Dappula Yenkatamma sells boiled eggs, and masala chana in front of a wine shop in Gandhinagar. You probably would not expect to see a woman sit outside a liquor store. But for Yenkatamma it is more of a necessity since she has to look after five kids after the death of her daughter and niece. [...]
When Ramalinga Raju got off the tiger, which he was riding, fully knowing that he was going to be eaten away, the whole world was flabbergasted, exactly three years ago. Raju himself announced, in a letter he addressed to the Directors of the Board which he used to proudly chair, on January 7, 2009 that [...]
Imagine a scenario where you have been asked to undergo a bypass surgery. Your first reaction: shock, apprehension and probably reluctance. The reason: the risk involved and residual scar that will haunt you for the rest of your life. But with the latest minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS), it is quite possible to undergo a [...]
Sankranti, Lohri or Pongal- one festival that is celebrated all over India with many names and several connotation and denotations attached to it. The festival could represent the blending of old and new events through the colours of rangoli, letting go of the bad times by burning junk, flying kites and being liberated or celebrating [...]
The State government is all set to present a tax-free Budget for 2012-13. It can be called an election budget. The proposals are being finalised, keeping all the future elections in mind. The local body elections and the by-elections will arrest the government from any move to introduce any new taxes. “The common man will [...]
For a long time now, linen has been an integral part of men’s wardrobe, whereas when it comes to women, it seems to have limited usage Let’s lay down the facts first. Linen is enjoyed by men more than women. While men have quite a few options when it comes to linen, be it jackets, [...]
Scott Coghlan PERTH: Suspended captain MS Dhoni [he has been suspended for one Test, after India’s slow over rate in Perth] has backed coach Duncan Fletcher as the right man to turn around the fortunes of the beleaguered Indian cricket team, despite a run of dismal overseas tours. Down 3-0 after successive innings defeats in [...]
HYDERABAD: The Supreme Court almost chided honorary president of YSR Congress and Pulivendula MLA YS Vijayalakshmi on Monday. The apex court asked her either to withdraw the petition she filed seeking a transfer of a case she filed against TDP president and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu to another High Court or it would [...]
NEW DELHI: On the back of decline in the prices of food products, India’s annual inflation based on the wholesale price index fell to a two-year low of 7.47 percent in December as compared to 9.11 percent in the previous month, official data showed on Monday. Inflation has declined sharply after remaining stubbornly near double-digit for [...]
New Delhi: Amid reports of Pakistan and China augmenting their nuclear arsenals, Army Chief Gen. VK Singh on Sunday rejected the threat of a nuclear war, saying such weapons primarily have a “strategic significance”. “Nuclear weapons are not for war fighting. Let’s be quite clear on it,” Singh said on the sidelines of the Army Day [...]
It’s David vs Goliath as Rajasthan take on Mumbai’s might
Kolkata: They have shown remarkable fighting spirit despite the demoralising spot-fixing scandal and the Rajasthan Royals will now look to upstage the mighty Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier here tomorrow to book, what would be, a dream final berth in the Pepsi IPL. On paper, Mumbai Indians may appear stronger but Rajasthan will be [...]
21 lawmakers back Chandigarh-born as top US judge
Washington: Ahead of an expected Senate vote on the nomination of Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan to a top US court, 21 lawmakers have penned their support for him. Srinivasan, 46, currently principal deputy solicitor general of the US last week won unanimous approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee for his nomination as [...]
It was like bereavement: Dravid on spot-fixing
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid says dealing with the turmoil caused by the spot-fixing scandal, which has left his team’s reputation in tatters, has turned out to be as tough as handling “bereavement in some ways”. “I would not lie it was a very tough phase for us. It was a blow to [...]
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A footage is doing the rounds on TV channels where apparently two constables in UP are sorting matters out between them the hard way, raining each other with blows, not verbal, but with their lathis. One look at the video will tell you there seems to be something seriously wrong with the discipline among the [...]
So the thief is in the ship after all. The Mumbai police revelation that Gurunath Melyappan, son-in-law of BCCI Chief Srinivasan, was in constant touch with Vindoo Dhara Singh, now in police custody over betting, leaves no scope for imagination. Little wonder such brazen betting prospered over IPL. It now raises the question: was the [...]
Humorist Jaspal Bhatti, had he been alive, would have found stunning material for a flop show in the BJP’s behaviour of late. How the ‘national opposition party’ turned into a ‘notional’ party is a story worth caricaturing with potential for record viewing-rate.
Chinese president Xi Jinping is a chemical engineer. No wonder he knows the chemical formula to pursue his country’s global ambitions. If anybody in India believed Xi would extend a warm friendship to this country, he should be naive. He has been on a global Sino initiative to widen the Chinese visions of the century. [...]
“India is China’s important neighbour. (The purpose of) my current visit to India is three-fold — to increase mutual interest, intensify cooperation and to face the future,” said Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during his visit to India. To this the Indian prime minister’s response could n0t have been more fitting that “the rest of the [...]
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