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Rajasthan edge spirited Chennai

A high-scoring thriller which produced 412 runs finally went the way of Rajasthan Royals, as they edged Chennai Super Kings to record their tenth win of the IPL and further consolidate their position at the top of the table... more »

Another Indian student shot dead in US university

WASHINGTON: Yet another Indian doctoral student has been shot dead - the third in a month - on a US university campus, raising questions about the safety of the American university environment. The bullet-riddled body of 29-year old Abhijit Mahato was found inside his Anderson Street apartment in North Carolina's Duke University on Friday, .. more »

Dingy Taj Mahal booked in for mudpack restoration sessions

Carla Bruni may have seen a few mudpacks in her time, but nothing on the scale of what she will find when she visits the Taj Mahal this week. Indian experts have begun a six-month project to clean the white marble archways, carvings and crannies of the world's greatest monument to love by coating them in a special mud... more »

Jayawardene hails India's victory, looks forward to tri-series

Colombo - Sri Lankan cricket captain, Mahela Jayawardene, has hailed India's historic victory in Perth against Australia and said he looked forward to facing the rejuvenated neighbours in the tri-series starting on February 3... more »

36 killed as bus falls into gorge near Nasik

At least 36 people, including 12 women and four children, were killed and 40 others injured when an over-crowded bus, carrying devotees returning from the Saptashringi shrine in the district, fell into a deep gorge at Nanduri, about 70 km from Nasik, police said on Monday... more »

Snarling Sharapova wins battle of the Russians

Sharapova bared her fangs as she downed fellow Russian Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-0 to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open on Friday. Sharapova was in no mood to tolerate any obstacles in her quest to make amends for a humiliating loss in last year's final, snarling "you're messing with the wrong person" as her opponent refused to buckle early .. more »

Rafael Nadal survives early test to advance

Rafael Nadal wore down an early challenge from French seed Gilles Simon to steam into the fourth round of the Australian Open. The Spanish second seed fought off six first set points to seal a 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 win on his fifth match point in two hours 26 minutes... more »

Osama's son wants to be 'peace ambassador'

Omar Osama bin Laden bears a striking resemblance to his notorious father - except for the dreadlocks that dangle halfway down his back. Then there's the black leather biker jacket. The 26-year-old does not renounce his father, Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, but in an interview, he said there is better way to defend Islam than militancy: Omar .. more »

Singur land acquisition legal, says High Court

The Calcutta High Court on Friday rejected all petitions challenging the acquisition of land at Singur for the Tata Motors’ small car plant. The High Court said that there are no illegalities in the land acquisition... more »

India paying back Australia in their own coin: Ranatunga

Having been a thorn in Australia's flesh during his playing days, former Sri Lanka skipper Arjuna Ranatunga cannot hide his glee as India gives Ricky Ponting and his men a taste of their own medicine. "I think this is the first time after I gave it back that Australia is now being paid back in their own coin," an amused Ranatunga told reporters on .. more »

'How I make money by taking loans'

We asked you to send in your experiences about the financial mistakes you made in 2007 and how you plan to make 2008 a financial success. Here we present a strategy by Pune reader Anand K telling us how he makes money from the stock market by taking personal loans... more »

Kumble claims 600 Test wickets

Anil Kumble became the first Indian bowler and the third in the world to reach the milestone of 600 wickets on day two of the third Test against Australia in Perth on Thursday. Kumble achieved the record just after the tea break when he had Andrew Symonds caught by Rahul Dravid at first slip... more »

Reliance Power kicks off record $3 bln IPO

Reliance Power launches its $3 billion initial public offering, set to be India's biggest, on Tuesday, kicking off a busy period for capital raising in the booming economy. Reliance Power says its IPO has been fully subscribed in first minute, initial reports said... more »

Show courage against Aussie pacers, Kirsten advises Indians

India's coach-designate Gary Kirsten has prepared a document for the team to counter the bouncy track at the WACA where the conditions will be "mentally more demanding" for the batsmen... more »

India will struggle to last five days at WACA: Chris Rogers

Visiting Indians have been warned that they would struggle to last five days at the WACA pitch in the third Test at Perth, starting January 16. "I would hate to face the Australian quicks on that sort of wicket," said Chris Rogers, who is tipped to replace the injured Matthew Hayden as opener for the next Test... more »

SRK pays Rs 27 cr advance tax

Shah Rukh Khan will be the highest income-tax payer from Bollywood for the second year in a row. He has paid advance taxes of Rs 27 crore till December 15, 2007, said sources, putting his income for 2007-08 at over Rs 100 crore. It is a glittering jump from the money he made the previous fiscal when he paid a modest Rs 18 crore in tax... more »

I'm in a lonely phase of my life: Tata

Competitors scoffed. They said it couldn’t be done, it would take a miracle to make it happen. Today, Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata is having the last laugh. On the eve of the launch of the Nano, in a freewheeling conversation with TOI, Tata looks back on the four-year journey that led up to the most eagerly awaited launch in the history of .. more »

Anil Kumble says Australia triggered crisis

In an exclusive article, the India captain writes that Australia started the teams' row by showing a disregard for the spirit of the game. I would like to begin by pointing out that someone [Michael Clarke] clearly edged the ball to the slips in the second innings of the Sydney Test and stood there even when there was not an iota of doubt over the .. more »

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Vijay Mallya drives Formula One into India and plans to win a billion hearts

To judge from the huge billboards in Bombay and the rolling national television campaign fronted by Bollywood’s biggest star, India can expect a media onslaught from the country’s first Formula One team during the build-up to its debut season... more »

Federer looks for slam number 13 at Aussie Open

Roger Federer is poised to advance to within one Grand Slam of Pete Sampras's record of 14 in the year's opening major tournament at the Australian Open, which gets underway here on Monday... more »

‘Justice’, ‘Truth’ prevail; New India has its say

Who rules world cricket? Not the ICC and not even the Indian Board. Going by the events of the past few days, which has left the sport in tatters and reputations bruised, exposing the ugly underbelly of the sport, the one entity that feels “vindicated” and is in a celebratory mood is the “Indian Nation”... more »

Don't drag Sania in controversies: AITA

The All India Tennis Association on Wednesday termed as 'unfortunate' Sania Mirza getting embroiled in unnecessary controversies which is affecting her performance. AITA said too much is being made on small issues involving the player and she should be kept away from controversies which will allow her to play freely... more »

Sania crashes out of Hobart International

Sania Mirza crashed out of the $1,70,000 Moorilla Hobart International with a heart-breaking quarterfinal loss to Italian Flavia Pennetta here on Wednesday. The sixth seeded Indian went down 5-7 6-1 3-6 to Pennetta in the Tier IV hard court event... more »

Kumble says he still respects Australian players

India captain Anil Kumble says he harbours no ill feelings towards Australia's players after last week's bad-tempered second test and wants to meet with Ricky Ponting to clear up any differences... more »

Never mind the ‘Bollyline’, this is one of the great Australia sides: Shane Warne

It is never nice to see cricket in the headlines for the wrong reasons. In a lot of ways I thought the Sydney Test between Australia and India was a fantastic game with an exciting finish. Not too many go down to the wire like that but, unfortunately, I guess it will be remembered for other events... more »

India may lose public sympathy, says Roebuck

The Indian cricket team may lose public sympathy by holding the tour to ransom in its bid to clear off-spinner Harbhajan Singh of racism charges and get rid of umpire Steve Bucknor, says eminent cricket writer Peter Roebuck... more »

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