Islam converts double in UK
Jan. 4: The number of Britons choosing to become Muslims has nearly doubled in the past decade, according to a study by an inter-faith think tank. The study by think tank Faith Matters attempts to est
‘Women still want to marry richer men’
Decades of gender equality campaigns notwithstanding, women still want to marry men who are better educated and earn more money than them, a researcher says.
Kumble hangs up his boots, withdraws from IPL auction
Mumbai: Legendary leg spinner and former India Test captain Anil Kumble has withdrawn from the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in Bengaluru later this week, it announced here on Tuesday.
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Paes, Bhupathi in dream win
Chennai: Top seeds Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi rolled back the years as they rallied brilliantly to overcome the Canadian-Swiss combo of Frank Dancevic and Stanislas Wawrinka 3-6, 7-6 (8), 10-4 t
CBI can't touch 'Q', plea for quiet burial of Bofors case
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday told a court that it didn't have enough evidence against Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrochi to prosecute him in the Bofors payoff sc
Hawk-Eye debuts Chennai Open
Chennai: Linespersons at the Aircel ATP Chennai Open have come out on top following the introductory implementation of the Hawk-Eye electronic review system, a referral for line call challenges by pla
Woman teacher stabs Bihar MLA who allegedly raped her
Patna: A woman teacher on Tuesday knifed to death Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Raj Kishore Kesri at his home in Bihar's Purnia town, alleging he had raped her for over three years.
As other visi
Sensex ruling drops in noon trade
Mumbai: A benchmark index of Indian equities Tuesday was ruling dull around noon, having dropped from its early highs.
The 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which o
City manager's parents summoned by police
Gurgaon: Raghuraj and Deeksha Puri, parents of Citibank manager Shivraj Puri who is accused of masterminding a Rs.300 crore fraud, were summoned by the police Tuesday to help in the investigations, po
Bofors returns: Court to resume payoff case on Thursday
New Delhi: India's premier investigative agency again sought withdrawal of the case against Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi in the Bofors payoffs scam citing lack of evidence, even after a tax