India were batting at 139/6 at tea on the first day of their fourth and final cricket Test against South Africa being played at the Ferozeshah Kotla here on Thursday. Middle-order batsman Ajinkya Rahane was batting at 31 while wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha fell on the last ball of the second session for a single.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will visit T-Hub, billed as India's largest technology incubator, during his visit to Hyderabad later this month. Jayesh Ranjan, secretary for information technology in the Telangana government, told IANS on Wednesday that Nadella will be taken around the facility located at the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad.
For those who do meditation regularly, here is another good news. Researchers report that apart from reducing blood pressure and heart disease risk, Transcendental Meditation technique and lifestyle changes can slow cellular death too. The new study examined what was happening at the level of DNA, showing that the Transcendental Meditation technique increases telomerase
Industrialist M.A.M. Ramaswamy died here on Wednesday, his adopted son M.A.M.R. Muthiah said. He was 84. "He passed away at 4.30 p.m. at a hospital. He was in a serious condition for the past around 15 days. The funeral will be held on Sunday here," Muthiah told IANS. Ramaswamy headed the Chettinad group
India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat first on the opening day of the fourth and final cricket Test against South Africa at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium here on Thursday. India decided to go in with an extra pacer in the form of fast bowler Umesh Yadav who replaced
The Congress on Wednesday made surprise gains in rural and semi-urban areas in Gujarat local body polls, though the ruling BJP retained all six city municipal corporations as results for local self-government elections trickled in. In all, elections to the 323 local bodies were conducted on November 22 and November 29. In a
White House heaped high praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he has a clear understanding of the India-US relationship and a clear vision for where he wants to take his country. President Barack Obama "certainly does respect Prime Minister Modi and has appreciation for his skills and abilities as a politician," the
Hundreds of people, including survivors of the Bhopal gas leak disaster, on Wednesday marched here with torches on the eve of the 31st anniversary of the tragedy that claimed thousands of lives. The rally ended at the statue of the Bhopal Mother opposite the abandoned factory, where members paid homage to those killed in
Life in the Tamil Nadu capital was crippled on Wednesday as fresh downpour worsened an already disastrous flood situation, posing danger to thousands of people in low-lying areas. The financial loss may exceed Rs.15,000 crore, an industry lobby body said, as weather forecasting agencies predicted heavy rain to continue for at least the next two