Ian Bell struck an unbeaten half century as England capped their overwhelming domination with a eight-wicket win over Australia in the third Test at Edgbaston here on Friday to go up 2-1 in the Ashes series. After Australia's tail enders stretched their second innings to 265, setting England a 121-run target, Bell (65
The government on Friday presented to parliament a supplementary demand for grants to provide for Rs.12,000 crore towards recapitalization of public sector ba(PSBs). Finance Minister Arun Jaitley plans to provide Rs.25,000 crore capital each in the current and next fiscal year, while Rs.20,000 crore would be provided during 2017-18 and 2018-19, the finance
Actress Bhumi Pednekar, who received appreciation for her simple girl image in "Dum Laga Ke Haisha", says that fashion has been an integral part of her life since childhood and she enjoys the whole process of getting dressed. "I enjoy the whole process of getting dressed and getting ready. I am a girl
By ME Bureau The city will unlikely face water cuts in the coming months. As per BMC, the lakes supplying water to Mumbai collectively has a stock of water for 223 days. The civic body review the water situation in the next week, said officials. Following a long stretch of dry spell, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday urged the Narendra Modi government "not to impose its will" on students of FTII here while attacking the RSS for promoting "mediocrity". The BJP hit back with its activists protesting his presence, and party leaders questioning his own credentials for being his party's second in command.
Oil marketer Indian Oil Corp on Friday cut petrol and diesel by Rs.2.43 and Rs 3.60 a litre respectively, prices inclusive levies at Delhi and effective midnight, following a fall in international crude oil prices consequent to the Iran nuclear deal.
Spanish tennis top seed Rafael Nadal has booked a spot in the semi-finals of the bet-at-home Open here with a comfortable 6-3, 6-2 victory over Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas. A day after struggling at this clay court event against 22-year-old Czech Jiri Vesely, a match in which he lost his own serve four times en route
A 30-year-old woman, working with a NGO, has alleged that she was kidnapped and molested by three people in a moving car here, police said on Saturday The woman claimed that she was kidnapped from west Delhi's Hari Nagar area around 10.30 p.m. on Friday when she was waiting for an auto-rickshaw to reach home.
New claims for unemployment benefits in the United States increased by 12,000 last week to 267,000. This was revealed by the Labor Department on Thursday. Economists had expected an increase after claims dipped the previous week to 255,000, the lowest figure since 1973. The rolling four-week average of initial jobless claims,
Comeback man Steven Finn missed a hat-trick but pulverised Australia with a five wicket haul as England were sniffing victory on an action-filled day two of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston here on Thursday. A win will enable England to regain their lead in the five-match series. Australia managed to score