No official proof of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s death in Taipei...
September 15, 2015
The secret files related to freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose reveal that there is no official proof about his alleged death in Taipei plane crash in 1945. In a letter to Netaji's family in 1949, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry had said that he could still be alive and the Indian intelligence agencies also knew about this.
Automobiles – Hidden Dangers of Push-Button Start
Septemebr 15, 2015
In a striking example of the law of unintended consequences, a popular automotive convenience feature, push-button start, can lead to accidental death from carbon-monoxide poisoning. A simple technical fix—an attention-grabbing warning audible from outside the car—could head off the problem before it happens.
Pakistan says India should call Modi-Sharif meeting in New York
September 14, 2015
Pakistan is insisting that India extend an invitation for a meeting between Prime Ministers Nawaz Sharif and Narendra Modi in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York this month.
It’s actually Rs 1140 crore: BCCI secretary Thakur goes to court...
September 14, 2015
MUMBAI – Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Anurag Thakur has taken his fight against N Srinivasan to a new level by questioning the audacity of the former president's valuation of Indian Premier League (IPL) team Chennai Super Kings.
Tamil Nadu illegal mining case: Skeletal remains unearthed amid allegations of...
September 14, 2015
Tamil Nadu – The ongoing probe into a multi-crore illegal mining scam in Tamil Nadu took a bizarre twist after M Sevakodiyan, a driver who worked with PRP Granites in Madurai district’s Keelavalavu village, reported witnessing a human sacrifice by the company officials ahead of major business decisions between 1999 to 2003.
US Open: Djokovic beats Federer to claim 10th Grand Slam title
September 14, 2015
NEW YORK – Thrilled to win a point in the US Open final, and bent on proving a point, Novak Djokovic leaped and roared and threw an uppercut, then glared at some of the thousands of spectators pulling for Roger Federer.
Take that! US zoo auctioning paintings made by animals
September 14, 2015
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – A zoo in the US is letting animals explore their creative side by auctioning paintings produced by snakes, elephants, lemurs and bats among many others. Thirty-two paintings produced by animals at the Oakland Zoo in California are up for auction. Bids for the paintings started at around $200 on eBay.
For Rs 750 cr, Cyrus Poonawalla buys Lincoln House in Mumbai
September 14, 2015
MUMBAI, INDIA – Bulge-bracket property deals by the rich and the famous are not new to the land-starved mega polis, but the weekend sale of the iconic Lincoln House here to the Pune-based industrialist Cyrus Poonawalla for Rs 750 crore is nothing but mind-boggling.
Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis win US Open women’s doubles title
September 13, 2015
NEW YORK – Top seeds Sania Mirza of India and Martina Hingis of Switzerland beat fourth-seeded pair of Casey Dellacqua of Australia and Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan 6-3, 6-3 to win the US Open women's doubles title in New York on Sunday.
BJP, hardliners warn Rajinikanth against accepting film offer on Tipu Sultan
September 13, 2015
CHENNAI, INDIA – Days after a leading Kannada producer said he planned to make a movie on Tipu Sultan and rope in Tamil actor Rajinikanth to star in; the BJP and hardline outfits in Tamil Nadu warned the actor against accepting the offer.
