May 8, 2012
Commonwealth Games gold medallist and Olympics-bound woman discus thrower Krishna Poonia on Monday created a new national record en route to her silver medal winning performance at the Altius Track Crew Throwdown meet in Maui Island, Hawaii.
May 8, 2012
Scorecar: Kolkata Knight Riders 154 for 4 (McCullum 56, Gambhir 36) beat Delhi Daredevils 153 for 9 (Pathan 36, Kallis 2-20) by six wickets
In a match that was predicted to be a clash between the titans, it was the Kolkata Knight Riders who were the better of the two sides as they defeated Delhi Daredevils by 6 wickets at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground.
May 7, 2012
India’s cyber woes claim fifth spot in a worldwide ranking of countries afflicted with cyber crime, claims a report by the Security and Defence Agenda (SDA) and McAfee. The report, ‘Cyber Security: The Vexed Question of Global Rules’, states that premium on Internet privacy in the country is quite low.
May 7, 2012
Aamir Khan's TV debut yesterday, which was preceded by months of publicity, culminated in a controversy with the band Euphoria alleging that the chorus of the show's 22-minute anthem, Satyamev Jayate, had been lifted from the band's decade-old song Satyameva Jayate.
May 7, 2012
Scorecard: Royal Challengers Bangalore 185 for 5 (Dilshan 71, de Villiers 47*) beat Deccan Chargers 181 for 2 (Dhawan 73*, Harris 47, White 45) by five wickets
AB de Villiers' stunning cameo won the game for Royal Challengers Bangalore
May 7, 2012
Islamabad - Washington has now threatened Islamabad with ‘multiple repercussions’, if the six-month-long blockade of NATO supplies is not lifted, Pakistani officials have said.
May 7, 2012
A recent opinion piece in the New York Times resurrected the age-old debate about whether ugly buildings deserved preservation if deemed historically important. While the staff and travelers at online travel advisers Trippy.com (www.trippy.com) may be undecided on that issue, they can certainly tell you which buildings they'd put on the list for consideration.
Here are their choices for the World's Top 10 Ugliest Buildings. Reuters has not endorsed this list:
May 7, 2012
The US has agreed to treat West Bengal as a partner state for investment in the changed political situation, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said here on Monday.
May 6, 2012
MUMBAI: The record free fall in the value of the rupee to Rs 54 against the US dollar will impact import costs leading to another hike in the price of essentials like petrol, diesel as well as cooking oil.
This will cause a ripple effect on the price of fruits, vegetables, poultry items and non-perishables. Cooking at home will inevitably become more expensive and rates in restaurants could be revised as well.
May 6, 2012
WASHINGTON: Reshma Saujani, the first Indian-American woman to run for the US Congress, now as a change agent wants to create opportunities for immigrants who have made New York City their home.
