Sri Lanka: 'Political stability must be restored'

'For the common man, the economic conditions are not going to get better.' IMAGE: Sri Lankans queue to buy cooking gas in Colombo. Photograph: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters Dr Dushni Weerakoon is an......

BSP to fight on all seats in Kerala assembly polls

The Bahujan Samaj Party will contest in all the 140 assembly seats in Kerala in the forthcoming elections, scheduled to be held on April 13. Speaking to mediapersons on Saturday, Gafoor Puthuppadi,......

The four questions BJP poses to Sonia

Stepping up attack on the Congress after it targeted its president Nitin Gadkari, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday put a four-point poser to Sonia Gandhi, questioning her silence on the various......

'US-India ties of great importance in south Asia'

Noting that the influence of India at global stage attest to its pivotal role in shaping the regional security environment, a top United States military official has said Washington must ensure......

South Asia to grow at 6.9%: RIS

South Asia is expected to log an economic growth of 6.9 per cent in 2003-04, which would further go up to 7.2 per cent in the next fiscal, making the region the second-fastest growing in the world......

The growing tussle between the govt and CAG

Over the past decade, rapid structural changes in the economy have radically altered what was once a low-profile department. With the private sector playing an ex­panding role in public service......

Markets stage recovery; Sensex ends in green

Ignoring weak global cues, Indian markets staged a smart recovery from day lows, in late trades, to close the week in green. The closing hour gains were led by index heavyweights and short covering......

Rupee rebounds by 30 paise to 54.39

The rupee on Thursday strengthened by 30 paise to end at two-week high of 54.39 on persistent capital inflows and dollar sales following government's decision to virtually deregulate diesel prices......

Warn India by disposing SL: Hussain tells England

Former England captain Nasser Hussain feels Andrew Strauss's men can intimidate world number one India even before they set foot on the upcoming tourby disposing off a "troubled Sri Lanka" in the......

Pennetta disarms Stosur to win LA Title

Italy's Flavia Pennetta outran and outsmarted Australian Samantha Stosur to win the LA Championships with a 6-4, 6-3 victory in Sunday's final. Pennetta stayed strong throughout the contest, while......

Atwal falters; Garcia way ahead

Arjun Atwal could not build on a good start on the front nine, as he ended with a three-over 75 for the third round and went down to the tied 69th place at the US six-million dollars Wachovia......

Ritwik storms into final

India No. 1 and top seed Ritwik Bhattacharya announced his arrival in India with a fluent 9-3, 9-0, 9-3 demolition of fourth seed Vikas Jangra to enter the Open final, while women's top seed Joshna......