All CWG venues are ready: Suresh Kalmadi
Amid apprehensions about the quality of the venues and preparedness of sporting facilities, Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi has expressed confidence, saying that all ve
Indian riders finally get new cycles ahead of CWG
The new cycles for the Indian riders for Commonwealth Games have finally arrived after a long wait, according to Cycling Federation of India (CFI).
TTSL overtakes BSNL; becomes 4th largest wireless telecom firm
Tata Teleservices has become the fourth largest operator in terms of wireless subscribers with nearly 77 million users and has overtaken state owned BSNL.
Tennis makes CWG debut, Indians hope to strike gold
With some proven champions and emerging stars in its ranks, India can hope for a medal rush when tennis makes its debut at the Commonwealth Games next month.
Shriram, TPG to buy Vishal Retail for Rs 100 crore
Beleaguered discount retailer Vishal Retail on Monday said it would sell its retail trading business to Shriram Group, and the wholesale division to the private equity firm TPG, for a combined value o
Cairn-Vedanta deal not sale of oilfield interest, ONGC told
Cairn Energy's decision to sell majority stake in Cairn India to Vedanta will not trigger pre-emption rights of its Indian partner ONGC, as the deal was just a shareholder transaction and not sale of
Bopanna jumps to career best 19 in ATP chart
Rohan Bopanna achieved his career-best rank of 19 in the doubles ATP chart following his stupendous run at the US Open, where he won the runners-up trophy along with Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan.
Top BJP brass skip J’khand
The top BJP leadership gathered at the residence of senior party leader and Bhagalpur MP Shahnawaz Hussain to celebrate Id while only a handful of partymen went to Jharkhand to attend the swearing-in ceremony of BJP chief minister Arjun Munda.
Cong upset with some efficient ministers
The Congress is apparently upset about the “attitude and arrogance” of a section of its Central ministers. They include the human resources development minister, Mr Kapil Sibal, minister for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh, surface transport minister Kamal Nath, commerce minister Anand Sharma and health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad.
CCS to discuss J&K situation on Monday
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has convened the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Monday to deliberate over the situation in troubled Jammu and Kashmir. It is also believed that the government might consider partial withdrawal of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) at the CCS meeting.