Though India dropped two places to No.5 in the Test rankings, they have once again risen to become the No.1 ranked Twenty20 International side as the International Cricket Council (ICC) released the rankings Thursday. India swapped places with reigning World Twenty20 champions Sri Lanka, who slid a place to No.2. In the past
The Indian women's hockey team dismally lost their Champions Challenge 1 final Pool A match 0-5 to Belgium, who ended up scoring three points here. India started with a lot more of composure than in their previous two games, which they also lost. For majority of the first half Wednesday, both teams played an
Sonam Kapoor made some controversial statements on the chat show "Koffee with Karan", which included a comment on Deepika Padukone's style. The actress, however, says when she is targeted by celebrities on the same show, she doesn't make a big deal out of it. Known for her high-style quotient, the "Raanjhanaa" actress said: "I
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Thursday said angrily that she was the daughter of late former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and he cannot be compared to anyone. "My father is Rajiv Gandhi. He laid down his life for the country. He cannot be compared to anyone else," Priyanka Gandhi said in a retort. She was reacting to
BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Thursday alleged that Y.S. Rajasekara Reddy during his five-year rule looted Andhra Pradesh and filled the coffers of 'mother-son' (Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi). Addressing an election rally here, he said the Congress turned Andhra Pradesh into 'scam Andhra' by looting the state for 10 years and appealed
K.A.Viswanathan Mumbai, May 1. The Sankara Jayanthi Mahotsavam to celebrate the birthday of Sri Adi Shankaracharya has begun at the Sri Sankara Mattham Matunga today. Sri Adi Sankara is considered an incarnation of Lord Shiva and the world's greatest Guru (Jagathguru). He is believed to have born about 2500 years ago. His birthday
By May end the entire stretch from Thane to CST on the Central Railway (CR) will switch over from 1500 Volt DC(Direct Current) to 25 KV AC(Alternating Current) . This will in turn offer more services on the central line. “We have set a target of May end to convert the entire stretch from Thane
One woman was killed and 11 others were injured when two bombs in two coaches of the Bangalore-Guwahati train blasted Thursday, barely 10 minutes after it entered the Chennai railway station, said officials. "The blasts occurred in two coaches – S4 and S5- of the Bangalore-Guwahati train at around 7.15 a.m," Inspector General of
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday strongly condemned the twin bomb blasts on a train and expressed her grief at the death of one young woman and several who were injured. In a statement issued here, Jayalalithaa said she was grieved on hearing the death of one person and several who were
The blast on the train in Chennai was "not very loud", said an eyewitness who added that he realised something was wrong on seeing people running away. A person at the station told Media persons: "The blast sound was not very loud. On seeing people running away from the train we knew something