Economic growth slumps to decade low of 5 percent
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) India’s economic growth slumped to a decade-low of 5 percent in the financial year ended March 31, 2013, due…
Rio judge lifts ban on re-done Maracana Stadium
Rio de Janeiro, May 31 (IANS) Sunday’s international football friendly between Brazil and England at the revamped Maracana stadium will go ahead after a…
Sensex plunges 455 points on dismal growth numbers
Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Friday plunged more than two percent after official data showed that the Indian…
Malik knocks out Balaji in Futures tennis
Chennai, May 31 (IANS) Vijayant Malik caused a flutter as he ousted top seed N Sriram Balaji 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6) to set up…
Temperatures rise in Himachal, rains in store
Shimla: The hills of Himachal Pradesh today saw maximum temperatures rising two-three degrees Celsius above normal in several parts, and the weather office has…
Real Sociedad targets Zambian striker Mulenga
Lusaka, May 31 (IANS) Spanish La Liga club Real Sociedad has shown interest in signing Zambian striker Jacob Mulenga following his impressive season in…
Hot, cloudy day in Delhi, similar Saturday expected
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) It was a hot, cloudy Friday in the capital with the maximum temperature settling at 40.6 degrees Celsius, average…
IBL launches school badminton programme
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Indian Badminton League School Programme (IBLSP) Friday launched ‘Shuttle Express’, the biggest school championship to promote the sport…
Gave more water than due to Tamil Nadu, says Karnataka
Bangalore, May 31 (IANS) A day after Tamil Nadu petitioned the Supreme Court seeking over Rs.2,000 crore in damages from Karnataka, the latter said…
Karnataka’s aged IT minister allays industry’s misgivings
Bangalore, May 31 (IANS) Karnataka’s new IT and Biotechnology Industry (BT) Minister S.R. Patil has sought to allay the industry’s misgivings on his ability…