The Madras high court's Madurai division bench on Tuesday upheld a single judge's order allowing lighting of a lamp on what is claimed as 'deepathoon' on the Thirupparankundram hill in Tamil Nadu.
All four Indian wrestlers lost in the finals and had to settle for silver medals on Day 7 of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, on Wednesday.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has been fined for breaching the CA Code of Behaviour during the RYOBI One-Day Cup match between Tasmania and Western Australia at the WACA Ground in Perth.
A young, mentally-challenged Christian girl accused of blasphemy has been moved from the police headquarters in Pakistani capital Islamabad to an undisclosed location for security reasons, days after she was granted bail in the controversial case that has sparked international concern.
Floor rate with a narrow band to be fixed.
Pranab Mukherjee will begin the fortnight-long pre-budget brainstorming sessions with various stakeholders.
Five pilgrims, including two women, died enroute the 3,880 metre high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, taking the toll during the ongoing yatra to six, police said on Wednesday.
Parliament was adjourned during Question Hour on Wednesday as the Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena and Samajwadi Party members protested against "police brutality" on its workers in New Delhi and farmers in Pune, and demanded dismissal of the Maharashtra government.
A Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh functionary, accused in Ajmer blast case, moved a Delhi court seeking registration of an FIR against the Central Bureau of Investigation and Tehelka magazine for making public right-wing activist Swami Aseemanand's confessional statement.
A top oil ministry official said it will be "suicidal" to even think of raising prices of diesel, LPG or kerosene just before Parliament is to meet.
Ruling out India's involvement, Pakistan on Thursday suspected al-Qaeda to be behind the audacious attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team as the investigators claimed to have identified the perpetrators.
In the last few years, ace shooter Gagan Naran has achieved glory at nearly all major shooting events, but failure at the 2008 Olympics continues to haunt him. 'Yes, it does haunt me sometimes,' Narang admitted, after winning the 10 metres air rifle event with a personal best of 703.6, at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday.
Speaking on the IPL controversy involving Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said that he had to ascertain all the facts after he returned to India on April 17, before taking any action in the matter.When he was asked if Tharoor would be sacked over the Kochi IPL team controversy, the PM said, "I have heard about these things. I don't have all the facts before me and when I go back, I will get all the facts."
Belgian tennis star Yanina Wickmayer says she has no time for drugs cheats and scant regard for the tennis officials in her own country who banned her on a drugs technicality.
Wipro has taken various initiatives to infuse a green element into its business, by offering solutions that would help the company and its customers optimise energy efficiency and deal with waste
Players who have severed their links with the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) through the one-time amnesty offer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) seem all set to be seen in action in the Indian Premier League's next edition. A formal decision to clear the deck on ex-ICL players' participation in the third edition of the IPL, to be held in 12 venues from March 12 to April 25, is expected to be taken by the BCCI's Working Committee in Mumbai.
Doctor Sabeel Ahmed will be deported to India on Wednesday night from the United Kingdom after serving 18 months in jail for withholding information about his brother, Kafeel Ahmed's plot to blow up Glasgow airport.
Stanislas Wawrinka fluffed two match points, crashing out 3-6, 7-6, 7-6 to Germany's Benjamin Becker in the first round at Swiss Indoors.
A fortnight after the gala launch of King Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders team for the multimillon dollar Indian Premier League, rival Zee-promoted Indian Cricket League has roped in 'Mithun Dada' to be the franchisee owner of one of its sides 'Kolkata Tigers'.
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development is launching a non-banking financial company targetting the microcredit space in the country.
Arsenal's Eduardo da Silva has forgiven Birmingham City defender Martin Taylor for the tackle that left him with a fractured left fibula and dislocated ankle.
Mumbai's water-logged status on Tuesday night and most of Wednesday was caused not only by unprecedented rainfall but also the failure of the Bandra Reclamation pumping station.
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd on Tuesday announced free incoming calls for its Dolphin cellular subscribers, while roaming all over India.
The Sensex opened 25 points higher at 10,534. The index touched a high of 10,541 and then tumbled into red to a low of 10,443
The former Pakistan captain and legendary fast bowler died at his Lahore home after suffering a heart attack.
Abdul Razzaq's all-round performance helped Pakistan hand Australia their first defeat of the ODI series.
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