Poetry and culture at India Hay Festival from Nov 17
byNew Delhi : Poetry, ecology, women’s literature, children books, culture and a range of social issues addressed by the likes of Germaine Greer, Shashi…
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Sensex falls sharply , closes 218 points down
byMumbai : 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
byLondon : 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
byNew 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
byNew 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
byMumbai : 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
byLondon : Singer Shakira has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The pop star was recognised as “the highest-selling…
Sonia gets fever, cancels Uttarakhand rally
byNew Delhi : Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s rally in Uttarakhand, her first since she came back from a surgery abroad, was cancelled after she…
India win Kotla test match
byIndia defeated the West Indies by five wickets Wednesday in the first test match at New Delhi’s Ferozshah Kotla .India chased down 276 ….
Hazarika’s pyre lit , sea of humanity sheds tears
byGuwahati : It was the end of an era as the mortal remains of the bard from Assam, Bhupen Hazarika, went up in flames…