FIFA offers 180,000 extra World Cup tickets
About 180,000 tickets will be available during the final World Cup sales phase beginning Wednesday, football’s governing body FIFA has announced. Tickets will be offered for all 64 matches, including the final at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium on July 13, Xinhua reported. The last-minute... read more »
East Ukraine sees fresh violence
Heavy fighting broke out Monday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk as NATO diplomats held talks in Brussels with Russia on the crisis. Pro-Russian separatists said at least five people were killed and at least 10 injured in an airstrike on their headquarters in the regional government... read more »
Union Minister Gopinath Munde dies in road accident
Union Minister Gopinath Munde died on Tuesday due to injuries sustained in a car accident at Moti Bagh around 6.30 a.m in Delhi. He was admitted in AIIMS Trauma Center with severe head injuries and passed away around 8 a.m after suffering a cardiac arrest, doctors said. Though the Mr. Gopinath... read more »
Thespian actor Dilip Kumar talks about bitter break up with actress Madhuba...
Numerous unknown aspects of the life and times of the cinematic legend who began as a “diffident novice” in Hindi cinema in early 1940s is revealed in the book “Dilip Kumar: The Substance and the Shadow”. Published by Hay House India the book is set for launch on June 9, according to... read more »
IPL 7: MS Dhoni the only leader in a team of captains, says Brendon McCullum
Abu Dhabi: Though Chennai Super Kings is home to four international captains this Indian Premier League, New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum insists that Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the sole... read more »
Supreme Court seeks Justice Mukul Mudgal panel’s inclination to probe IPL scam
The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Justice Mukul Mudgal committee whether it was inclined to investigate the allegations of betting and spot fixing during IPL-6. An apex court bench headed... read more »
BSE Sensex hits new all-time high of 22,853 pts; NSE Nifty 6,838 pts
The benchmark indices BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty touched record highs on Tuesday as they edged higher ahead of the April series expiry. The BSE benchmark, the Sensex touched lifetime high of... read more »
Tech Mahindra acquires big data start-up FixStream Networks
BANGALORE: India’s fifth-largest IT services company Tech MahindraBSE 0.46 % has acquired US-based big data analytics startup FixStream Networks for around Rs 60 crore. Tech Mahindra... read more »
Mitsubishi deal to add $375 million incremental revenue for TCS i...
MUMBAI: India’s largest information technology company Tata Consultancy ServicesBSE 0.16 % has merged its Japanese unit with Mitsubishi Corp’s IT arm, growing its revenues six-fold and... read more »
