The biggest stories of May 25, 2013
May 25, 2013
Analysis of the day's top story on India Decides @ 9 (May 24, 2013)
May 24, 2013
What and where to eat in Bhubaneswar?
May 24, 2013
India Matters: Women's perspectives on acquaintance rape (Aired in May 2011)
May 24, 2013
Digging for Britain's greatest battle in Manipur
Written by Alok Pandey and B Sunzu | Sunday May 26, 2013
By the time the war ended, it was one of the most brutal campaigns in military history. For the British, the war may have ended in victory, but the empire was never the same again, the end of the Raj was near. For Japan, the loss of South Asia marked...
Sergio Aguero signs new Manchester City contract through to 2017
Associated Press | Saturday May 25, 2013
Aguero joined from Atletico Madrid in 2011 and scored the stoppage-time goal against Queens Park Rangers in May 2012 to clinch City's first English league title in 44 years.
Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with PTI inputs) | Sunday May 26, 2013
Chhattisgarh Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel is missing after an alleged Maoist attack today in the state's Jagdalpur district. Reports say Mr Patel may have been abducted by the attackers, who killed Congress leader Mahendra Karma and injured former...
IPL 6: Injured Sachin Tendulkar unlikely to play in final against Chennai
Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 25, 2013
Tendulkar hurt his left hand and wrist while batting during Mumbai's home game against Sunrisers Hyderabad May 13 and had to retire hurt. He then missed the team's last two league games as well as the first and second qualifiers against Chennai Su...
Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Saturday May 25, 2013
Sources in the Mumbai Police today claimed that Gurunath Meiyappan, the son-in-law of BCCI chief N Srinivasan, placed large bets through small-time actor Vindoo Dara Singh. Mr Meiyappan, who was arrested late on Friday night by the Mumbai Police, and...
Chidambaram to woo investors in Dubai on Sunday
Saturday May 25, 2013
With a view to seek foreign investments, Finance Minister P Chidambaram will be visiting Dubai on Sunday, May 26, to sell India's growth story to sovereign wealth funds.
Rich country investors return home for stable cash income
Saturday May 25, 2013
The world's biggest investors may be rethinking 20 years of boosting overseas holdings and are instead seeking more stable cash income at home, as aging societies and tighter regulation dull risk appetite.
New bird flu may be capable of human to human spread: study
Reuters | Saturday May 25, 2013
The new H7N9 bird flu virus can be transmitted between mammals not only via direct contact but also in airborne droplets, and may be capable of spreading from person to person, Chinese and American researchers have found.
Spot-fixing: Media reports claim Asad Rauf has left for Pakistan
CricketNDTV | Saturday May 25, 2013
According to media reports quoting police sources, the controversial umpire may have left the country either on May 20 or 21. This effectively means that the 58-year-old cannot be questioned by the Indian police in connection with spot-fixing inve...
The IPL show must go on, says Rahul Dravid
Wisden India Staff | Saturday May 25, 2013
Rahul Dravid, who led Rajasthan Royals to the playoffs of the Pepsi Indian Premier League 2013 for the first time since 2008 when Rajasthan won the title, was speaking to newsmen shortly after his side went down by four wickets to Mumbai Indians i...
Srinivasan on sticky wicket, feels cricket fraternity
CricketNDTV | Saturday May 25, 2013
Srinivasan may have reiterated that he won't step down as chief of Board of Control for Cricket in India. In the light of the recent spot-fixing controversy that has now engulfed his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan calls and clamour for his ouster ...
Wall Street posts first weekly loss since mid-April on Fed angst
Saturday May 25, 2013
The S&P 500 declined for a third day on Friday, with the three major US stock indexes posting their first negative week since the middle of April on lingering concern that the US central bank may scale back its stimulus measures to support the econom...
'I cannot not be bulldozed into resigning,' says BCCI chief N Srinivasan
Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Saturday May 25, 2013
As calls for his resignation as president of BCCI grow louder in the wake of the arrest of his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, Mr Srinivasan has flatly refused to quit. Speaking exclusively to NDTV upon his arrival in Mumbai, he claimed vested interes...
Several Board members feel Srinivasan should resign, Jaitley may take over: BCCI sources
NDTVCricket | Saturday May 25, 2013
It has been learnt that there is confusion within the board about 'who will bell the cat'. Sources say several members feel Srinivasan - the current president - should resign as his position has become untenable.
Police officer alleges corruption during Mamata Banerjee's term as Railways Minister
Reported by Monideepa Banerjie; Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Saturday May 25, 2013
An Indian Police Service or IPS officer in Kolkata, Nazrul Islam, has sent a letter to the Ministry of Home Affairs on May 10, alleging corrupt practices in the ministry in 2010 when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was Railways Minister.