Birthday boy Rohit wishes Mumbai Indians win

- April 30, 2015

As Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma turned 28 on Thursday, he wished that his team comes out victorious against Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here on Friday.      “I wish Mumbai Indians wins big tomorrow, a great victory for us. It will be really great. Nothing better than winning a game,”

KKR beat CSK by 7 wickets

- April 30, 2015

Kolkata Knight Riders beat Chennai Super Kings by 7 wickets in their Indian Premier League game at the Eden Gardens here on Thursday.      Chennai Super Kings 165 for 9 in 20 overs (Brendon McCullum 32, Dwayne Bravo 30; Brad Hogg 4/29, Andre Russell 2/20)     Kolkata Knight Riders 169 for 3 (Robin Uthappa

India setting up four indigenous n-power reactors in Gujarat, Rajasthan

- April 30, 2015

India is constructing four indigenous nuclear power reactors in Gujarat and Rajasthan, which will be completed by 2019, the government said on Thursday.      The Department of Atomic Energy has set for itself an ambitious target of reaching an installed generation capacity of 63,000 MW by the year 2031-32, Minister for Science and Technology

Debt-ridden Maharashtra farmer feels abandoned: Rahul

- April 30, 2015

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday described his interaction with the debt-ridden farmers of Maharashtra as "disturbing" and said there was a strong sense of abandonment among them because the government was ignoring their woes.      "My interaction with the farmers was very disturbing," Gandhi said at the end of his 15-km 'padyatra'

TV actor Rupali Ganguly robbed of Rs 71 lakh

- April 30, 2015

By Apurva Bhatt Television actress Rupali Ganguly  filed a police complaint against her domestic help for allegedly stealing cash and jewellery worth about Rs 71 lakh from her house. The Versova police have registered an FIR and formed a team to nab the maid, who fled after the alleged theft.The actress, a resident of Vinaka

Nepal quake: Woman rescued alive after 128 hoursrn

- April 30, 2015

A woman was rescued alive from rubbles of a collapsed building after 128 hours in Nepal, which has been hit by a massive earthquake on April 25, a media report said.   Krishna Devi Khadka, 24, was rescued by a joint  team of Nepal Army, Nepal Police and Israeli rescue team from Janasewa Guest House

Nepal quake toll rises to 6,166

- April 30, 2015

The toll in the massive earthquake that devastated Nepal has risen to 6,166, the Nepalese home ministry said on Friday.   According to Nepal Police, the total number of injured is over 10,000, Kantipur News reported.    As many as 12,064 houses have been reported destroyed.    "This is just the preliminary data. We are

India slams US report on religious freedomrn

- April 30, 2015

India on Thursday said a report of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) "appears to be based on limited understanding of India, its constitution and its society" and it would take "no cognizance of the report".    External affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said: "Our attention has been drawn to a report of

Cabinet approves changes to Companies Act

- April 29, 2015

To make it easy to do business in  India, the union cabinet on Wednesday rationalised certain documentation procedures required for companies.      The cabinet approved "doing away with the requirement of filing a declaration by a company before commencement of business or exercising its borrowing powers", a cabinet communique  said.    It also approved

Sushmita regrets not working with Rituparno Ghosh

- April 29, 2015

Former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen and Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen, who is foraying into Bengali cinema with Srijit Mukherji's "Nirbaak", on Wednesday said she "regrets" missing the opportunity to work with national award winning filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh.      Ghosh, the maker of many acclaimed and award-winning films, died on May 30, 2013, following a