ISRO successfully manoeuvres Mars Orbiter

The first Trajectory Correction Manoeuvre of India's maiden mission to Mars was on Wednesday carried out successfully by Indian Space Research Organisation scientists on the spacecraft, which is......

Service tax to hit gas prices

There was a case for increasing natural gas prices by at least Rs 115 for every thousand standard cubic metres as service tax was a pass-through tax, officials told Business Standard. The petroleum......

Herbal products will be outlawed from EU

Thousands of kilometres away from their fractious border, India and China face a common threat. From May 1, a Brussels diktat known as the herbal directive, will effectively outlaw ayurvedic and......

Remembering Bollywood's big supporter

'Richard Corliss started loving Bollywood late in his career, but he gave everything he had in his power as a critic to promote India's Hindi cinema.' Aseem Chhabra remembers Time magazine's film......

Golf Day: Windies cricketers tee off with legends

  IMAGE: West Indies cricket icons Vivian Richards, Brian Lara, and Richie Richardson were part of the Cricket West Indies Golf Day at the Qutab Golf Course, New Delhi, on Wednesday. Photograph:......

'Team India will need three good days to retain the World Cup'

Team India waits for a decision. Photograph: Getty Images Former India captain Rahul Dravid feels that it will require "three good days" to win the coveted World Cup cricket tournament......

We have enough funds, Hyderabad will host Bangladesh Test: HCA

'I believe it is some BCCI officials, who probably are disqualified, want to spread baseless rumours. So I put it again, Hyderabad is hosting the Test match.' IMAGE: The Rajiv Gandhi International......

Move Bangladesh Test to Mumbai if Hyderabad declines: Vengsarkar

'I believe cricket should always be the priority.' IMAGE: The Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. Photograph: BCCI Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar wants Mumbai as the reserve venue if Hyderabad......