KKR vs PWI: Kolkata’s playoffs hopes end with disappointing defeat to...
May 15, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Pune Warriors 170 for 4 (Pandey 66, Finch 48) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 163 for 7 (Yusuf 72, ten Doeschate 42) by 7 runs
RANCHI: Pune Warriors snapped their nine-match losing streak and knocked Kolkata Knight Riders out of the Pepsi Indian Premier League with a thrilling seven-run win on Wednesday.
Wealthy Chinese man smashes up his Maserati to protest poor service
May 15, 2013
BEIJING: A wealthy Chinese Maserati owner hired four sledgehammer-wielding men to smash up his $420,000 supercar in protest at poor customer service, reports said on Wednesday.
Men smash a Maserati with hammers outside the Qingdao International Automobile Exhibition in Qingdao.
Delhi gang-rape accused Vinay Sharma critical after jail attack: Lawyer
May 15, 2013
NEW DELHI: A defendant on trial over the fatal gang rape in New Delhi last December is critically ill after being attacked in prison, his lawyer said on Wednesday, weeks after the main accused Ram Singh died in the same jail.
US body urges Senate not to raise number of H-1B visas
May 14, 2013
WASHINGTON: A professional US body of engineers has asked the Senators to reject any move to increase the number of H-1B visas, popular among Indian professionals, arguing that it has a damaging effect on American economy.
India unveils vacccine for deadly diarrhoea virus
May 14, 2013
NEW DELHI: Scientists unveiled Tuesday an affordable vaccine against a deadly diarrhoea-causing virus that kills some 100,000 children in India every year.
RCB vs KXIP: Punjab crush Bangalore to keep playoffs hopes alive
May 14, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Kings XI Punjab 176 for 3 (Gilchrist 85*, Mahmood 61) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 174 for 5 (Gayle 77, Kohli 57) by 7 wickets
Adam Gilchrist's unbeaten 85 guided Kings XI Punjab to a seven-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore
UK launches ‘super-priority’ visas for Indians
May 14, 2013
LONDON: Britain has launched a new "super priority" same-day visa service for urgent travelers from India, the first-of-of-its-kind service to be launched by the UK anywhere in the world.
The 'super priority' visa service had been announced by British Prime Minister David Cameron during his visit to the country in February this year.
Karunanidhi opposes English medium of instruction in govt schools
May 14, 2013
Chennai: Taking objection to Tamil Nadu Government's recent decision to introduce English medium of instruction in state-run schools, DMK chief M. Karunanidhi on Monday said education through a non-native language would obstruct students' self-learning.
UN urges world to eat more insects to fight hunger
May 13, 2013
ROME: The UN has new weapons to fight hunger, boost nutrition and reduce pollution, and they might be crawling or flying near you right now: edible insects.
Cricket: India could pull out of upcoming Champions Trophy
May 13, 2013
NEW DELHI: India could pull out of the upcoming Champions Trophy cricket tournament in England if the raging issues over L Sivaramakrishnan's appointment in the ICC's technical committee were not addressed to their satisfaction.
