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In the T20 reinvention of spin, Powerplays are making a difference

India, Feb. 6 -- When T20 cricket started breaking free from the grip of one-day cricket, spin bowling was suddenly looking out of place. In what was to be a three-hour movie version of 50-over cricke... Read More


Meghalaya mine blast: Two persons arrested as CM warns of strict action

Shillong, Feb. 6 -- Meghalaya Police have arrested two persons in connection with a blast in an illegal coal mine that claimed 25 lives, even as Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma asserted that his govern... Read More


Maha: Seven Naxals including top leader killed in encounters

Gadchiroli, Feb. 6 -- Seven Naxalites including top leader Prabhakar were killed in encounters with police in eastern Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district while a police jawan also succumbed to the injur... Read More


Pune: Military Engineering Services officials held by CBI

PUNE, Feb. 6 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two officials of the Military Engineering Services (MES), Khadki, Pune, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh from a c... Read More


'It's going to get worse. Leadership means helping people adapt to climate change'

India, Feb. 6 -- This is part of an extensive interview conducted days after Veerabhadran Ramanathan, 81, won the Crafoord Prize (in Geosciences), often considered a precursor to the Nobel. It was Ra... Read More


'No mobile phones use by students in Himachal schools from March 1'

Shimla, Feb. 6 -- In a major step toward improving the quality of education and safeguarding student well-being, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has announced a complete ban on the use of mobile... Read More


Can't compel woman to complete pregnancy, says Supreme Court

New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- Directing medical termination of a 30-week pregnancy of a 17-year-old girl, the Supreme Court on Friday said that courts cannot compel a woman, much less a minor, to continue a pr... Read More


UP Police busts fake "Baba" gang for extorting money from superstitious people in Muzaffarnagar

Muzaffarnagar, Feb. 6 -- Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested six members of a fake Baba gang, who have been misleading innocent people by wearing Hindu attire. They were extorting money from superstitio... Read More


India successfully tests fires nuclear capable Agni-3 missile off Odisha coast

Balasore, Feb. 6 -- India on Friday successfully test-fired nuclear weapons-capable Agni-3 ballistic missile from the Chandipur off Odisha coast, which has a strike range of more than 3,000 kilometres... Read More


Bangladesh elections set for Feb 12, first since Hasina's ouster | Details here

India, Feb. 6 -- Bangladesh is all set to hold its parliamentary elections next week. This general election comes more than a year after the country witnessed political tensions and a student-led upri... Read More