Top honour for 2 Indian American scientists

Two Indian American scientists -- Dr Romesh C Batra and Dr Kodi S Ravichandran -- were among the four Outstanding Scientists of 2011 honoured with the Governor's Award for Science Innovation by......

LTTE's still the choice in some parts of Sri Lanka

In the first post war elections in Sri Lanka after the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, a pro-Tiger party on Sunday won the municipal poll in Vavuniya, an indication that the......

26 killed in bomb blast in Sri Lanka

At least 26 people were killed and 64 injured on Wednesday when suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam militants blew up a bus in Buttala in south-eastern Sri Lanka just as the government......

Why diesel cars still make sense

Tata Zest. Photograph: Kind Courtesy, Indian Autos Blog Since January 2013, when the decision was taken to gradually loosen the control on diesel prices, the latter have been raised every month by......

General Motors to hike prices by up to Rs 10,000 from Sep

General Motors India on Wednesday said it will hike prices of its three models by up to Rs 10,000 from the first week of September due to a sharp depreciation in the rupee against the US dollar.......

GM halts sales of three models

India has temporarily halted retail sales of the diesel versions of three models - the SAIL, the SAIL UVA and the Tavera - due to technical issues.  The company said it had identified an......

Chevrolet to launch 2 more cars in India, soon

Can year 2012 be termed as the Year of Chevrolet, as far as India is concerned? Well in a way we can, since the automaker has already launched five cars and plans to bring in two more soon.......

Punjab police arrest alleged match-fixer Dandiwal

Photograph: Kind courtesy, PTI Punjab police on Monday arrested alleged match-fixer Ravinder Dandiwal in connection with a T20 match played in Mohali district but streamed online as a game in......

BCCI sleuths to probe T20 in Chandigarh streamed online

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: BCCI A T20 match played near Chandigarh but streamed online as a game in Sri Lanka has caught the attention of BCCI's Anti-Corruption......

CL T20: Sixers crush Yorkshire for second straight win

Scorecard: In-form Sydney Sixers produced a clinical all-round performance and romped to a crushing eight-wicket win over Yorkshire in their Champions League Twenty20 matchin Cape Town on Tuesday.......

Rain washes out Trinidad-Uva CLT20 match

TheChampions League T20 match between Trinidad & Tobago and Uva Next in Johannesburg on Thursday was washed out after the former put up a healthy 181 for 3. - Scorecard Chasing that formidable......

CLT20: Ballance, Rashid guide Yorkshire into main draw

Yorkshire rode on Gary Ballance and Adil Rashid's batting heroics to qualify for the main draw of the Champions League Twenty20 with a comfortable six-wicket win over Trinidad and Tobago in......