Owaisi's provocative remarks angered shooters, says UP police

The police in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh's Hapur on Friday arrested the second suspect involved in the firing on AIMIM chief and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi's car, officials said.  IMAGE:......

'Lord Krishna existed. School texts are wrong'

Did Krishna exist? Most certainly, says Dr Manish Pandit, a nuclear medicine physician who teaches in the United Kingdom, proffering astronomical, archaeological, linguistic and oral evidences to......

Kashmir: Justice must be seen to be done

On July 23, Kashmiri-born journalist Basharat Peer took home the prestigious Crossword Book Award 2008 top prize for Non-Fiction (English). And with good reason.His book Curfewed......

The 50 million people the world forgot

Today is World Refugee Day. The day is a tribute to the courage and dignity of refugees world wide. This year's World Refugee Day theme is "Real People, Real Needs". Despite best......

VW Gol is the world's best selling small car; Maruti Alto comes second

Over the last few years, the Maruti Alto has been the best selling car in India. Moreover, the car's dominance of Indian market has also placed it as the world's best selling small car. The......

The Rs 2.44 lakh Maruti Alto launched

Maruti Suzuki Alto 800, one of the most awaited cars of this year is finally out.Maruti Suzuki launched the vehicle at mid-day on the 16th in Delhi amidst much fanfare.The vehicle was launched......

How competitors plan to beat Maruti Alto

Sensing stiff competition from Maruti Suzuki with the all-new Alto 800 with an aggressive price tag, Hyundai and Tata Motors announced deep price cuts and launch of new special edition variants,......

Which car to buy? Maruti Alto K10 or Hyundai Eon

India is as crazy about fuel efficiency as it is about Sachin Tendulkar. We want more for less. Value for money applies to everything from a toothbrush to a flight ticket. And everything must......

Spotted: Kevin Pietersen in the West Indies

Reader Siddhartha Kunzru sent us this photograph. 'This is a photo of my friend Rishikesh Bagati with Kevin Pietersen in a hotel in the Caribbean (during the March 2009 England trip to the......