Ishant stars in India's win against Oz
India relied on an outstanding display by their pacemen to script a hard-fought five-wicket win over world champions Australia in a low-scoring tri-series cricket one-dayer here on Sunday.
6 LeT militants behind IISc attacks arrested Three Lashkar-e-Toiba militants were arrested from a state roadways bus in Rampur when they were planning to go to Mumbai. In Lucknow, three militants were nabbed when they were trying to leave the city.
After Raj, Uddhav threatens 'outsiders' Sena executive president Uddhav said that Mumbai airport has been named after Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj after much struggle. "Here, we want to see a Marathi nameplate welcoming those coming to Mumbai," he said.
Polls possible by August at earliest
The elections in Karnataka are possible in August at the earliest if the government decides to opt for delimitation of constituencies this week.
Obama sweeps three states
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, who would be America's first black president, scored facile wins in three states giving a huge blow to Hillary Clinton's bid to be the country's first woman chief executive.
Yahoo set to rebuff Microsoft bid as too low The Wall Street Journal had quoted an unnamed source as saying Microsoft's offer of $31 per share was an attempt to "steal" the company and that Yahoo was unlikely to consider anything under $40 per share.
The push and pull of being an NRI
Thousands of young, educated or semi-educated, unemployed and ambitious Indians are obsessed about going and living abroad. Middle-aged, successful NRIs are wanting to come back to an India of promise again.
SRK as popular as Pope: German media
Shah Rukh was here for the screening of "Om Shanti Om" at the Berlin Film Festival. Some German television channels suddenly turned their cameras from the Hollywood glitterati to Khan.
Atheist Karunanidhi to visit Hindu temple
Karunanidhi, whose remarks on Lord Ram in connection with the Sethusamudram project had created a nation-wide furore a few months back, would visit the Sri Lakshmi Narayani temple.
Irfan Pathan celebrates the wicket of Michael Clarke during the one day international match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. AP
'Instinct drives me'
One of the most talented actors in Bollywood, Aamir Khan, takes pride in being acknowledged as a bankable star who has ushered in a breath of freshness in films.
BCCI, CA clash over Gilchrist's IPL participation
The confusion over Adam Gilchrist's participation in the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) continues with Australian cricket board denying that it had cleared the retiring hard-hitting batsman-stumper to play in the April tournament promoted by its Indian counterpart. According to a report in The Age Sunday, while there was no suggestion that Cricket Australia (CA) would stop Gilchrist from playing in the Twenty20 competition, but...
Kirsten not the right choice, says Wadekar
Wadekar observed that he personally believed in having an Indian coach. "Kirsten has not been a coach even in South Africa. Nor has he been an international coach. Dave Whatmore would have been a better choice", he opined, adding Kirsten could have been made director of National Cricket Academy.
Is the slowdown of the US economy going to adversely impact the IT sector in India? Is there a way the industry can still sustain its growth? We asked our readers for their opinion and suggestions.
Most agreed that IT companies were certainly going to feel the pinch, and added that it was the hiring policies of these companies that were to be blamed.
There were others who were optimistic and said all was not lost as business could be diverted to new territories.
Sena executive president Uddhav said that Mumbai airport has been named after Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj after much struggle. "Here, we want to see a Marathi nameplate welcoming those coming to Mumbai," he said.
Obama sweeps three states
The Wall Street Journal had quoted an unnamed source as saying Microsoft's offer of $31 per share was an attempt to "steal" the company and that Yahoo was unlikely to consider anything under $40 per share.
Hosted jointly by Air India and Deccan Herald, the Rank Award is for students while the Bolt award is for teachers. 
BCCI, CA clash over Gilchrist's IPL participation
