Asia Cup: Unbeaten India face bruised Sri Lanka
Victories over Bangladesh and Pakistan have left MS Dhoni’s Indian cricket team at the top of the Asia Cup points table with four – the hosts have four too, but from three games – and victory over Sri Lanka at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday will put them in pole position […]
Narendra Modi’s budget, in policy shift, expected to focus on rural India
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants the budget unveiled on Monday to appeal to India’s rural poor, officials familiar with his thinking said, in a strategy shift that could boost his ruling party in coming state elections but disappoint investors. His government is expected to increase spending on agriculture, health and social sectors, a change […]
Jat stir: Delhi dodges major water crisis but woes far from over
The Capital escaped by the skin of its teeth from a grim water crisis on Monday after the army took control of the 22-km Munak canal, which was sieged by the rampaging Jat protestors. Constructed seven years ago to carry 700 cusecs of Yamuna water to Delhi every day, the canal was damaged extensively in […]
Man carrying foreign bills worth Rs200m arrested
LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested on Wednesday a passenger at the airport for carrying foreign currency worth over Rs200 million. According to the FIA, Zeeshan Naseer, of Shahdara, was to board a Dubai-bound flight. He was carrying 1.45 million euros, 1.59 million UAE dirham , $10,000 and 2,500 pounds. He was handed over […]
‘Disappointed’ India summons US ambassador over sale of F-16s to Pakistan
NEW DELHI: A ‘disappointed’ India summoned on Saturday United States envoy in New Delhi, Richard Verma, over Obama administration’s decision to sell eight Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, along with training, radar and other equipment, a deal worth $699 million. “We are disappointed at the decision of the Obama Administration to notify the sale […]
OF DEAD COWS AND THE GANGA: THE PARADOX OF RELIGION
A dead cow is floating down the river Ganga. She is a black-and-white Holstein Friesian cow, like the one I own in Bangalore. She floats sideways, legs spreadeagled. Half of her face is visible, even though it is dark—7pm on a Friday. I wish I could say that she looks peaceful, but her teeth are […]
Sanjay Dutt released from jail, visits mother Nargis’ grave
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt reached Mumbai post his release from Yerawada prison on Thursday morning after serving 42 months for possessing an AK-56 supplied by gangsters behind a series of bomb blasts in Mumbai in 1993. Dutt kissed the ground as he walked free from the jail in Pune, after authorities decided to release him […]
Asia Cup: India’s last chance to fine-tune T20 team
With five wins in six Twenty20 internationals, India’s starting XI has probably selected itself for the upcoming Asia Cup starting February 24. But with the ICC World Twenty20 three weeks away, the tournament in Bangladesh allows the Indian team one last shot at zeroing in on their best combination as well as testing out the […]
In bid to attract more Indian students, UK increases scholarships
KOLKATA: The number of Indian students has decreased in the last few years in the UK, following a clamp down on bogus colleges. The British government will woo Indian students by increasing scholarships, a British High Commission official said on Friday. “If you compare the figures with what was there three to four years ago, […]
NRIs can buy house in India, rules consumer body
NEW DELHI: Non-Resident Indians, who return to the country “every now and then”, can purchase a house in India, the apex consumer commission has said while asking Supertech Ltd to pay around Rs 64 lakh to an NRI for denying possession of a flat in Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission […]
India men stun China, women blanked by Japan in Badminton Asia Team Championships
HYDERABAD: The Indian men on Thursday beat China for the first time in a team event before the women lost to Japan in the Badminton Asia Team Championship. The Indian men defeated a depleted China 3-2 in the five-match tie comprising three singles and two doubles. The home team won all three singles but went […]
Bhullar, Gangjee off to a fine start in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar and Rahil Gangjee got off to a good start on the first day of the inaugural USD 3 million Maybank Championship here on Thursday. Bhullar, coming back from an injury which stalled his progress for more than a year, shot four-under 67, while Gangjee carded 68. Bhullar was tied 16th […]
Vijender Singh to fight for the WBO Asia title in India
Unstoppable so far, Indian ace boxer Vijender Singh will now gun for his maiden title in the professional circuit when he fights for the WBO Asia belt later this year in front of home fans in New Delhi. The middleweight boxer, who earned worldwide fame by becoming India’s first Olympic and World Championships medallist at […]
Sharif, Modi likely to meet in Washington next month
WASHINGTON: The United States, Pakistan and India are quietly exploring the possibility of a meeting between Indian and Pakistani prime ministers in the US capital next month, diplomatic sources told Dawn. Prime Ministers Nawaz Sharif and Narendra Modi have both accepted US President Barack Obama’s invitation to attend a nuclear summit he is hosting in […]
The teacher with a million-dollar plan
Mumbai: Robin Chaurasiya, one of the 10 finalists for the Global Teacher Prize 2016, knows what she is going to do with her million dollars if she wins—she will share it with the nine others. “They all need the money as much as I do to support the work that they are doing,” says the 30-year-old […]
SC to hear arrested JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar’s bail plea today
The bail plea of JNU leader Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested on sedition charges for allegedly chanting “anti-national” slogans at an event in the university, will come up for hearing in the Supreme Court on Friday. Kumar had moved the apex court seeking bail on Thursday, claiming threat to his life in Tihar Jail, where he was sent on […]
1 ‘killed’ in police firing; minister’s house attacked in Jat stir
As police opened fire on Jat protesters seeking reservation, at least one person was reported killed and six were injured near the Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) campus here. The protesters also attacked in a bid to set on fire the house of Haryana minister Capt Abhimanyu, who was not inside. Another house was also burnt. […]
Kids Cricket Growing Up in Houston!
HOUSTON: In the last three years, cricket coaching and leagues for kids under the age of 15 has really picked up in Houston. Cricket is more than just a sport, it is a passion for most parents who are native of cricket playing countries. Triggers Colts Cricket League (TCCL) has been at the forefront on […]
Whole Stage Was On Fire, Says Aamir Khan
MUMBAI: The fire at the Make in India event in Mumbai spread at an alarming speed, engulfing the whole stage in a matter of minutes, said actor Aamir Khan who was set to perform at the venue on Sunday night. “I was waiting in my make-up van. My performance was in an hour. Then my staff told […]
Indian-American judge who could replace Scalia worked on controversial cases for business
One possible contender to replace Justice Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court is an Indian-American appeals court judge, Sri Srinivasan, who has pro-business credentials and a stellar resume. If he was nominated his background may make it more politically challenging for Republicans as they plan to block anyone put forward by President Barack Obama. […]
