Chargesheeted Rauf claims innocence in spot-fixing scandal
Tainted umpire Asad Rauf was Saturday chargesheeted by police in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing case but the Pakistani official claimed innocence and said he has no link with bookies.
T-issue: UPA won’t backtrack
The UPA government and the Congress on Friday virtually ruled out going back on the issue of creating a separate Telangana state.
Hope India-Pak ties resume soon: Misbah
Faislabad Wolves and Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq made a measured case for bilateral cricketing ties between Pakistan and India to re-start whenever possible, stressing that players, particularly fr
Gangjee canters to six-stroke win
Kolkata’s Rahil Gangjee cantered to a comfortable six-stroke win at the PGTI Players Championship after a clinical two-under 70 in the final round in Chandigarh on Friday.
Gold continues to slide on falling demand, global sell-off
Gold prices slumped further at the domestic bullion market on Saturday due to consistent selling by stockists as well as subdued investment off take amid bearish overseas sentiment.
SP, BJP MLAs come to blows in UP Assembly
The Samajwadi Party and Bhartiya Janata Party members almost came to blows in the UP assembly on Friday after a senior minister rebuked a BJP legislator.
Rajan orders bold rate hike
In a surprise move that sent the markets and analysts into a tizzy, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan raised the repo rate by a quarter per cent, signalling a high interest rate regime. He said this was a mere 0.5 per cent of the total borrowings of banks.
Pune test for Sporting in opener
On a high after their Durand Cup triumph, qualifiers Mohammedan Sporting will face last season’s runners-up Pune FC as the seventh edition of the I-League kicks off on Saturday.
Focus on connecting small cities by air: PM
Small destinations in the country will have air connectivity with a network of more than 100 airports planned to meet the expected passenger load capacity of 30 crore by 2020, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said.
‘No lesson learnt from past mistakes’
President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday expressed concern over the recent incidents of communal clashes and stated that the country has not learnt lessons from history and same “tragic mistakes” are being repeated.