New Zealand-India Test: Match drawn but Indian lost honour
Wellington: India ended the ignominious tour of New Zealand by drawing the second and final cricket Test after home team skipper Brendon McCullum became the first Kiwi batsman to hit a triple-century and stage an incredible turnaround to clinch the two-match series 1-0, here on Wednesday. McCullum struck a historic 302, while BJ Watling made 124 and debutant James Neesham scored an unbeaten 137 as New Zealand declared their second innings at 680
India-Italy diplomatic stand-off escalates; Italy recalls envoy
Rome/New Delhi: A furious Italy on Tuesday upped the ante in its standoff with India over the trial of its two marines by recalling its Ambassador in New Delhi and accusing Indian authorities of "unreliable" behaviour amid reports tha
Telangana erupts in joy Lok Sabha passes Telangana Bill; pepper spray MP quits politics
New Delhi/Hyderabad: Amid pandemonium and a television blackout of the proceedings, the Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to carve out a Telangana state out of Andhra Pradesh, triggering joy in the Telangana region and protests elsewhere in th
Interim Budget 2014: Chidambaram woos middle class with duty sops on automobiles
New Delhi: In sops to middle-class ahead of the elections and to boost manufacturing, the Interim Budget Monday slashed excise duty on cars and two- wheelers, capital goods and consumer non durables and acceptance of long standing demand of one-rank-
McCullum-Watling world record stand destroys Indian hopes
Wellington: India were pushed to the backfoot as New Zealand rode on captain Brendon McCullum's unbeaten double century and his world record stand with B J Watling to continue their remarkable fightback by taking a massive 325-run lead in the pulsati
Indian-origin ex-MP denies he possessed child pornography
Berlin: Indian-origin former German lawmaker facing probe for allegedly possessing child pornography has denied any wrongdoing and said he intends to initiate legal proceedings against the state prosecutor’s office for spreading “false in
$6,000 reward for information on missing Indian American student
New York: The family of an Indian American student, who went missing Feb 12 in the American state of Illinois, has announced a $6,000 reward for any information about him. Pravin M Varughese, a second year student majoring in criminal justice at Sout
Pakistani jailed for assaulting Indian girl in Dubai
Dubai: A Pakistani domestic help has been sentenced to one year in prison for sexually assaulting a six-year-old Indian schoolgirl. The 29-year-old Pakistani man is believed to have taken the girl from her neighbour’s apartment where she was at
Russian satellite set to crash over populated areas
Moscow: A Russian satellite that could weigh as much as three tonnes is expected to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere on Sunday, reportedly representing a "very real danger" to densely populated areas. The final movements of Kosmos-1220, a de
