Lokpal panel to hear Aruna Roy, CVC on Friday

The Lokpal Bill is set to be put on the fast-track with the Parliamentary panel on Law taking it for examination from Friday by hearing views of Aruna Roy and Jaiprakash Narayan who have presented......

Centre to ban Hasse's book on Aurobindo

The Centre and Orissa Government on Thursday informed the Orissa High Court that they would take immediate steps to ban publication and circulation of controversial book titled The Life of Sri......

Four deaths in Orissa after India's World Cup defe

Four persons in Orissa died over India's defeat in the World Cup final at South Africa, two committed suicide while two others died of heart attack, police said on Wednesday.Alekh Sethi, 60, a......

The great threat to cluster projects

The Late Biju Patnaik's dream of building Asia's biggest steel hub at Kalinga Nagar in Orissa may have put him in the league of visionaries, but the recent clash between the police and tribals......

Neha Uberoi upset by unseeded opponent

Third seed Neha Uberoi of the United States and fifth seed Nina Bratchikova of Russia were knocked out by lesser fancied opponents in the US $25,000 NECC-ITF Women's Tennis Championship in Pune on......

Sonal Phadke is lone Indian qualifier

Sonal Phadke beat compatriot Punam Reddy 7-5, 6-4 in the final qualifying round to become the lone Indian to make it to the main draw, in the ITF women's US $25,000 tennis tournament at the Mumbai......

Sonal, Parija advance

India's Sonal Phadke and Parija Maloo scored easy victories to advance to the final qualifying round, in the ITF women's US $25,000 Tennis Tournament at the Kalina University Campus, in Mumbai, on......

Gladwin stays on course to grand double

Maharashtra's Peter Agnel Gladwin stayed on course for giving himself a belated Chritsmas present by entering the finals of both the boys Under-16 and Under-14 finals at the DSCL Open National......

Gladwin, Malik send top seeds packing

V Peter Agnel Gladwin of Maharashtra and Chandigarhs Vijayant Malik toppled favourites and state-mates Rohan Gide and Kinshuk Sharma in the boys' under-16 and under-14 quarter-finals respectively......