has been registered for allegedly roughing up two forest officials during a vehicle search near Athirappaly in Thrissur, today moved the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail.
- Dec 16 gangrape: Girl's mom deposes, accused refuse to examine
- New Delhi: A devastasted mother of the December 16 gangrape victim today made fervent pleas for justice for her daughter before a Special court trying four men accused in the case.
- Ramadoss allowed admission in medical college: CBI
- New Delhi: CBI today told a Delhi court that former union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss, who along with others, is accused in a graft case, had "illegally" allowed an Indore-based medical college to proceed with the admissions without having sufficient faculty and clinical material.
- Man freed in rape case, DP chief to take action against cops
- New Delhi: A man has been acquitted of the charges of raping a divorcee by a local court which asked the Commissioner of Delhi Police to take action against the erring officers for not investigating the case properly and concealing material evidence from it.
- Allahabad HC reserves judgement on Talwars' plea
- Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court today reserved its judgement on a petition of dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, accused of killing their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj, seeking summoning of 14 witnesses and recording their statements in trial court.
- 'Woman's promiscuity can't be a defence for rapist'
- New Delhi: rapist: SC New Delhi, May 17 (PTI) Promiscuous character of a woman is irrelevant in rape cases and a rapist cannot take it as ground of defence for his henious act, the Supreme Court has ruled saying even a female of easy virtue has a right to life.
- SEC seeks deletion of 'consent' in HC order on panchayat polls
- Kolkata: West Bengal State Election Commission today filed an application before the Calcutta High Court claiming that the court''s May 14 order directing holding of panchayat elections in the state in three phases by July 15 was "not a consent order".
- Ex-PWD official gets temporary relief from HC
- Mumbai: In a temporary relief to a retired PWD executive engineer accused of spending Rs 113 crore more than the sanctioned budget, the Bombay High Court has directed the police not to file a charge sheet in the case till June 20, when it would hear his petition.
- 1993 Mumbai blast: NBW against 2 convicts issued
- Mumbai: The special TADA court today issued non-bailable warrants against two convicts of the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case as they failed to surrender within the deadline set by the Supreme Court.
- Court again defers order on summoning Shinde
- New Delhi: A Delhi court today once again deferred its order on whether to summon Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde in connection with a defamation case filed against him for his alleged ''Hindu terror'' remark.
- Dutt feeling suffocated in 'Anda' cell
- Mumbai:Lodged in an egg-shaped high-security ''Anda'' cell, actor Sanjay Dutt is feeling "suffocated" in its confines, which are generally used to house terror suspects.
- Pappu Yadav acquitted in Ajit Sarkar murder case
- Patna: Controversial former RJD MP Pappu Yadav was today acquitted by the Patna High Court in CPI(M) leader Ajit Sarkar murder case for want of evidence.
- Liyaqat Shah gets bail; "no linkage with terror plot"
- New Delhi: Liyaqat Shah was granted bail by Delhi court which said NIA's investigation "confirms" that there is no substantial linkage regarding his involvement to carry out terror attacks.
- We can't interfere in functioning of GoM on CBI: SC
- New Delhi: SC today refused to interfere in functioning of GoM examining issue of CBI''s autonomy and turned down the plea of the agency''s officers for a direction
- HC notice to police on Swamy's plea to quash FIR
- New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today sought response from the police on a plea of Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy seeking quashing of an FIR lodged against him for writing an "inflammatory" article in a Mumbai daily in 2011.
- HC concludes hearing on Italian tourist death case
- Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has reserved its order on a PIL alleging that an Italian tourist died in SCB medical college and hospital here due to negligence.
- Man jailed for 8 yrs for repeatedly raping daughter
- New Delhi: A man has been jailed for eight years by a Delhi court for repeatedly raping his 17-year-old daughter and threatening her not to disclose the incident to anyone.
- Court grants bail to suspected Liyaqat Shah
- New Delhi: Suspected Hizbul militant Liyaqat Shah, arrested by Delhi Police for allegedly conspiring to carry out terror attacks in national capital, was granted bail by special NIA court here.
- Sejwal qualifies for World C'ship, wins 2nd gold in KL
- Gavaskar wants senior players to educate youngsters
- Sunrisers Hyderabad elect to bat after winning toss
- Sachin is fit for match against Kings XI Punjab
- Advani downs Parikh to enter final
- Sreesanth's career is over, feels KKR co-owner Juhi
- Now Chennai police bust IPL betting racket; arrests 6
- Guilty to get strongest possible punishment: Shukla
- Bhupathi-Bopanna advance in Rome Masters
- IPL is credible, it looks greed took over players: BCCI
- "Latest scandal has again tainted game's image"
- It ain't cricket, says Shiv Sena
- ICC seeking hosts for Annual Conference
- "Gayle, de Villiers' guidance helped in Test format"
- Siddhant, Sanya reign supreme at jr TT
- Indian women strike gold at inaugural FIBA Asia 3x3
- Indian challenge ends at World TT championship
- Choudhary 1st Indian to be elected as BoD of ITTF
- Indian women strike gold at inaugural FIBA Asia 3x3
- KXIP look for unlikely playoff, take on Mumbai
- Spot-fixing: TN Police conducting searches
- RCB in do-or-die situation against Chennai
- Anand looking for finish at Norway Tournament
- "Bewildered that my name came up in spot-fixing"
- Sejwal qualifies for World C'ship, wins 2nd gold in KL
- New Delhi: Assured of a place in the upcoming FINA World Championship after a record-breaking feat, India''s Sandeep Sejwal today clinched his second gold medal in the 56th Malaysia Open Swimming Championship in Kuala Lumpur.
- Gavaskar wants senior players to educate youngsters
- New Delhi:S Gavaskar has said BCCI should approach senior players like Tendulkar and Dhoni to help improve the system so that youngsters could be stopped from going astray.
- Sunrisers Hyderabad elect to bat after winning toss
- Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat first in their Pepsi IPL T20 encounter against Rajasthan Royals at the Rajiv Gandhi cricket stadium here tonight.
- Sachin is fit for match against Kings XI Punjab
- Dharamsala: Senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar has been declared fit and may play in Mumbai Indians'' IPL match against Kings XI Punjab here tomorrow.
- Advani downs Parikh to enter final
- Mumbai: Two-time world professional billiards champion Pankaj Advani today trounced giant-killer Siddharth Parikh 7-1 to storm into the final of the Rs 22-lakh RKG-Khar Gymkhana Snooker Masters here today.
- Sreesanth's career is over, feels KKR co-owner Juhi
- New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Juhi Chawla feels the cricket career of S Sreesanth - one of the three cricketers arrested for alleged role in spot-fixing in the IPL - is over.
- Now Chennai police bust IPL betting racket; arrests 6
- Chennai: A day after three cricketers were arrested in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, Tamil Nadu Police claimed to have busted a betting racket relating to IPL matches with arresting six bookies and recovered Rs.14 lakh in cash.
- Guilty to get strongest possible punishment: Shukla
- New Delhi: Indian Premier League Chairman Rajeev Shukla today warned of "strongest possible action" against those players found guilty of spot-fixing in the ongoing edition of the league.
- Bhupathi-Bopanna advance in Rome Masters
- Rome: Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna entered the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters but it was curtains for Leander Paes and his Austrian partner Jurgen Melzer, here.
- IPL is credible, it looks greed took over players: BCCI
- New Delhi: The BCCI said that it was doing its bit to curb the menace of corruption in the game but it has its own limitations and one should not question the credibility of the IPL.
- "Latest scandal has again tainted game's image"
- Karachi: Former Pakistan players feel that the recent spot-fixing scandal has further tarnished the image of the game of cricket and has rocked the ongoing Indian Premier League.
- It ain't cricket, says Shiv Sena
- Mumbai: Shiv Sena on Friday said revelations of spot-fixing in IPL matches show that cricket is no longer a gentleman''s game and has instead become a gambling den which is destroying a generation.
- ICC seeking hosts for Annual Conference
- Dubai: The ICC has announced that it will be seeking hosts for its Annual Conference in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
- "Gayle, de Villiers' guidance helped in Test format"
- Bangalore: Cheteshwar Pujara today gave full credit to his Royal Challengers Bangalore teammates, Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers for helping him to do a good job in Test matches as well.
- Siddhant, Sanya reign supreme at jr TT
- Mumbai: Boys top seed Siddhant Bhavnani of Mumbai and girl second seed Sanya Singh of Pune clinched the respective singles titles with straight-set victories in the Parsram J Vazirani Memorial All India Junior Open Talent Series tennis tournament today.
- Indian women strike gold at inaugural FIBA Asia 3x3
- Doha: Indian women cagers clinched their first gold medal at a FIBA Asia event after an easy win against Mongolia in the final playoff game of the inaugural FIBA Asia 3x3 basketball tournament here.
- Indian challenge ends at World TT championship
- New Delhi: Ace Indian paddler Achantha Sharath Kamal crashed out of the men''s singles event at the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris after going down to Germany''s Timo Boll 1-4 in the second round.
- Choudhary 1st Indian to be elected as BoD of ITTF
- New Delhi: Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) general secretary Dhanraj Choudhary has become the first Indian to be elected as one of the Board of Directors (BoD) to the international sport body (ITTF).
- Indian women strike gold at inaugural FIBA Asia 3x3
- Doha: Indian women cagers clinched their first gold medal at a FIBA Asia event after an easy win against Mongolia in the final playoff game of the inaugural FIBA Asia 3x3 basketball tournament here.
- KXIP look for unlikely playoff, take on Mumbai
- Dharamsala: Having struck some form in the past couple of matches, Kings XI Punjab now face the daunting task of taking on table-toppers and strong title contenders Mumbai Indians here tomorrow in a bid to keep their playoff hopes alive in the ongoing Pepsi IPL.
- Spot-fixing: TN Police conducting searches
- Chennai: TN Police conducted searches in the city in connection with betting & fixing relating to IPL matches, a day after Delhi Police arrested 3 RR players for spot-fixing.
- RCB in do-or-die situation against Chennai
- Bangalore''s seven-wicket loss to Kings XI Punjab in their last match ended up confirming the play-off berths for Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals.
- Anand looking for finish at Norway Tournament
- Sandnes (Norway): Viswanathan Anand remains contender for title despite being 1.5 pts behind leader as he will take on lowest-ranked players in Norway Chess 2013 Tournament.
- "Bewildered that my name came up in spot-fixing"
- Sydney: Bewildered at his name being dragged into IPL spot-fixing, Aus pacer Shaun Tait said his legal representatives will examine how "false" suggestions started.
- Bollywood brings more recognition: Ganesan
- Much more to show in Kashmir than violence: Imtiaz
- Sonam Kapoor flaunts floral gown at Cannes
- Ganguly to be awarded Banga Bibhusan award
- Anurag Kashyap to get French honour at Cannes
- Dev Patel to play mathematics genius Ramanujan
- Rapper Honey Singh booked for singing vulgar songs
- 'John Abraham as 'Bollywood Rambo' '
- Salman spent four years training me: Arjun Kapoor
- Filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak's personal life on celluloid
- Witherspoon to reteam with Joaquin Phoenix
- Pine, Amanda Seyfried to star in 'Z for Zachariah'
- Liam Payne involved in nightclub brawl
- Scarlett Johansson set to make her directorial debut
- Britney Spears now wants a baby girl
- Kate Moss uses ice water for younger skin
- Kanye West to go on tour after baby is born
- Demi Moore reunites with daughter over yoga session
- Zoe Saldana linked to Italian artist
- Bollywood brings more recognition: Ganesan
- Mumbai: South director Susi Ganesan, who is making his directorial debut in Bollywood, is keen to do more Hindi films as it brings more recognition.
- Much more to show in Kashmir than violence: Imtiaz
- Srinagar: Bollywood director Imtiaz Ali today said Kashmir is regarded as "special" by the people of the country, but lamented that the place has "not been accurately" portrayed by the Hindi film industry.
- Sonam Kapoor flaunts floral gown at Cannes
- New Delhi: After wearing a stunning Anamika Khanna saree at Cannes opening, Bollywood fashionista Sonam Kapoor wowed in a floral D&G gown for her second red carpet outing.
- Ganguly to be awarded Banga Bibhusan award
- Kolkata: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, Olympian duo P K Banerjee and Chuni Goswami, actor Mithun Chakraborty, dancer Thankamani Kutti and industrialist B K Birla were among 24 celebrities who would be conferred the prestigious Banga Bibhusan award on May 20.
- Anurag Kashyap to get French honour at Cannes
- Chennai: Director Anurag Kashyap would be conferred the French Government''s ''Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters'' award at the Cannes Film Festival on May 20.
- Dev Patel to play mathematics genius Ramanujan
- Cannes: ''Slumdog Millionaire'' star Dev Patel is all set to play Indian mathematics genius Srinivasa Ramanujan in a biopic, to be directed by Matthew Brown.
- Rapper Honey Singh booked for singing vulgar songs
- Chandigarh: Days after the state government was pulled by Punjab and Haryana High Court for not taking action against rapper Honey Singh, a case was registered against him for allegedly using obscene language in his songs.
- 'John Abraham as 'Bollywood Rambo' '
- Mumbai: John Abraham and director Sanjay Gupta will be teaming up for "an epic revenge saga" that promises to give Bollywood its own Rambo, the iconic Hollywood character.
- Salman spent four years training me: Arjun Kapoor
- New Delhi: Arjun Kapoor who credits Salman Khan often for helping him realise his potential reveals that the ''Dabangg'' star still gets surprised by his creation.
- Filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak's personal life on celluloid
- Kolkata: The turbulent personal life of filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak, which often finds an echo in his own films, is being brought alive on the big screen by actor Saswata Chatterjee.
- Witherspoon to reteam with Joaquin Phoenix
- Los Angeles: Reese Witherspoon is in talks to star in Paul Thomas Anderson''s "Inherent Vice" in which she will be paired opposite her "Walk the Line" co-star Joaquin Phoenix.
- Pine, Amanda Seyfried to star in 'Z for Zachariah'
- Los Angeles: "Star Trek Into Darkness" star Chris Pine is all set to feature in yet another sci fi film "Z for Zachariah" with Amanda Seyfried and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
- Liam Payne involved in nightclub brawl
- London: One Direction star Liam Payne was reportedly involved in night club bust-up with four footballers.
- Scarlett Johansson set to make her directorial debut
- Los Angeles: Actress Scarlett Johansson is set to make her directorial debut with the film adaptation of Truman Capote''s unpublished novel ''Summer Crossing''.
- Britney Spears now wants a baby girl
- London: Pop star Britney Spears has revealed she would like to have a daughter.
- Kate Moss uses ice water for younger skin
- London: Super Kate Moss has revealed that she she fights the signs of ageing by ducking her face in icy water.
- Kanye West to go on tour after baby is born
- Los Angeles: Rapper Kanye West is reportedly planning to go on an international tour to promote his upcoming album after girlfriend Kim Kardashian gives birth to their child.
- Demi Moore reunites with daughter over yoga session
- Los Angeles: Actress Demi Moore and daughter Rumer Willis bonded during a yoga date.
- Zoe Saldana linked to Italian artist
- New York: "Avatar" star Zoe Saldana is
reportedly getting close to handsome Italian artist Marco
Perego.
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