CAG blasts dept of space on Antrix-Devas deal

The Comptroller and Auditor General has come down heavily on the Department of Space, particularly on its former Secretary G Madhavan Nair, in the controversial Antrix-Devas deal alleging numerous......

Maoist abductions: How long will we make deals?

Our policies on hostage crises have been marked by significant tentativeness and not surprisingly, these have been exploited by the extremists, points out Bibhu Prasad RoutrayIt appeared too good......

Alex Menon case: Chhattisgarh govt may release Naxals

Former bureaucrat Nirmala Buch, who had mediated on behalf of Chhattisgarh government with Maoists for the release of Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon, on Saturday said the Raman Singh......

Chhattisgarh CM seeks policy to deal with hostage crises

In the wake of the 12-day hostage crises that ended after the release of Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Friday sought a national policy to deal with......

Review: Ra.One disappoints New York

Arthur J Pais, who watched Ra.One in a New York theatre, writes that the audience was as disappointed in the film as he was. Ayyayyo, what a glorious mess of a film Ra.One is. Over......

The many avatars of Shah Rukh Khan

Can King Khan do anything? Actors routinely experiment but Shah Rukh Khan has often been slammed for being repetitive, for coasting on his romantic hero laurels and not experimenting with......

Is SRK going the 3D way with Ra.One?

The wait is over, well partly. Shah Rukh Khan unveiled the first trailer of his highly-anticipated superhero film Ra.One yesterday amidst much fanfare at IMAX in Wadala, an eastern Mumbai suburb.......

Empty seats could deprive Chennai of IPL final

With empty seats due to lack of official clearance for a few stands becoming an eyesore during IPL matches in Chennai, a move is afoot within the Board of Control for Cricket in India to shift the......

Who has most sixes in the IPL? Check out the stats

Highest individual innings: Runs For Vs Venue Year BB McCullum 158* KKR RCB Bangalore 2008 M Vijay 127 CSK RR Chennai 2010 PC Valthaty 120* KXIP CSK Mohali 2011 V Sehwag 119 DD DC......

National Aquatics: Aaron shines as four marks are sunk

Four national records were broken as Karnataka's Aaron Agnel D'Souza clinched three gold medals and ace swimmer Richa Mishra added one, taking her tally to four, in the 65th Senior National Aquatic......

BCCI committees for 2011-12

Following are the various committees and sub-committees of the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the year 2011-12, selected at its 82nd AGM, in Mumbai, on Monday. Working Committee for......

World billiards: 9 Indians in last 16

Former champion Pankaj Advani and veteran Alok Kumar led the charge as nine Indian cueists entered the pre-quarter-finals in the Points-format IBSF World Billiards Championship, in Carlow, Ireland,......