Suzuka (Japan), April 19 (IANS) Indian racer Narain Karthikeyan, driving for team Docomo Dandelion, snatched a podium spot by finishing third in the first round of the 2015 Japanese Championship Super Formula series here Sunday after starting second on the grid. The Coimbatore-based Karthikeyan, India’s first ever Formula One driver, clocked the second fastest lap […]
Bengaluru, April 18 (IANS) With one away win and one loss on home turf, hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are sweating out for a victory over Mumbai Indians in the IPL-T20 tie here on Sunday. “In T20 format, both teams stand a good chance to win. Mumbai has got some match winners. We can’t take […]
Bhopal, April 18 (IANS) A chartered British plane had to make an emergency landing here after developing a technical snag in its engine. The plane landed at Raja Bhoj airport. Airport Director K. Gunashewar told IANS that the plane was headed to China’s Shanghai city from Abu Dhabi when it developed the problem. A source […]
Chennai, April 18 (IANS) Software major Infosys co-founder and IIT-Madras alumni Kris Gopalakrishnan on Saturday set up a Chair for computational brain research at his alma-mater named after his colleague NR Narayana Murthy, IIT-Madras said. This is the second Chair set up by Gopalakrishnan. In a statement issued here, Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) said: […]
Visakhapatnam, April 18 (IANS) Condemning the attacks by Israel on Palestinians, the Communist Party of India-Marxist on Saturday called upon the people of India to boycott Israeli goods. In a resolution passed at the ongoing 21st Congress here, the CPI-M expressed its solidarity with the people of Palestine, who are struggling for freedom for their […]
Srinagar, April 18 (IANS) Two policemen who opened fired on an unruly and stone-pelting crowd in Narbal area, leaving a teenager killed and two people injured were arrested on Saturday, police said. A police statement issued in the evening said an unruly crowd in the morning resorted to stone pelting on a joint police and […]
Pune, April 18 (IANS) Skipper George Bailey played a lone hand as Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) posted a formidable 155/9 despite a late order collapse against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the MCA International stadium here on Saturday. Bailey muscled his way to 60 off 45 balls […]
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday said Anil Kakodkar’s resignation from the chairmanship of the board of governors of Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) was without any reason. “The issue related to the resignation of Kakodkar was stretched without any reason,” she told Times Now. “Even if he […]
Pune, April 18 (IANS) Kings XI Punjab scored 155/9 against Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association stadium here on Saturday. Skipper George Bailey (60; 45b, 5×4, 2×6) was the top scorer. Umesh Yadav (3-33) was the most successful KKR bowler.
Mumbai/Kochi, April 18 (IANS) INS Tarkash that participated in Operation Rahat, returned to a hero’s welcome at Mumbai harbor here on Saturday, while two passenger ships with the last batch of Indians evacuated from Yemen reached Kochi, an official said. It was preceded by the return of another ship, INS Mumbai, which returned here last […]