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Not yet five, and she studies in Class 9

Virendra Singh Rawat discovers that this child prodigy has never been to school. Talk to her and Ananya Verma sounds like any other four year old. But put a book in front of her and the child reads......

Cruise ship disaster: 130 more Indians come home

The second batch of 130 Indians rescued from the Italian cruise ship 'Costa Concordia', which hit a rock and sank off the Tuscan coast in Italy last week, returned home on Friday. "Of the 130, 29......

7-year old girl in class X exam

When seven-year-old Sushma Verma appeared in the Uttar Pradesh Board High School Examination, which began on Monday, she became the youngest one to take the test in the country. Daughter of a......

Why Advani loves Lage Raho Munnabhai

Lage Raho Munnabhai has a new admirer in Lal Krishna Advani. Speaking at the public dedication ceremony of the newly-built Harisinhji Gohil West Zone Office of Rajkot Municipal Corporation on......

Future looks bleak for Rana Kapoor-funded firms

The collection of mostly small and medium sized businesses is a hotchpotch of ventures and include design schools, schools, villas for hire in Goa and a country club in Gurgaon. Even as jailed YES......

Why home-buyers may have to renegotiate with builders

After the NHB asked housing finance cos to desist from offering interest subvention schemes, disbursement of loans are likely to get delayed, points out Tinesh Bhasin. Photograph: Francis......

Smart homes are now within your budget

Whether you have a two bedroom or three bedroom house, you can convert it into a smart home starting at Rs 60,000 to Rs 70,000.Tinesh Bhasin reports Imagine that you are going out on a long......

Puri temple administration to insure Rath Yatra

Pilgrims visiting Puri during the famed Ratra Yatra festival will have their lives insured against accidental death and amputation of legs and hands. The Jagannath temple administration of Puri has......

Slowdown: Hotels bank on IPL packages

Prominent luxury hotel groups like JW Mariott, Royal Orchid, Taj and Intercontinental are using the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament to offer promotional food and beverage (F&B)......

Legendary singer Shamshad Begum dies at 94

Legendary playback singer Shamshad Begum, who mesmerised music lovers with classics like Kahin pe nigahen kahin pe nishana, Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon, Kabhi aar kabhi paar and Kajra mohabbat wala,......

Nikhil Chopra, Ratra in race for BCCI selector's job

IMAGE: Nikhil Chopra and Ajay Ratra. Photograph: X Former India spinner Nikhil Chopra, Delhi veteran Mithun Manhas and current junior selector Krishan Mohan are in the race to become a BCCI......

Sai Wins Medal, Rahul Wins Hearts

IMAGE: Skipper K L Rahul urged the fielding coach to give the award to Sai Sudharsan. Photograph: Esa Alexander/Reuters The Indian dressing room once again had its own award ceremony.......

Shami ruled out of South Africa Tests

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami, whose participation in the Test series was subject to fitness, has not been cleared by the BCCI Medical Team. Photograph: BCCI Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of the......

BCCI invites applications for vacant selector's post

IMAGE: The new member of the selection committee is expected to be a part of the panel that will pick India’s squad for the Ireland series. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters Exactly four......

National selector's job: Will increase in salary attract the likes of Sehwag?

IMAGE: Will a change in remuneration attract the big names of Indian cricket. Photograph: BCCI The big names in Indian cricket, of late, have opted to stay away when it comes to applying for the......

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