He no longer plays for Australia, but Andrew Symonds showed he is still one of the most dangerous players around. In fact, he forms an integral part of the Deccan Chargers middle order and he proved that yet again with a cracking knock of 53 against Kings XI punjab in the IPL match in Cuttack on Friday... more »

Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said the definition of rape was being widened without diluting it and will include all kinds of sexual assault... more »

It'll be even more for the second offence, for the entire team, while another repeat will attract a still bigger fine. A one-match ban on the captain is mandatory too in case of a third offence, Ravi Shastri comments... more »

Former champion and 10th seed Maria Sharapova of Russia was knocked out of the Indian Wells WTA tournament on Sunday, losing an error-strewn marathon to China's Zheng Jie 6-3, 2-6, 6-3... more »

India's headline inflation in February came within touching distance of the double digit mark, making rate action by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) very probable in its scheduled April policy review... more »

Suspected Maoist guerrillas torched machines of a road construction company in Bihar's Buxar district early on Saturday, police said... more »

NSA Shivshankar Menon has reportedly said that the Taliban may kidnap Indians diplomats in Afghanistan. The warning has come after his recent trip to Kabul to review the security of Indians... more »

The 14-year-old journey of the Women's Reservation Bill was marked by high drama and roadblocks in each of its outings in Parliament, before the historic measure finally cleared its first legislative hurdle on Tuesday. The battle for greater representation to women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies was routinely punctuated by frayed tempers and war .. more »

Sharp divisions emerged among the opponents of the women's reservation bill with Bihar Chief Nitish Kumar supporting the measure pitting himself against his party President Sharad Yadav who is opposed to it... more »

Punja powers RBI home.. more »

Limiting nuclear liability may affect safety standards, Finance Ministry said.. more »

Spanish armada sinks India in a key encounter.. more »

The Indian Premier League has fixed a five-minute period, split into two equal halves, for the mandatory strategic time-outs during the third edition of the Twenty20 event starting March 12... more »

Painter MF Husain has asserted that he is still an Indian, “an original Indian”, and that being physically away from India will not take that away from him... more »

The Netherlands beat New Zealand in a Pool A match to register their second straight win in the men's hockey World Cup, at the Dhyan Chand National stadium in Delhi, on Wednesday... more »

President Obama's deputy Joe Biden was caught in yet another foot-in-the-mouth situation when he was overheard telling a companion: "It's easy being vice president. You don't have to do anything.".. more »

The Twenty20 onslaught has necessitated a review of the 50-over format and Lorgat felt there was room for improvement in ODIs. "There is no doubt that there is an opportunity to create a few tweaks that would enhance the ODI game," Lorgat said. According to him, having a fresh look at the middle overs might be the need of the hour. .. more »

New Delhi: Are they or aren`t they a couple? That`s a question Bollywood actor Shahid Kapur steered clear of, even as he praised his `Kaminey` co-star Priyanka Chopra to the skies saying she is at her "career`s best right now"... more »

New Delhi: Asserting that it had no role in the Ambani family dispute, the government today declared in parliament that it will do everything to protect its legal right to regulate usage of gas. "We have nothing to do with the private dispute of two industries or industrialists. However, we have everything to do with protecting the interests .. more »

Posters of Kites  (Click To Enlarge)Kites is the talk of the town,with rumour's spreading around like fire about the relationship between the Hrithik and the lead actress Barbara Mori.The first look of the movie was unveiled a few days ago by this pair.The film is produced by Rakesh Roshan and is Directed by Anurag Basu.The film also stars kangana .. more »