SA tour: Rayudu makes maiden entry, Zaheer recalled
Veteran pacer Zaheer Khan made a comeback to India’s Test side after close to a year but opener Gautam Gambhir was ignored as the selectors on Monday announced the squads for the Test and ODI tour of South Africa starting December 5. The 35-year-old Zaheer, who had been battling fitness issues... read more »
SBI shares rise 4% despite graft case against Deputy MD
Mumbai – In tandem with a bullish trend in bank stocks, shares of SBI on Monday rose as much as 4 percent even as its deputy MD Shyamal Acharya was asked to go on leave a day after his residence was raided by CBI. Stocks of the country’s biggest bank gained 3.84 percent to Rs 1,809... read more »
Spying row: Jakarta stalls cooperation with Canberra on refugees
Indonesian police said on Monday that they had suspended cooperation with their Australian counterparts to combat people smuggling because of a dispute over spying allegations. Indonesia has already withdrawn its ambassador from Australia and halted some military cooperation over reports that... read more »
Mizoram Assembly Elections: 50 percent votes cast By midday
Aizawl – Balloting has proceeded peacefully Monday in the northeastern state of Mizoram for the 40-seat assembly elections. Polling till afternoon has been moderate, officials said, adding that about 50 percent of votes were cast by 1.30 p.m.. “Polling began at 7 a.m. with men and women... read more »
Act when you feel like: SRK
Mumbai – Everyone can feel lazy once in a while. For superstar Shah Rukh Khan, Saturday was the day! The actor, who has been in the industry for over two decades, feels that an actor... read more »
Former Kashmir exam board chairman arrested
Srinagar – Mushtaq Ahmad Peer, the former chairman of Jammu and Kashmir’s Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE), was Saturday arrested in the multi-million 2012... read more »
Syrian minister survives assassination attempt
Damascus – Syria’s National Reconciliation Minister Ali Haidar has survived an assassination attempt, a media report said Saturday. Haidar’s convoy was attacked on the... read more »
U.S. spied on Netherlands from 1946 to 1968: Snowden documents
The United States spied on the Netherlands from 1946 to 1968, the Dutch NRC newspaper quoted Snowden documents as showing on Saturday. It was not clear who was bugged, when it was or with... read more »
Cong didn’t want to end poverty as it feared losing power: Modi
Attacking Congress for “doing nothing for poor”, BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Saturday said the ruling party, over generations never wanted to educate people and eliminate... read more »
