newsTime for England to lift Performance: Buttler
Melbourne, Feb 9 (IANS) Young batsman Jos Buttler Monday said his might be a new generation of English cricketers who are "exciting", but they need match-winning performances now rather than
Cases registered against VHP for defying ban
Bengaluru, Feb 9 (IANS) Police Monday registered three cases against the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) for defying a ban on its international working president Pravin Togadia from speaking directly
Upbeat AAP Readies for Celebrations
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) They smell victory and are ready for a carnival. Preparations are in full swing Monday outside the AAP headquarters in central Delhi.Expecting to return to power again as
Himachal Congress poll with consensus: CM
Shimla, Feb 9 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Monday said the election to the state Congress committee would be held with consensus among all party leaders."The polls to the
SC asks tribunal to defer hearing on power PSUs
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday asked the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) to defer the Feb 12 hearing on petitions by three power generation and transmission PSUs
Female foetus found in Gurgaon factory
Gurgaon, Feb 9 (IANS) A nearly five-month-old female foetus was Monday found in the washroom of a garment manufacturing factory here in Udyog Vihar area, police said."Someone had tried to flush
Aero India 2015: Zen Technologies to Display Aviation Simulation Prowess
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Zen Technologies, an Indian pioneer in simulation technology, will be displaying a broad range of capability-rich simulators at Aero India 2015 -- among them a rotary wing
Protest staged for justice in Gurgaon girl's suicide
Gurgaon, Feb 9 (IANS) A number of people, including college students and relatives of a dental surgery student who allegedly committed suicide Feb 4, here Monday blocked traffic, demanding the
Siemens bags Rs.450 Crore deal from Railways
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Engineering company Siemens Ltd Monday said it has bagged orders worth Rs.450 crore from Varanasi-based Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) for supply of propulsion and control
Smith ready to bat at any position for Australia
Adelaide, Feb 9 (IANS) Young Australian batsman Steven Smith said Monday he is willing to bat at any position for the team in the World Cup.Questions have risen regarding the in-form batsman's ideal
Manjhi seeks secret ballot to prove majority
Patna, Feb 9 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Monday said he was ready to prove his majority in the assembly and requested Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi to allow secret ballot for
Uber driver alleges biased reporting, threatens media
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Uber cab driver accused of raping a woman executive, Monday threatened to thrash mediapersons alleging bias in their reporting of the proceedings.Shiv Kumar Yadav said
Why can't 2006 Mumbai train blast accused get books, asks HC
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has sought to know from the central and city government why it cannot provide publications on homoeopathy free of cost in jail to a prime accused in
All Universities, Colleges in Punjab to be tobacco free
Chandigarh, Feb 9 (IANS) All private and government universities and affiliated colleges in Punjab will be tobacco free zones, a senior health official said Monday.Vini Mahajan, principal
Rajnath Reviews Development work in Extremism-hit states
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh Monday reviewed the progress of developmental projects in left wing extremism affected states of Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Odisha and
Mob lynches militant in Assam
Guwahati, Feb 9 (IANS) An irate mob in Assam's Dima Hasao district lynched a militant and injured two others when they reached a village where people were celebrating a festival, police said
Maheswari, 85-Year-old Elephant, Dies in Zoo
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 9 (IANS) Maheswari, an 85-year-old elephant who was brought from the wild in 1946, Monday died in the zoo here, barely two days after she fell ill.Jacob Alexander, the vet
Modi Congratulates Tonga's Newly Elected PM
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday congratulated Tonga's newly elected Prime Minister Akilisi Pohiva.Tonga is an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean."Please accept my
A Delhi defeat will hit hard BJP, say Analysts
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) A defeat in the Delhi assembly elections, as predicted by exit polls, is bound to hit the BJP hard and shatter the aura of invincibility of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
Sri Lanka plot perfect swansong for veterans (World Cup team profile)
Christchurch, Feb 9 (IANS) Neither heavyweights nor makeweights - that is how Sri Lanka are being seen by their opponents ahead of the cricket World Cup which commences Feb 14.They are not being
