It is his “favourite ground” outside India and iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar is determined to continue this love affair with the SCG, where he averages a staggering 221, during the second cricket Test against Australia starting January 3. Tendulkar has two centuries and a double century from just four Tests at the SCG, with a [...]
Violating the ceasefire yet again, Pakistani troops fired at a BSF patrol party leaving a jawan injured in Samba district. Pakistani troops fired on the patrol party along the International Border (IB) in Khowara belt in Samba district last night, a senior BSF officer said today. In the firing, a BSF jawan was injured, he [...]
Cyclone Thane passed by the Tamil Nadu coast early on Friday, killing 33 and throwing life in Cuddalore and the neighbouring Puducherry completely out of gear. Trees were uprooted, traffic signals ripped off their bases, shop signboards torn apart and tossed about. Broken glass from street lights, shards from window panes and other debris remained [...]
Greater Manchester Police today offered a 50,000 pound reward for information as they investigated the “horrific” murder of an Indian student on Boxing Day. Anuj Bidve, 23, was shot in the head at point-blank range as he walked with friends near their hotel in the inner-city Ordsall district of the city, in the early hours [...]
A Hewlett-Packard contract employee fended off advances from chief executive Mark Hurd for two years before accusing him of sexual harassment, according to a letter that prompted his resignation as head of the world’s largest computer company. Hurd, who is now president of HP rival Oracle, resigned as HP CEO in August 2010 following an [...]
The core committee meeting of Team Anna, scheduled to be held at Ralegan Siddhi on January 2 and 3, has been postponed due to the Gandhian’s ill health, his aides said today. “The core committee meeting has been postponed due to Annaji’s ill health. The date of next meeting will be announced after 4-5 days,” [...]
Cooperative sugarmills in Haryana have produced over 5.01 lakh quintals of sugar by crushing 83.84 lakh quintals of sugarcane during the current crushing season so far. While stating this here today, Krishna Mohan, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Cooperation said that sugarmills of Gohana, Shahbad, Meham and Rohtak had exported over 1.73 crore units of [...]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will begin the New Year by visiting the Golden Temple here and offering prayers at the Durgiana Temple. The Prime Minister along with his Gursharan Kaur would tomorrow land at Raja Sansi Airport here in evening, a top level district official said. Singh with his wife are scheduled to visit the [...]
Nine days after Chandigarh based cardiologist Dr Deepak Kaura’s body was found, police have solved the case with the arrest of three persons. Mohali SSP Gurpreet Singh Bhullar identified the accused as Vishal Vij, Deepak Sharma and Deepak’s wife Honey Sharma. According to the SSP, Vishal Vij is a technician at PGI while the couple [...]
The Union Government has approved the Chandigarh Administration’s report on preservation of cultural heritage. The Chandigarh Administration has developed a system for grading the heritage of city and preserving the city’s character. The new plan calls for creating heritage zones. The recommendations, submitted in June this year, have been approved by the Union Government. Talking [...]
