With the Delhi Metro probe panel finding serious fault with the design and material that led to a major accident at a construction site July 12, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has decided to blacklist its design consultants and crack down on some senior officials, urban development minister S Jaipal Reddy informed the Lok Sabha Tuesday... more »

Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, administered the final deadly shot of the anaesthetic propofol that would end the pop star's life June 25, media reports here said... more »

Mumbai: State-run Central Bank of India reported over 4-fold growth in net profit at Rs 266.80 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2009. Total income rose by 24.24 per cent to Rs 3,196.06 crore during the first quarter, Central Bank of India said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. During the April-June quarter, the bank's interest .. more »

Around 80,000 had packed the stadium for the Portuguese winger's glitzy presentation this month but the massive arena in the Spanish capital was only about a third full as Real were held to a 1-1 draw. Ronaldo, who cost Real a world-record 93 million euros (80.4 million pounds), had one decent effort on goal in the first half but was .. more »

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ordered state police chief D.N. Gautam to inquire into the alleged assault and stripping of a woman by a group of men here after the opposition and women's rights activists created an uproar over the incident.Officials said the chief minister ordered Gautam to undertake the probe Thursday night although the .. more »

"Kevin Pietersen has a serious problem with his Achilles tendon known as chronic tendinopathy, which hasn't responded to the usual measures of physiotherapy and injections," Dr Simon Moyes, who works out of the Wellington Hospital in St John's Wood, told the Press Association. "Less than five percent of patients end up .. more »

London: Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has hit back at Carlos Tevez by claiming that the striker is not worth 25 million pounds. The Argentine star had snubbed Manchester United's bid to make his two-year loan period permanent in favour of a transfer to rivals Manchester City. "The fans quite rightly have their heroes and I .. more »

At the rate Shahid is going, he may soon be the strongest contender for the Playboy of the Year award.Most people would need some time off to mourn the abrupt demise of a relationship, but Shahid isn’t particularly shedding any tears over his ex, Priyanka Chopra. Unless, of course, Anushka Sharma’s charms are the perfect healing touch... more »

A partial solar eclipse is seen rising against the Taj Mahal, a historical monument in Agra, India, Wednesday, July 22, 2009. Millions of people across Asia will witness the longest total solar eclipse that will happen this century, as vast swaths of India and China, the entire city of Shanghai and southern Japanese islands are plunged into .. more »

Henri Welschinger, acting director of the La Salle Saint-Nicolas Catholic school, in Issy-les-Moulineaux, said all the students would be sent home. "We are closing the centre, that's it. That is the end of activities for this summer," he said. Meanwhile, France's Education Ministry announced it had already prepared nearly 300 .. more »

"The 65-and-older population in China and India alone numbered 166 million in 2008, nearly one-third of the world's total," said the report "An Aging World: 2008" of the US' NIA. "Issues related to population aging in the world's two most populous nations will be accentuated in the coming decades as the absolute .. more »

A total eclipse of the Sun with a magnitude of 1.080 will be visible across Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific regions on 22nd July, 2009. A spectacular total eclipse which may last over 6 minutes and 30 seconds, the longest in the brief history of the 21st Century. Loosely speaking, a total eclipse occurs when the moon is exactly between the .. more »

Pakistan says it has handed over to India evidence of the involvement of its external spy agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) in terrorist activities in this country, including the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore and on a police academy on the outskirts of the city earlier this year... more »

Flintoff insisted he is determined to play the entire series inspite of his troublesome knee and help England lift the Ashes at the end of the fifth and final Test at the Oval. "I said before this match that these will be my last four Test matches. To be on that podium at the Oval would, for me, be the perfect way to go," the .. more »

“If I have to choose, any day I will go with the Duke. It’s the best ball I have ever played with. It is better than the SG,” the off-spinner told The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)’s technical committee at a recent meeting discussed the idea of switching from SG to any other make in domestic cricket. The .. more »