Hyderabad police book Salman for insulting religion
Hyderabad – Police here Friday booked actor Salman Khan for hurting religious sentiment of Muslims in a TV reality show hosted by him on Colors channel. A case against Salman and producers of the show “Bigg Boss” for insulting a religion was booked under section 295 of the Indian... read more »
Sensex gains 371 points, oil and gas stocks rally
Mumbai – A benchmark index of Indian equities markets end! ed Friday’s trade 371.10 points, or 1.79 percent up. The bullish sentiment in the market was seen a day after the government allowed Reliance Industries to charge higher prices for gas from April. The gains came a day after the... read more »
Rs 15,000 crore spent on development this fiscal: Mamata
Kolkata – The West Bengal government has spent Rs.15,000 crore on development so far this fiscal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said here Friday. Interacting with reporters after holding a review meeting of the work done by her ministers, Banerjee said West Bengal was the only state in India... read more »
Two Indian peacekeepers killed in South Sudan
New Delhi – Two Indian peacekeepers were killed in an attack on the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) base in Akobo, authorities said here Friday. India’s external affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin tweeted: “Bad news from UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). 2 Indian... read more »
Retired` Gaggioli reveals Armstrong bribed his team with 100k dollars to throw race
Johannesburg – Retired Italian rider Roberto Gaggioli has revealed that Lance Armstrong paid him 100,000 dollars in 1993 in order to win the Million Dollar Race in the United States,... read more »
China set to land robot rover on moon
Washington – China is ready to land a robotic rover on moon’s surface on Saturday, a major step in the country’s ambitious space exploration programme. On Saturday afternoon... read more »
Ashwin says `players to blame` for India’s ODI series loss in South Africa
Johannesburg – The Indian team’s poor record away from home in Test cricket is the fault of the players and not the coach, spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin said... read more »
A-Rod `optimistic` about favorable ruling in doping case
New York – Alex Rodriguez scored big in court on Friday when a federal judge dealt a huge blow to the 211-game doping suspension Major League Baseball hopes to slap on the embattled... read more »
Botham says England’s `inability` to `finish off` Oz differ...
London – England cricket legend Ian Botham has said that the team’s bowlers made it too easy for Australian all-rounder Steve Smith on Day 1 of the third Ashes Test in Perth. According to... read more »
