Raipur | 19 hours ago
Maoist strike cripples Chhattisgarh, 8 cops injured
Raipur, May 16 - A shutdown called by Maoists crippled life in parts of Chhattisgarh Wednesday, with the rebels attacking and injuring eight policemen, resorting to firing, torching vehicles and putting up road blocks. They also killed a trader.Most of the disturbances were reported from Bastar and Rajnandgaon districts, which form the Maoist strongholds and border Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Maha ... read more

New York | 1 day ago
Strauss-Kahn files countercharge against hotel maid
New York, May 16 - Former International Monetary Fund - head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is filing a civil lawsuit against the former hotel maid who accused him of sexually assaulting her in a hotel in New York City, seeking at least $1 million in damage.In the lawsuit filed Monday in New York State Supreme Court in Bronx, Strauss-Kahn, 63, denied all wrongdoing and accused Guinean-born Nafissatou Dial ... read more

New Delhi | 2 days ago
A 'Kahaani' of Indian bureaucracy, corruption, redemption
New Delhi, May 15 - His surname inspired a key character in the hit Bollywood film 'Kahaani'. Now writer Amitabha Bagchi has knit a plot about Indian bureaucracy, corruption and redemption in his new work, 'The Householder'.Bagchi, who earlier penned the bestselling novel 'Above Average', told IANS: 'I had started writing the book long before corruption had become public. Halfway through the book, ... read more

New Delhi | 2 days ago
We need to play well against Daredevils: Hussey
New Delhi, May 14 - Kings XI Punjab's stand-in skipper David Hussey Monday said his team cannot afford to falter in a crucial Indian Premier League - encounter against Delhi Daredevils as they are in a must-win situation in their remaining three matches to keep their play-off hopes alive.Kings XI are riding high after their sensational last-ball win against Deccan Chargers in Mohali Sunday night b ... read more

New Delhi | 3 days ago
'Department' focuses on conflict of interest in police department
New Delhi, May 14 - Exploring in his films the dark underbelly of the underworld is what Ram Gopal Varma is known for. After making underworld dramas, the filmmaker puts the spotlight on the dark secrets of the police department through his film Department, releasing Friday.Department focuses on a group of encounter specialists working with the Mumbai Police force and their different perspective t ... read more

New Delhi | 6 days ago
People's respect for police declining: NHRC
New Delhi, May 10 - The people's respect for the police is declining and so is the morale of the police, National Human Rights Commission - Secretary General Rajiv Sharma said here Thursday.Respect for police forces is eroding in the public. Morale of the police is also declining. This can be set right only by restoring poeple's confidence in governance, Sharma said at a workshop on police's funct ... read more

Kochi | 7 days ago
Air India pilots' strike affects Kozhikode flights
Kochi, May 10 - The Air India pilots' strike, which ran into its third day Thursday, partially hit operations at Kozhikode but flights at two other Kerala airports remained unaffected.An Air India official told IANS that Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi airports will operate all the three scheduled flights for Thursday.'At Kozhikode, four scheduled flights will operate for the day, but two have been c ... read more

9 days ago
Deonarine, Fudadin shine with 50s as visa wait continues
Kingston -, May 8 - Stranded West Indies batsmen Narsingh Deonarine and Assad Fudadin kept themselves in shape ahead of their trip to England with half centuries for the Kingston Cricket Club in the domestic competition here.The Guyanese pair have been stalled here since last week awaiting the processing of British visas to link up with the West Indies touring squad currently in England.Playing at ... read more

9 days ago
Samuels to join Windies squad in England
Hove -, May 8 - Batsman Marlon Samuels is expected to finally link up with the West Indies touring party Tuesday.The Jamaican was one of three players yet to join the squad which arrived here last Wednesday, with batsmen Narsingh Deonarine and Assad Fudadin still stuck in Jamaica waiting for UK visas.CMC Sports understands, however, that Samuels will join his teammates in Northampton where the Wes ... read more

Washington | 10 days ago
27-foot crocs roamed east Africa
Washington, May 7 - A 27-foot crocodile, capable of swallowing humans, once roamed east Africa, dwarfing even its counterparts in the Nile - the biggest recorded so far, a scientist says.Christopher Brochu, associate professor of geoscience, University of Iowa, recognised the new species from fossils that he had examined three years ago at the National Museum of Kenya. It's the largest known true ... read more