Irrigation scam cases closed; not linked to Pawar, says official

Amid the high-voltage political drama in Maharashtra, the Anti-Corruption Bureau on Monday said it has closed probe in nine cases of alleged corruption in irrigation projects in the state, but......

Six books on shortlist for Shakti Bhatt Prize

Six books were nominated for the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize this year. The books in contention for this year’s cash prize of Rs 1 lakh and trophy are: Boats on Land by Janice Pariat,......

Single-party rule no longer accepted in India: Sharad Pawar

Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, in an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN reiterated that he is not going to contest the next Lok Sabha elections. Even as......

Aren't our daily problems not newsworthy anymore?

The ongoing daily spat between Narendra Modi and the Congress party serves to cover up the real problems being faced by the people, says A Ganesh Nadar What are the problems facing the country......

A green India with Neem trees

Take your the bitter native Neem tree seriously. If you cannot, attend the World Neem Conference that will teach you the fine art of caring for Neem trees. The global conference, to be held in the......

TeamLease to create 2,000 blue-collar jobs

TeamLease Contact Service, the blue collar employment unit of TeamLease Services Private Limited, has won contracts from four Pune-based auto ancillary companies that potentially allow creation of......

Hemendra Kothari: Big newsmaker

Can 1K yield $500 million? Of course it can, if the K stands for Hemendra Kothari who struck a deal with Merrill Lynch to sell 47 per cent stake in his company for that amount.Five years back in......

Maharashtra coffer running empty

Maharashtra goes to the polls on Wednesday, in an election that's widely predicted to result in a hung Assembly. But regardless of whether the Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena combine or the......

Ranji Trophy final: Rahane, Musheer put Mumbai in command against Vidarbha

IMAGES from Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy final played between Mumbai and Vidarbha at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Musheer Khan and Ajiknya Rahane negotiated the......

Vijay Hazare: Ishant, Dhawan help Delhi drub Vidharba

IMAGE: Tilak Verma remained unbeaten to help Hyderabad win. Photograph: ANI Photo Rohit Rayudu and Tilak Varma slammed impressive centuries to set up Hyderabad's 17-run win over Himachal Pradesh......

Chahar registers best figures in T20 Internationals

IMAGE: Deepak Chahar celebrates after completing his hat-trick. Photograph: BCCI Pacer Deepak Chahar on Sunday registered the best bowling figures in T20 Internationals, while he also became the......

India needs a specialist fast bowling coach, says Umesh

'In some matches I bowl badly and don't realise what went wrong and how to correct. A fast bowling coach can help us correct our mistakes and improve as bowler' IMAGE: Umesh Yadav believes India......

Ranji Trophy round-up: Kulkarni stars as Mumbai take 3 points from draw against Bengal

A round-up of the Ranji matches played on Friday Bengal managed to save the match but Mumbai walked away with three points due to the first innings lead on the fourth and final day of their Ranji......