Madras HC hands over AIADMK hq to Palaniswami, setback for OPS camp

The Madras high court on Wednesday set aside the proceedings of the Tamil Nadu revenue department locking and sealing the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam headquarters in Chennai following......

Stalin's son in fray as DMK takes on rival AIADMK in 122 seats

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M K Stalin will seek a third term from his Kolathur constituency in Chennai for the April 6 assembly elections while son Udhayanidhi will make his electoral......

Internet suspended in 21 of 75 UP districts, security beefed up

Internet services have been suspended in 21 districts and security has been tightened as part of measures adopted to prevent any untoward incident in the state of Uttar Pradesh on Friday. Apart......

Rains lash Kerala again; toll rises to 163 in 2 states

IMAGE: A flood-affected boy carries his dog as he and others are moved to a safer place in Paravur in Ernakulam district. Photograph: Sivaram V/Reuters After a lull, rains again lashed parts......

Food inflation nears 20%

Costlier essential items like potatoes and pulses pushed up food inflation to 19.83 per cent in the third week of December after easing a bit in the previous week, belying hopes of any sustained......

How the top hotels have fared

The Indian hotel industry posted dull numbers during the quarter and year ended March'09. The first half of the financial year 2008-09 was affected with financial crises whereas the second half was......

SBI`s OP Bhatt is BS Banker of the Year

Describing its choice as a "vote for the future", a distinguished four-member jury selected State Bank of India (SBI) Chairman Om Prakash Bhatt as Business Standard's Banker of the Year for......

How successful are anti-poverty schemes

Whether the poor respond to economic incentives is fiercely debated and the battle lines between different groups of economists are sharply drawn. In an important contribution, T Besley and S Coate......

Warne -- up and close

India vs Australia - Day 2: Report | Images | ScorecardShane Keith WarneKnown as: Shane WarneBorn: 13 September 1969, Upper Ferntree GullyType: Right-hand lower order batsman and right-arm......

Varman shocks Qureshi

Indian wild card Somdev Dev Varman caused the biggest upset of the ITF Futures tournament when he shocked third seed Aisam Qureshi of Pakistan, who had won the Dehra Dun and Delhi legs, 6-3, 6-3 in......

Punna causes an upset

Indian wild cards Vishal Punna and Karan Rastogi had a field day, winning their first round men's singles matches in the $10,000 MSLTA-ITF Futures men's tennis tournament at the Dr Ranade Centre in......

Sipaeya, Mankad to clash in semis

Indian representation in the final of the ITF Futures men's tennis tournament was assured when Sunil Kumar Sipaeya set up a semi-final date with Harsh Mankad at the US $10,000 tournament in Delhi......

Punna Vishal ousts Middelkoop

Punna Vishal bounced back from a first set deficit to oust third seed Matwe Middelkoop of The Netherlands 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the second round of the US $10,000 ITF Futures men's tennis tournament in......