24 killed in Iraqi suicide bomb attack
Six suicide bombers burst into an Iraqi ministry building, took hostages and killed at least 24 people including themselves before security forces regained control. The attack, on the building belonging to the Ministry of Transportation in north-east Baghdad, coincided with a month-long stand-off... read more »
Tiger Woods likely to tee-off at Delhi Golf Club
New Delhi – World No 1 golfer Tiger Woods is likely to make a brief visit to the capital and play at the prestigious Delhi Golf Club coming next week. The winner of 14 Majors is scheduled to play a few holes of golf with a few select guests, including Hero MotoCorp MD and CEO Pawan Munjal,... read more »
India favourites against depleted Chinese Taipei
With the Chinese Taipei participating without their top stars, there shall be no room for complacency when India take them on in their Asia/Oceania Group I tie in the Davis Cup, beginning on Friday. Without world number 54 Yen-Hsun Lu and Jimmy Wang (154) in the opposition ranks, a victory for the... read more »
Several Under-19 players to miss this season’s IPL
8 of the 15-member India U-19 WC squad are set to miss the bus for the seventh edition of the IPL after the governing council (GC) decided to exclude players without first-class or List A experience from the ‘uncapped players’ auction list. The ruling will mean that Mumbai’s highly-touted... read more »
Arvind Kejriwal targets top leaders in ‘India’s most corrupt’ list
New Delhi – Arvind Kejriwal today read out his list of ‘India’s most corrupt’, including union ministers and leaders from all parties, and urged his Aam Aadmi... read more »
Sharad Pawar refutes report of his ‘secret’ meeting with Modi
Union minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Friday denied media reports of his meeting with BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. The report... read more »
State Bank of India (SBI) raises $1.28 billion via share sale
Mumbai – State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender, said it has raised 80.32 billion rupees through a sale of shares to institutional investors to boost its capital... read more »
Oppo N1 with Android 4.2 and rotating camera launched at Rs. 39,999
Oppo has entered the Indian market with the launch of its flagship smartphone, the N1 (16GB) at Rs. 39,999. The company has announced that its first smartphone in India will be initially... read more »
Lufthansa to begin Airbus A380 superjumbo jets to India
New York – The head of Lufthansa said the German airline plans to begin flying Airbus A380 superjumbo jets on routes to India later this year. On Monday, India lifted a ban on landing the... read more »
