May 14, 2015
CHENNAI: Former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi has woken up the 'fixing' monster once again by saying that at least four Chennai Super Kings (CSK) players are part of the cash-rich league that is struggling to rid itself of corruption.
Timeline: IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal
May 13, 2015
NEW DELHI - The family of a 19-year-old Indian girl has been ostracized and fined 1.6 million rupees ($25,000) by a village council after she rejected a marriage arranged when she was a baby, the girl and her parents said on Wednesday.
May 13, 2015
WASHINGTON DC – Senate Democrats on Tuesday delivered a stinging blow to President Obama’s trade agenda by voting to prevent the chamber from picking up fast-track legislation.
A motion to cut off a filibuster and proceed to the trade bill fell short of a 60-vote hurdle in the 52-45 vote. Sen. Tom Carper (Del.) was the only Democrat to back it.
May 12, 2015
MUMBAI – Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma's 'Bombay Velvet', which is all set to release this Fiday, has already got a thumbs up from the Bollywood celebs.
Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma's 'Bombay Velvet', which is all set to release this Friday, has already got a thumbs up from the Bollywood celebs.
May 12, 2015
CHENNAI: Chennai Super Kings cricketer Dwayne Bravo says he likes to unwind by composing music when he's not on the field. The West Indian cricketer is also in awe with Indian music and has launched his latest single "Chalo Chalo", which he terms an "achievement in that (sphere)".
May 12, 2015
Kathmandu: A 7.4 magnitude earthquake killed at least 53 people and spread panic in Nepal on Tuesday, bringing down buildings already weakened by a devastating tremor less than three weeks ago and unleashing landslides in Himalayan valleys near Mount Everest.
May 12, 2015
Beijing: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit here, a state-run newspaper on Tuesday carried a highly critical article, accusing him of "playing little tricks" over the border dispute and security issues against China to boost his domestic prestige.
May 11, 2015
CHENNAI – He was derisively called a 'benami' by his rivals and taunted on social media and messaging apps. But on Monday, Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam was beaming as he reached Poes Garden, his leader Jayalalithaa's residence in Chennai.
May 11, 2015
Bengaluru/Mumbai: For someone who used to revel in publicity, Vijay Mallya is keeping an uncharacteristically low profile these days.
The board's order to Mallya to vacate the chairman's office at the firm he built into India's biggest liquor maker was the biggest blow to Mallya in three torrid years. Photo: AFP
May 11, 2015
NEW DELHI – Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said the government will soon bring a new benami law as part of its efforts to deal with the black money issue.
Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
