Modi submits reply to show-cause notice
Mumbai: Lalit Modi's legal counsel Mehmood M. Abdi on Saturday submitted a 159-page reply to the show-cause notice served on the suspended IPL chairman by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on April 26. Mr. Modi spoke to BCCI ...
End of an era in Indian politics
JAIPUR: An era has ended in the politics of northern India with the passing away of the former Vice President, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat here on Saturday morning at the age of 86. Mr. Shekhawat, who strode the Rajasthan politics like a ...
Left parties condemn use of force
NEW DELHI: The Left parties have condemned the firing and use of force by the police against those protesting land acquisition for the Posco project in Orissa. In a joint statement, the parties said 40 platoons of armed forces were ...
TRIBUTE An economist with human welfare at heart
The year 2010 marks the birth centenary of the late Dr. B. Natarajan, an applied economist of rare distinction, whose economic predictions as well as policy prescriptions have greatly benefited the country, particularly Tamil Nadu. A socialist ...
Police made me sign at gunpoint, says slain tribal's nephew
BHUBANESWAR: A tribal youth, from Chandia in Orissa's Kalinganagar industrial area, on Saturday alleged that the police had assaulted him and obtained his signature at gunpoint on a plain paper, following the killing of his uncle in the May 12 ...
Schoolgirl sails solo around the world
SYDNEY: Australian schoolgirl sailor Jessica Watson sailed into history on Saturday, becoming the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe solo, non-stop and without help. Ms. Watson (16) crossed the finish line at the entrance to ...
