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PIX: People across country celebrate Diwali with pomp

Colourful lights decked up buildings and diyas (earthen lamps) dotted houses as people across the country celebrated Diwali with great enthusiasm on Thursday. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

Public trust thrown in waste bin: SC on illegal construction in Corbett

Observing that the "public trust doctrine" has been thrown into the waste bin, the Supreme Court pulled up former Uttarakhand minister Harak Singh Rawat and a former divisional forest officer on......

Four quakes rock Nepal, one of 6.2 intensity; north India feels tremors

Four earthquakes, the strongest being of magnitude 6.2, jolted Nepal in quick succession with tremors reverberating through parts of north India including Delhi-NCR, the National Centre for......

Man vs wild: Night curfew in 25 U'khand villages as tiger kills 2 in 3 days

A 75-year-old man was mauled to death by a tiger in Rikhnikhal block of Uttarakhand's Pauri district in the second such incident in the area in three days, alarming authorities who clamped a night......

Discontent in ranks bites both BJP and Congress in Uttarakhand

the simmering discontent deep in the two parties is likely to mar the prospects of some candidates, making the contest keen, reports Shishir Prashant. IMAGE: BJP president J P Nadda with......

TVS buys UK's iconic Norton in an all-cash deal

Founded by James Lansdowne Norton in Birmingham (in 1898), Norton Motorcycles is among the most popular British motorcycle brands of all time. TVS Motor Company on Friday announced the acquisition......

Greek assets sell off after 'No' vote

Greek shares listed on the US market took a hit on Monday, with one bank's shares down 15 per cent, after Greek voters rejected bailout austerity conditions and raised concerns about a possible......

Kolkata's aam aadmi declares war on garbage

A lot can happen over coffee. Mudar Patherya and a couple of friends met one late September afternoon at Barista on Lansdowne Road, one of the more pleasant parts of south Kolkata, for what......

Want to make money from rising oil prices?

As global tensions put pressure on the cost of crude oil, sending petrol prices above 1 a litre across the UK, This is Money investment writer Philip Scott investigates how investors can profit......

Networking forum for rich aims to better their inv

Discussing your wealth is still considered poor form in many social circles across London. So if you are looking to trade tips about personal holdings, you might want to seek out an affable,......

The Most Controversial Movies Ever

What, you think making a song out of the National Anthem is controversial?Clearly gimmick-loving master director Ram Gopal Verma isn't pushing the envelope as much as he can -- and thank heavens......

Messi quiet but Barcelona stroll past Celtic

IMAGE: FC Barcelona's Luis Suarez celebrates a goal against Celtic during their friendly on Saturday. Photograph: FC Barcelona/Twitter A blond-haired Lionel Messi failed to get on the scoresheet......

Women's World Cup: US forward Wambach slams ref, escapes punishment

United States striker Abby Wambach has escaped with nothing more than a warning from FIFA after she said a referee at the women’s World Cup had targeted two of her team mates on the verge of......

Indian boxers ready to pack a punch at World championship

Vijender Singh continues to scale new heights. The Beijing Olympics bronze medallist was given top billing in the middleweight category while three Indians were also seeded for the World Boxing......

Wembley to host 2011 Champions League final

London's Wembley Stadium will host the Champions League final in 2011, European football's governing body UEFA said Thursday. The 2012 final will be held at Munich's Allianz Arena, UEFA said in a......

Champions League returns to Wembley

London's Wembley Stadium will be awarded the 2011 Champions League final, UEFA sources said. - Complete Coverage: UEFA Champions League The sources told Reuters that European soccer's governing......

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