Aug 18 2008
Akhil Kumar may not have brought the promised Olympic boxing medal, but his performance would surely inspire others that it is not beyond their reach
Aug 6 2008
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Wednesday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to order an inquiry into the mysterious death of Ludhiana-based budding singer Ishmeet Singh.
Jul 26 2008
A class 10 student in Kerala has is planning to cliam a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for memorising and recalling 250 words in two hours.
Jul 24 2008
Manoj Tiwari, host of reality show “Chak De Bachche”, had a heated argument with the judges - Raveena Tandon and choreographer-director Ganesh Acharya - for not paying attention to the contestants from the team of ‘Desi Dhurandhars’.
Jul 16 2008
A 26-year-old man, whose father is an accused in the murder of former Gujarat home minister Haren Pandya, was arrested here Wednesday on charges of sedition and rioting, the police said. Muqeemuddin alias Yaser was arrested by the Special Investigation...
Jul 15 2008
Defending champions India can take heart from the fact that their passage to the semi-finals in the Asia Cup hockey championship has been smooth whereas three-time champions Pakistan had to struggle their way through their pool.
Jul 14 2008
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has advocated “tough, thoughtful and realistic” foreign policy for the US, and said that an open-ended commitment by Washington on Iraq was a “strategic mistake”.
Jul 13 2008
Two people who allegedly sold their kidneys were arrested in Ujjain, the police said Sunday. “We caught Paresh Goswami of Ahmedabad and Rajesh Bitholia of Ujjain late Saturday evening. They have confessed to have sold their kidneys for Rs.100,000...
Jul 3 2008
Even as the Rs 240,000-crore Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is creating a short-list of professional fund managers to replace its sole investment manager— State Bank of India—work has also begun on abolishing SBI’s 56-year...
Jun 15 2008
A young couple was hacked to death by the girl’s brother at their home in a village near Banur town in Punjab. The cold-blooded murder Saturday night was committed by Sarabjit Singh to avenge the honour of his family as his sister had married against...