Cracking the whip, the BCCI on Monday terminated the contract of IPL franchise Kochi Tuskers Kerala for non-payment of bank guarantee, thus abruptly ending the controversial Kerala team`s association with the cash-rich league after just one year.
BJP has not officially declared anyone as its prime ministerial candidate for the next Lok Sabha polls and JD(U) being a key NDA partner would officially be informed of any decision on the issue, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar said on Monday re
Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa on Monday asked prime minister Manmohan Singh that work on the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project be halted till the fears of the people in the area are allayed, accusing the centre of "abdicating" i
Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat met members of the Shah commission as a part of the inquiry initiated against the illegal mining trade in the state. Kamat, who also holds the mining portfolio, had a lengthy discussion with justice M B Sh
Controversy-ridden IPL franchise Kochi Tuskers Kerala was slapped with a suspension notice for non-payment of bank guarantee by the BCCI at its annual general meeting in Mumbai on Monday. The consortium, which was mired in a bitter ownersh
Expensive food and clothing pushed up the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in India by 1.18 per cent in August vis-a-vis the previous month, but experts said too much should not be read into the numbers, as the data on retail prices is yet to stabilise.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI), which runs 125 airports across the country, would approach the government to allow it to raise Rs 5,000 crore through infrastructure bonds, its top official said on Monday. "We will again approac
A special CBI court on Monday extended the judicial custody till October 3 of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and MD of Obulapuram Mining Corporation, B V Srinivas Reddy in connection with an illegal mining case. Both of th
Rajya sabha MP Amar Singh`s counsel Ram Jethmalani on Monday made a u-turn and named before a Delhi court Congress leader Ahmed Patel as the source for the money in the 2008 cash-for-vote scam. Arguing for the bail to former Samajwadi part
As Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi`s 72-hour fast entered the third and final day on Monday, top BJP leaders are expected to make an appearance at the venue and lend their support to his `Sadbhavana Mission`. Among the most prominent
With one dementia case every seven seconds in the world, India will have largest number of elders affected by the disease. Every five years of life the number of older persons affected with dementia double and India will have one of the largest nu
An earthquake of 4.3 magnitude on the richter scale shook parts of Meghalaya on Monday, the seismic observatory Shillong said. The mild intensity quake was recorded at 12.52 AM and its epicentre was located along the Meghalaya-Bangladesh b
BJP on Friday said L K Advani`s proposed rath yatra against corruption should not be seen as a `competition` to Anna Hazare`s anti corruption campaign, but as a `compelementary` action. The yatra should not be seen as a `competition` to An
Planning commission on Friday said the decision of oil marketing companies to raise petrol price by Rs 3.14 per litre is a good news and will provide credibility to the economic reforms process. "What has happened (fuel price hike)...
The government has ruined the festive spirit of people getting ready to welcome Dussehra and Diwali by increasing petrol prices once again, former petroleum inster Ram Naik said in Mumbai on Friday. "In May, petrol was available at Rs
Faced with recurring train mishaps, government on Friday set up a high-level review committee comprising experts like former Atomic Energy Commission chairman Anil Kakodkar and DMRC chief E Sreedharan to conduct a safety audit and plug loopholes i
Social activist Swamy Agnivesh on Thursday regretted being seen as a "villain" for voicing differences on the manner in which anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare`s fast was carried out in its concluding phase. "I was looked
Amid speculation that BJP leader L K Advani is undertaking his yatra to be in the fray for the next lok sabha polls, the senior leader on Friday endorsed a US Congressional report that says Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi may be the next prim
Justice M B Shah, heading the central government-appointed inquiry commission on mining, on Friday began inspection of several controversial mines, to ascertain the ground realities of illegal iron ore mining in the coastal state. Shah arr
Amid resentment over sharp hike in petrol prices, the government on Friday distanced itself from the decision saying the call was taken by oil marketing firms. "So far petrol price is concerned, petrol has been deregulated. It is oil
