Educating India, one village at a time

A team from Pratham had arrived at a village in Uttar Pradesh to assess if the children could read, but the village head was dismissive. Lying shirtless on his cot, he told them all children in the......

Gandhian way to mark 9/11

A group of Gandhians will hold a rally at the Lincoln Memorial grounds in Washington, DC to commemorate two ideologically opposed events: the fifth anniversary of 9/11, and the 100th anniversary of......

Pharma body to get free hand at pricing

The government has hinted that medicine price regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) will be given a free hand to control prices of medicines, including those normally out of......

Regulator revises prices of 130 drugs

In a decision that would impact the entire pharmaceutical industry, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has fixed the prices of 130 common drugs and antibiotics. An analysis of......

Sensex tanks 204 points at close

The weakness in the markets continues as they ended down over 1.5% on account of sustained selling pressure in index pivotals. Selling pressure was seen in banking, capital goods, pharma, oil & gas......

Sensex down 86 points at 13,566

The markets ended in deep red on account of selling seen in index pivotals. Selling pressure was seen in banking, capital goods, pharma and IT stocks. However, some buying was seen in select......

From now on, I want to play for myself: Sreesanth

He bowls with passion in his heart, anger in his eyes and the magic of swing in his fingers. S Sreesanth has been part of two World Cup triumphs -- the Twenty20 World Cup in 2007 and the 50-overs......

Tiwary returns home after surgery

Bengal batsman Manoj Tiwary, who missed the ODI series against Bangladesh after hurting himself during practice,on Fridayreturned to his Howrah home following a shouldersurgeryat a London hospital.......

Manoj undergoes successful operation

Cricketer Manoj Tiwary, who was injured while practising before the first one-dayer against Bangladesh in Dhaka, has undergone a successful arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder by Dr Andrew Wallace......

Champions Trophy: A statistical survey

As one of cricket's most prestigious events, the ICC Champions Trophy sits alongside the World Cup as one of the two 'majors' of international cricket. The two tournaments are the only occasions on......

Sachin needs a six-week wait: Doc

Sachin Tendulkar, who has already missed India's current tour of the West Indies, will have to wait for another six weeks for return to competitive cricket during which he will continue with "a......