India began their campaign in the Sultan of Johor Cup Under-21 hockey tournament on a strong note, defeating England 2-1 in their opening round-robin match here on Sunday.

Financial services enterprise, Karvy, which has launched its Insurance Repository System (IRS) with approval from IRDA, is eyeing about 45 per cent of the total market share in the next 3years, a senior company executive said.

Over 3,700 defaulters have availed benefit of property tax settlement scheme by the north corporation, offering immunity from penalty and waiver of interest, with the civic body having collected tax of Rs 10 crore so far, officials said.

Having been surprised by the repo rate increase on inflation concern, analysts expect new Reserve Bank governor Raghuram Rajan to hike the key rate by another 0.50 percentage points this fiscal.

There is no let-up in ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops which indulged in unprovoked firing overnight on Indian forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district.

Moradabad SSP allegedly beat three police followers posted at his residence, following which Uttar Pradesh government suspended him Sunday.

A Delhi court on Saturday restrained the BCCI from holding its special general meeting on Wednesday to consider the report of the disciplinary committee on former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi for alleged financial irregularities in the running of the cricket league.

Sandra Bullock, who went into hiding when her marriage to Jesse James broke down in 2010 amid allegations that he cheated on her, says she never thought she will overcome the trauma.

Scientists have identified a protein that plays a crucial role in correctly measuring stress levels, and also makes sure the pathways of cell repair or cell death in the body are effective.

The Thor leading lady Natalie Portman has revealed a new Marvel movie led by a female superhero is on the way.
“There are definitely many strong women, but it will be exciting when there is a central female character, which I think is coming — I have heard it’s coming,” the actress said in an interview with SciFiNow to promote Thor:The Dark World.