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Emotional Sachin leaves film, TV celebs in tears
BCCI to name series after Sachin Tendulk...

BCCI to name series after Sachin Tendulkar

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCC) is mulling over the idea of naming a series after cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.  A discussion was held on the same during the BCCI officials’ informal meeting last Sunday, according to reports. “It is too premature to talk about it at the... read more »

Banned Saeed Ajmal says elbow ‘not...

Banned Saeed Ajmal says elbow ‘not usual’, vows to play World C...

Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal blamed his illegal action on a “not usual” elbow and vowed to return by next year’s World Cup after he was banned from international cricket on Tuesday. The world’s top one-day bowler dismissed the International Cricket Council’s... read more »

Indian-origin fund manager in the United...

Indian-origin fund manager in the United States sentenced to 9 years in jai...

An Indian-origin portfolio manager has been sentenced to 9 years in jail for his role in one of the “most lucrative” insider trading schemes ever in the United States involving a “staggering” $276 million and ordered to forfeit a $9.3 million bonus he earned through... read more »

Investors put in Rs 1 lakh cr in mutual ...

Investors put in Rs 1 lakh cr in mutual fund schemes in August

New Delhi: Investors have pumped in over Rs 1 lakh crore in various mutual fund schemes in August, making it the second consecutive monthly inflow. As per the latest data available with the Securities and Exchange Board of India, investors have put in Rs 1,00,181 crore in mutual fund schemes (MF)... read more »

Two American-Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza

The US on Monday confirmed that two Americans who were soldiers with the Israel Defense Force have been killed in fighting in the Gaza Strip. “We can confirm the deaths of US citizens Max... read more »

NASA celebrates 45 years of moon landing

On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the moon. Forty-five years later, NASA will celebrate on Monday the giant leap... read more »

Kerry, Karzai reach pact on U.S. troop stay beyond 2014

Kerry leaves for Egypt to forge ceasefire in Gaza

US President Barack Obama has dispatched his Secretary of State John Kerry to Cairo to meet Egyptian and other officials on the volatile situation in the Gaza Strip and seek an immediate... read more »

Parents happy with ban on children under 12 taking part in dahi handis

“It is good that they have finally banned children below 12 years from participating in Dahi handis. It is so dangerous! I think anyone aged below 15 should be disallowed from taking... read more »

Most rape victims in 2013 knew culprits: NCRB

In almost 95 out of every 100 cases of rape registered last year, the culprits were known to their victims, according to a report by the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB). The report titled... read more »