If defending champions India have to be favourites to retain the ICC Cricket World Cup, which is only a fortnight away, they will have to quickly regroup and perform exceptionally well, more so after their dismal series performance in Australia. After 23 years, the mega quadrennial event returns to the Antipodes, and India, who
American star Serena Williams held off a determined Maria Sharapova of Russia to win her sixth Australian Open title and the 19th Grand Slam title of her career, separating herself from Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova for the second-most Grand Slam titles in the Open Era. The No.1-seeded Williams recorded a straight sets 6-3, 7-6(5)
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Saturday said it is willing to fund rural infrastructure projects in Maharashtra as the quantum of priority sector lending in the state will stand at Rs. 1,80,032 crore for the coming fiscal year. "Maharashtra may prepare State Infrastructure Development Plan to which NABARD can fund.
Vidya Balan finds it "sweet" on producer Dia Mirza's part to question why the actress' performance in "Bobby Jasoos" was not nominated for any leading film awards. However, the National Award winner says she has no regrets about it. Vidya's 2014 film "Bobby Jasoos" received a fair response from the audience and critics, but
After her brief role in "Baby" as Akshay Kumar's accomplice in Nepal who beats the hell out of Sushant Singh, Taapsee Pannu has got the kind of attention that her debut film "Chashme Baddoor" didn't. She is now gearing up for an image change with her next film "Agra Ka Daabra". The chirpy and
Ten labourers drowned to death in sludge Saturday when an effluent treatment tank burst in Tamil Nadu's Ranipet town, officials said. Nine of the dead hailed from West Bengal and one person was from Ranipet, about 120 km from here. All were sleeping in a room adjacent to the unit that operated the CETP
The order completing the divorce proceedings of Malayalam film star couple Dileep and Manju Warrier came out Saturday. The two had Thursday appeared in the family court here to formalise their separation. After they expressed their desire to separate, the court, Saturday issued the final order annulling their marriage which took place in 1998.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday asked the people of Delhi to vote for a BJP government as it can work in tandem with the centre. "Elect a government with whom I can work shoulder to shoulder towards making a positive difference in your lives," Modi said at a rally in east Delhi's Karkardooma. Making an
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal Saturday said he was ready to debate with BJP president Amit Shah if the party names him its chief ministerial candidate for the Feb 7 Delhi assembly polls. Kejriwal, who released the party's manifesto Saturday for the, said if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) replaces Kiran Bedi
T. Suvarna Raju Saturday took over as the 17th chairman of the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), following his predecessor R.K. Tyagi's retirement. "My priorities will be on operational excellence, building the company as a technology powerhouse and creating a knowledge organisation," Raju said in a statement after assuming charge here. Raju, director