BCCI former secretary Jaywant Lele dies of 'massive heart attack'
Baroda: Former secretary of the Indian Cricket Board, Jaywant Yeshwant Lele passed away at his residence here following a massive heart attack. Lele breathed his last late last night. He was 75 and is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. The outspoken Lele, who served as BCCI's assistant secretary and later took over the reins as the secretary when Jagmohan Dalmiya became the president of the International Cricket Council in 1996, had cele
Pune techie tries to hack into tiger's digital collar
Bhopal: In a first of its kind case, a cyber-expert based in Pune tried to hack into the digital collar of a tiger which was in Madhya Pradesh to track the movements of the big cat. The incident prompted authorities at the Bori-Satpura tiger reserve
Major security lapse: Gujarat blasts accused escapes from police in Mumbai
Mumbai: In a major security lapse, Afzal Usmani, an Indian Mujahideen operative accused in the 2008 Ahmedabad bombings, escaped from a special MCOCA court on Friday when he was brought there for framing of charges. Usmani was also allegedly involved
No move to finalise visa bond for Indians in UK
London: Britain has indicated to India that there is no move to finalise the controversial 3,000 pounds visa bond scheme for Indians soon, a senior Indian diplomat has said. Answering a question on the controversial bond at a farewell reception hoste
BJP legislator arrested for Muzaffarnagar riots
Lucknow: In the first major arrest of a politician for the Muzaffarnagar violence, BJP MLA Suresh Rana was on Friday apprehended by Uttar Pradesh police on charges of making provocative speeches to cause riots. As news of Rana's arrest spread, severa
Several injured in Chicago park shooting
Chicago: Chicago authorities said that 11 people, including a 3-year-old child, were injured when a gunman opened fire on people in a park located in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood. Chicago fire department officials reported that the
Hackers to crack iPhone fingerprint security
Boston: Hackers are gearing up for iPhone 5S release with a contest to crack the device's first-ever fingerprint scanner, a high-tech feature that Apple Inc says makes users' data more secure. A micro venture capital firm joined a group of security r
Ive always relied on glamour in my films: Ileana
New Delhi: She wowed everyone with her understated performance in her Bollywood debut "Barfi", but Ileana D'Cruz says she is more comfortable doing hardcore commercial roles. The 25-year-old actress's second film is Rajkumar Santoshi's acti
Indian American creates quilt depicting US flag
Washington: An Indian American physician has created a unique quilt depicting the US national flag which has the signatures of governors of all 50 American states and former President George W Bush, making it the only 'Stars and Stripes' of its
