Maoist hand suspected: Chidambaram
NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday said that Maoists or one of their front organisations could be behind last week's derailment of the Howrah-Kurla-Jnaneswari Express that led to the death of 147 people in West Bengal and ...
Jharkhand heading for President's rule
NEW DELHI: Jharkhand appears to be heading for a spell of President's rule. Governor M.O.H. Farooq sent a report to the Centre on Monday, highlighting the political instability and lack of interest among parties to form an alternative ...
FIFA FOOTBALL The Hindu's pick of post-War World Cup greats-I
Making up a list of the Best of the Best is a tough ask: you find a third of your list made up before you start and the real challenge is to decide on a reasonable basis who to leave out. There have been football greats outside of the World ...
Maharashtra, Mumbai get new police chiefs
Mumbai: Anticipation over the appointment for the post of Director General of Police (DGP), Maharashtra, ended on Monday with Mumbai Police Commissioner D. Sivanandhan taking over the reins as the new DGP of the State. Mr. Sivanandhan ...
Ravishankar may not have been the target, says Chidambaram
NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on Monday that it would not be correct to say that spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar was the target of firing on Sunday evening near Bangalore. “The incident of firing could have ...
FOOTBALL Veteran Henry happy with ‘joker' role
PARIS: Thierry Henry may be France's all-time top scorer and leader of his country's attack for over a decade yet he is set to fill an unaccustomed role as ‘super sub' at the World Cup in South Africa. Henry reportedly agreed to be ...
TENNIS Stosur stops Henin, Nadal through
PARIS: Samantha Stosur of Australia stunned four-time former winner Justine Henin 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 at Roland Garros on Monday to wreck hopes of a dream quarterfinal between the Belgian and top seed Serena Williams. It was the first time ...
Work on grade separators to start by August-end
CHENNAI: Work on two grade separators on Anna Salai is expected to begin by the end of August. The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority on Friday decided to allocate Rs.385 crore, collected under the infrastructure and amenities ...
Azad warns against bribery in grant of recognition to medical colleges
NEW DELHI: Confronted with a number of complaints about corruption in grant of recognition to medical colleges, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has cautioned the institution managements of strict action if they are ...
