Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) Kings XI Punjab made 168 for five in 20 overs against Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Wankhede Stadium here Saturday. Wriddhiman Saha remained unbeaten on 59 off 47 balls while Glenn Maxwell made a quick-fire 27-ball 45.
Kabul/New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The toll in Friday’s landslide in Afghanistan has been put at 2,000 by rescue officials as India Saturday offered assistance in relief and rehabilitation efforts. Rescue officials also said that the site may become a massive grave as the enormous amount of rubble is making the recovery of bodies almost […]
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) Genpact founder Pramod Bhasin and DLF director Pia Singh-promoted The Skills Academy will tie up with HDFC Bank to co-develop the content of a training course for professional bankers. The Academy plans to launch the training course titled “The Professional Banker Programme” here Sunday. The course aims at bridging the skills […]
Taicang (China), May 3 (IANS) Indian walkers notched up two national records at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup while two other men walkers managed to produce their personal bests in the prestigious championship here Saturday. Armyman Sandeep Kumar, 27, created the national record in the men’s 50km walk with a timing of 3:56:22 to […]
Chennai, May 3 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi Saturday questioned Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa for not visiting the injured in the twin bomb blasts in a train here. He said he along with senior officials had visited the injured in Coimbatore blasts in 1998 when he was the chief minister. In a statement […]
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) Earlier this week, Feroz Abbas Khan’s bold and unapologetic film “Dekh Tamasha Dekh” on communal divide was stopped from being screened in the heart of Mumbai city, hours before the scheduled time. What baffled the disbelieving director was that it was a private screening. Talking of the incident, he said: “I […]
Indian cricket is heading for heady times. Everyone’s calculations in the Indian cricket board, except the Supreme Court, hinges on the outcome on May 16, the day the results of the general election are out. But the members of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have been speculating on endless possibilities. All […]
Guwahati, May 3 (IANS) The Assam government Saturday decided to hand over the probe into the killing of 27 civilians in the state’s Bodo-majority districts to the NIA, as 22 people were arrested in connection with the violence. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said: “We have decided to hand over the probe to the NIA. Some […]
Amethi, May 3 (IANS) Hundreds of booklets containing offensive remarks against Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son, party vice president Rahul Gandhi, have surfaced here in the last two days. The 16-page booklet on Rahul Gandhi has the incumbent Amethi Lok Sabha member on its cover and goes on to say how he was […]
Jaipur, May 3 (IANS) The Rajasthan government is set to soon launch an air taxi service which will help connect major industrial and tourism points in the state, officials said. “As per the plan, approved by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje before the (Lok Sabha) election code of conduct came into effect (March 5), we will […]