Jharkhand qualify after Hyderabad lose big – ESPNcricinfo.com
ESPNcricinfo.com Jharkhand qualify after Hyderabad lose bigESPNcricinfo.comA batting meltdown at Eden Gardens cost Hyderabad dear as they were pipped for a knockout berth by Jharkhand on net run rate. Services’ pace trio of Suraj Yadav (3 for 36), Diwesh Pathania (4 for 21) and Sachidanand Pandey (3 for 22) skittled Hyderabad … and more »
Here’s your chance to become a volunteer at U-17 FIFA World Cup
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup India 2017 on Monday launched its volunteer programme. The programme aims to reach out to people over 18 years, from a variety of backgrounds and involve them in the World Cup. Speaking about the launch, Chairman of the LOC, Praful Patel said: “This is […]
Doing business gets easier, but India still among worst performers
India improved its ease of doing business ranking last year — moving up from 131 to 130 in a list of 190 countries — by reducing the average time taken to start an enterprise and secure a permanent electricity connection, according to 2016 World Bank data. However, an IndiaSpend analysis of these data shows that […]
Elderly couple kill themselves by consuming poison in Telangana
An elderly couple committed suicide in Telangana’s Mancherial district on Sunday night by consuming poison, when their children were not at home. The deceased have been identified as Dharmaraju (80) and Pochamma (70). Dharmaraju had three sons and three daughters. Except for one son and daughter, all the others were married. The couple used to live with […]
Will Andhra CM’s son be inducted into cabinet? Nara Lokesh files nomination for MLC seat
Andhra CM N Chandrababu Naidu’s son Nara Lokesh’s entry into the state cabinet has been on the cards for some time now. On Monday, he filed his nomination papers for election to the State Legislative Council under the MLA quota. Earlier in February, the members of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) politburo had proposed Lokesh’s name […]
Pak-based group carried out 26/11 Mumbai attack: Ex-Pakistan NSA
New Delhi: Former Pakistan National Security Advisor (NSA) Mahmud Ali Durrani on Monday admitted that a terrorist group based in his country carried out the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. This is the first admission by any high-ranking Pakistani official that confirms India’s stand that the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) plotted and executed the carnage nine years ago. […]
Women hold just 5.6% of Hyderabad’s driving licences, and they’re sick of your ‘jokes’
When men drive badly, the individual is blamed. But when women make a mistake, the whole gender is mocked.“I have been riding bikes since I was in class 7. I have been on solo rides across the country. And yet, I keep listening to people making jokes on how women are bad drivers,” says Sana […]
Your teeth are a window to your evolutionary history, and your future
Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg, The Ohio State University “Show me your teeth and I’ll tell you who you are.” These words, attributed to 19th-century naturalist George Cuvier, couldn’t be more correct. The pearly whites we use every day over and over and over again are clues not just to our own individual lives but also to our […]
SC refuses to stay arrest of rape-accused minister Gayatri Prajapati
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the arrest of Gayatri Prajapati — a Minister in the Akhilesh Yadav government — for allegedly raping and blackmailing a woman. “It’s very unfortunate that its order for registration of FIR against Gayatri Prajapati is being given a political colour,” said a bench of Justice […]
No new taxes as Haryana budget crosses Rs 1 lakh crore
Chandigarh – The Haryana government on Monday proposed no new taxes in the annual budget which has crossed Rs 1 lakh crore for the first time and said the state economy was in the “pink of health”. Finance Minister Abhimanyu, presenting his third consecutive budget, proposed a budget of Rs 1,02,329.35 crore for fiscal 2017-18, […]
