The Supreme Court on Tuesday advanced to February 22 the hearing of a petition challenging Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram's announcement on Telangana. Photo: Sushil Kumar Sharma
The Supreme Court on Tuesday advanced to February 22 the hearing of a petition challenging Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram's announcement on Telangana. Photo: Sushil Kumar Sharma

Telangana: Supreme Court advances hearing

The Supreme Court has advanced to February 22 the hearing of a writ petition challenging Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram’s announcement on Telangana. »
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh gestures during a press conference on Bt Brinjal in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Centre says no to Bt Brinjal

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has made it clear that the decision applied only to Bt Brinjal and does not cover the future of other genetically-modified crops. »
South African players celebrate after crushing India by an innings and six runs in the Nagpur Test. Photo: K.R. Deepak

South Africa steamrolls India in Nagpur

Sachin Tendulkar’s defiant ton merely delayed the inevitable as India crashed to a humiliating innings and six runs defeat against South Africa in the first Test here on Tuesday. »
Sri Lankan Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said Sarath Fonseka will be tried in a military court on charges of conspiring against the president and planning a coup while he was army chief.

Charges against Fonseka serious enough for arrest: Govt.

Sri Lanka today claimed that charges against defeated opposition presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka were “serious enough” to warrant his arrest, raising a question mark on his partic... »

Football

Mukesh Ambani

Mukesh Ambani bidding for Liverpool takeover deal

Mukesh Ambani and Sahara Group chairman Subrata Roy have reportedly set their sights on buying debt-ravaged Liverpool FC from their American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett Junior. »

International

People are shown where to queue for a refund of their money at the ticket counter after the observation deck of the world's tallest tower, Burj Khalifa, was unexpectedly shut down in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Monday.

Faulty elevator to blame for Dubai tower shutdown

A faulty elevator was behind the shutdown of the observation deck on the world’s tallest tower that effectively closed the half-mile-high Burj Khalifa to the public, witnesses and a Dubai rescue official said on Tuesday. It remains unclear what exactly caused the elevator to fail. »

Opinion

Students Federation of India members protest against the final verdict of Cauvery Water dispute. File Photo: V. Sreenivasa Murthy

The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal was established in 1990, under the Inter-State Water Disputes Act, at a specific direction of the Supreme Court. Ironically, and despite a constitutional and statutory bar on jurisdiction, the court has made it very difficult for the Tribunal to function in accordance with the Act. »
A Pakistani paramilitary soldier monitors from a hilltop post near Shahi Koto in Lower Dir. Photo: AP

There is confidence in Islamabad that its new importance to international interests in the region can be leveraged to secure its own interests vis-a-vis India. »

Life & Style

Haute notes

When textile junkie Anamika Khanna and top-notch jeweller Amrapali came together for a fashion show at Evoluzione, it was sheer magic. As ruby-lipped, waif-waist models and half-a-dozen women fr... »

Spirit of the golden oldies

Luxury home buyers have several options on high-end flats

Singing in harmony

Survival of the fittest

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Health

First Lady Michelle Obama speaks about childhood obesity in Alexandria. File Photo: AP

Family meals, adequate sleep, limited TV may cut childhood obesity risks

Household routines like eating dinner together as a family, getting adequate sleep and limiting television viewing time appear to lower obesity risks in children says a study.Principal inve... »

Gadgets may not cause headaches in teens

‘Walk for Life’ raises cancer awareness

Scientists confirm link between maternal age and autism

Disability groups apprehensive of amendments to laws

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Business

Employees at a BPO in Mangalore. India’s IT-BPO market is expected to touch $285 billion in 2020 from $71 billion in 2009, a study has said. File photo

‘IT-BPO market to touch $285 billion by 2020’

The country’s IT-BPO market (including exports) is expected to touch $285 billion in 2020 from $71 billion in 2009, on the back double-digit growth, a study has said. The Indi... »

Exports growth pegged at 8 p.c. in Jan

Airtel, RCom join mobile applications store race

SBI hints interest rates may rise from Q2 of next fiscal

New range of ACs from Samsung

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Sport

Mukesh Ambani

Mukesh Ambani bidding for Liverpool takeover deal

Mukesh Ambani and Sahara Group chairman Subrata Roy have reportedly set their sights on buying debt-ravaged Liverpool FC from their American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett Junior. »

Steyn destroyed us: Dhoni

Force India unveils new car VMJ03

Sampras loses exhibition to Verdasco

Vettel prepares for first meeting of 2010 with Schumacher

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Sci-Tech

Google is likely to add new social features to Gmail, in its bid to compete with social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.

‘Google may add social networking features to Gmail’

Internet giant Google is looking to add new social features to its e-mail service, Gmail, in its bid to compete with popular social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, a media report... »

Centre says no to Bt Brinjal

India to build intelligent satellite for surveillance

Flight-testing of cryogenic stage of GSLV in April, says ISRO Chairman

Tubular structures on lunar surface, ideal landing sites

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