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Supreme Court rejects bid to halt IPL  New Delhi: Supreme Court dismissed a petition on Tuesday seeking to scrap the remaining matches of the country's lucrative Twenty20 cricket competition amid growing concerns about corruption in sport.Former test bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and two other players were arrested along with 11 bookmakers on Thursday on suspicion of...

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Allow CAG to audit PPPs, Panchyati Raj bodies: Vinod Rai  New Delhi: Outgoing Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai favours bringing all private-public partnerships (PPPs), Panchayti Raj Institutions and societies getting government funds within the ambit of the CAG. As he prepares... PM files affidavit correcting age to 80 in RS poll papers Guwahati: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Congress Rajya Sabha candidate from Assam, has filed a fresh affidavit correcting his age to 80 prior to scrutiny of the nominations Tuesday.The Prime Minister submitted the fresh... Pakistan's Imran Khan to leave hospital Wednesday Lahore: Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan is recovering speedily after fracturing his spine in a freak accident at an election campaign meeting and is expected to leave hospital Wednesday, party officials said... 90 killed as massive tornado rips through Oklahoma Houston/Washington: Over 90 people, including 20 children, were killed after a monstrous tornado ripped through the US city of Oklahoma, flattening entire neighbourhoods, crushing two elementary schools and turning the area into... India, China have wisdom to address boundary issue: Li   New Delhi: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Tuesday said India and China have the "wisdom" to find mutually acceptable solution to the boundary problem and the two countries have not shied away from addressing the vexed issue. Li also... Heat wave spell to continue for another 4 days in Delhi New Delhi: There was no respite to Delhiites from the sweltering heat as the city continued to sizzle under heat waves with the mercury soaring to over 44 degree Celsius and the minimum temperature too touching the 30-degree... TN, Pondy remembers Rajiv Gandhi on death anniversary  Chennai: Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was remembered in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Tuesday on the occasion of his 22nd death anniversary. Governor K Rosiah and Chief Minister Jayalalithaa administered the anti-terrorism day... Disowning report was afterthought: Vinod Rai on R P Singh  New Delhi: CAG Vinod Rai Tuesday attacked former lead auditor R P Singh for disowning the report on 2G spectrum allocation on "afterthought" and observed that loyalty to profession should be maintained even after retirement.... Rajiv Gandhi remembered on death anniversary  New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was Tuesday remembered on his 22nd death anniversary with leaders paying homage at... Allahabad HC rejects Talwars' plea to examine 14 witnesses Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court Tuesday rejected a petition of dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar seeking examination of 14 more witnesses in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case.Justice Rajesh Dayal Khare dismissed the... Spot-fixing: Former Ranji player arrested   New Delhi: Former Ranji player Baburao Yadav was Tuesday arrested in connection with the IPL spot-fixing scandal even as police said it is likely to seek further custody of three arrested players and some bookies. Yadav, who was... Li terms his India visit as 'successful' Beijing: Buoyed by the positive vibes from his India trip, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has termed the visit as "successful", saying he "felt at home" during talks with his counterpart Manmohan Singh, the state media said Tuesday.... IPL spot-fixing: Cops probing Bollywood, Tollywood links Mumbai: Amid suspicion that a honey-trap could have been laid to lure cricketers into the latest spot-fixing scandal, Mumbai police Monday quizzed a casting director, who sent photographs of female models to India pacer S... iGATE sacks CEO Phaneesh Murthy on sexual harassment charge New Delhi: IT service provider iGATE Corporation Tuesday sacked its President and CEO Phaneesh Murthy over alleged sexual harassment charge. He was earlier sacked from Infosys on similar charges. "The Boards decision was made as... CAG does not leak reports: Vinod Rai  New Delhi: Outgoing CAG Vinod Rai Tuesday dismissed charges that he was behind the leak of controversial audit reports on 2G spectrum and coal block allocations. "In the course of the audit process, if somebody asks a question... IPL spot-fixing: Vindoo Dara Singh arrested IPL spot-fixing: Vindoo Dara Singh arrested