Beware: Overheated laptop batteries a fire hazard
New Delhi : Owning a laptop may have become a necessity for some and fashionable for the rest, but it poses a potential fire…
Lokpal bill will be implemented: Sonia Gandhi
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Congress were committed to an effective Lokpal bill that would be presented in parliament and…
Vikas Yadav wants four days leave from jail
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to Delhi Police and Uttar Pradesh police on a plea by Vikas Yadav, undergoing…
Poetry and culture at India Hay Festival from Nov 17
New Delhi : Poetry, ecology, women’s literature, children books, culture and a range of social issues addressed by the likes of Germaine Greer, Shashi…
Sensex falls sharply , closes 218 points down
Mumbai : Indian equities fell sharply in afternoon trade Wednesday with a benchmark index closing 218 points lower as credit agency Moody’s downgraded the…
British mom stabs son, daughter to death
London : A 44-year-old woman in Britain offered a last meal of pizza to her son and daughter before stabbing them to death and…
Not an easy wicket to score on Kotla wicket : Dhoni
New Delhi : India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Wednesday said the win against the West Indies in the first cricket Test was hard-earned because…
Tendulkar misses out milestone, but guides India home with Laxman
New Delhi : Though Sachin Tendulkar fell 24 runs short of his 100th international century, he made sure that India won the first cricket…
IOC reports quarterly net loss of Rs.7,485.55 crore
Mumbai : Joining its state-owned oil marketing peers, Indian Oil Corp (IOC) Wednesday reported huge losses in the second quarter ended Sep 30 at…
Shakira receives star on Walk Of Fame
London : Singer Shakira has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The pop star was recognised as “the highest-selling…