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Jones, Bolisetti dominate MRF Challenger races
Chennai, Feb 13 - Young David Jones yet again destroyed the Superbikes - field to clinch the championship in his class at the MRF Challenge races here Saturday.Astride a Triumph, the 20-year old Jones rocketed to a fine start and by the end of first of the 15 laps, had taken a massive lead that he stretched before easing off towards the end for his fifth win in as many races. Meanwhile, the Tourin ... read more

17 days ago
Britain anoints India a superpower on Republic Day
London, Jan 27 - India is already a superpower, says Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband. 'My thoughts on the 60th anniversary of the Indian Constitution is that in one particular way India is a superpower already,' Miliband told a massive gathering of the Indian diaspora here Tuesday. 'India is a superpower in its soft power, a superpower in the soft force of its democracy, and superpow ... read more

19 days ago
India honours scientist Ramakrishnan, Ebrahim Alkazi, Zohra Segal
New Delhi, Jan 25 - Nobel Laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Apollo Hospital group chairman Prathap C. Reddy, and theatre personalities Ebrahim Alkazi and Zohra Segal are among the six people awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the country's second highest civilian award, in the Republic Day honours list announced Monday. Actor Aamir Khan, Oscar-winning musician A.R. Rahman and Indian American editor F ... read more

19 days ago
130 Padma awardees announced on R-Day eve
New Delhi, Jan 25 - The government Monday announced 130 Padma awards, including six Padma Vibhushans, the country's second highest civilian honour, for Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Apollo hospital chief Prathap Chandra Reddy and former RBI Governor Y. Venugopal Reddy, as also three personalities from the world of art. Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan and music maestros A.R. Rahman and ... read more

19 days ago
Ramakrishnan, Pratap Reddy, Zohra get Padma Vibhushan
New Delhi, Jan 25 - The Indian government Monday awarded the Padma Vibhushan to six eminent personalities, including veteran actor Zohra Segal, Apollo Hospital Group chairman Prathap Chandra Reddy and Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, for exceptional and distinguished service. Three people have been given the Padma Vibhushan, the country's second highest civilian award, in the field of ar ... read more

19 days ago
Ramakrishnan, Zakaria, Chatwal amongst NRI Padma awardees
New Delhi, Jan 25 - Thirteen foreigners, non resident Indians - and people of Indian origin -, including Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Indian American journalist Fareed Zakaria and New York-based hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal, have been given the Padma awards this year for services to India. While Britain-based Ramakrishnan, who got the Nobel Prize for Chemistry last year, has got the P ... read more

6 months ago
'Modhi Vilayadu' - stylish but not engrossing enough
Film: 'Modhi Vilayadu'; Director: Saran; Cast: Vinay, Kalabhavan Mani, Yuva, V.M.C. Haneefa, Santhanam, Kajal Agarwal; Music: Hariharan and Leslie Lewis; Rating: ** After striking a lean patch in his last couple of films, director Saran was keen to bounce back. In 'Modhi Vilayadu', a glossy and stylish film, Saran has tried hard to regain his touch but the end result is no different from his ear ... read more

6 months ago
Nissan bets big on India for global operations
Chennai, July 19 - Japanese auto giant Nissan Motor Co is betting big on India not only for manufacturing cars for domestic and overseas markets but also for sourcing components for its global operations. Nissan will be rolling out three different variants of its hatchback and sedan models, as well as a multipurpose vehicle -, from five plants across the world, one of which is coming up at Oraga ... read more

8 months ago
Tata extends deadline on Jaguar Land Rover bridge loan
New Delhi, May 28 - Passenger and heavy vehicle manufacturer Tata Motors has extended the maturity deadline on a bridge finance of $1 billion raised for financing the Jaguar Land Rover - deal struck in March last year by 18 months till Dec 31 2010, the company said in a statement Thursday. 'This transaction was concluded amidst challenging market conditions in the global credit market and in the ... read more

9 months ago
20 held for attack on army convoy in Coimbatore
Coimbatore, May 3 - At least 20 pro-LTTE activists were arrested Sunday morning for the attack on an army convoy near here a day ago, police said. Cases have been registered against 200 people belonging to political groups sympathetic to the banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam -. The arrested include Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam and Tamil nationalist leader K. Ramakrishnan, police sources added ... read more