PTI National Investigation Agency officials collecting evidence from the site of the blast at Delhi High Court on Thursday.

Delhi High Court blast: investigators look for 'definite leads'

A day after the bomb blast outside Delhi High Court s, investigators on Thursday were still groping for definite leads even as a new e-mail, reportedly by the Indian Mujahideen claimed that it was behind the blast »

Maran not given clean chit, CBI tells Court

The CBI said an impression has been created due to the "misreporting" of the last hearing in the court by the media that Mr. Maran has been given a clean chit in the case. »

A TV grab of BJP leader L.K. Advani making a statement on the cash-for-vote scam in Lok Sabha on Thursday.

Arrested MPs are "whistleblowers": Advani

Hailing the former BJP MPs, who were jailed in the cash-for-votes scam, as "whistleblowers, senior BJP leaders L.K. Advani said if they are guilty then he too should be sent behind bars. »

CAG indicts RIL, Oil Ministry for violations on KG D-6 contract

The CAG, in its much-awaited report tabled in Parliament, did not say if the capital expenditure for KG-D6 being raised from USD 2.4 billion proposed in 2004 to USD 8.8 billion in 2006 was unjustified or inflated. »

BREAKING NEWS

Blast intended to paralyse judicial work: Delhi HC CJ 4 min. ago

SPOs arrested for raping minor 45 min. ago

Plea to probe Chidambaram: Swamy asked to produce documents 51 min. ago

Russians search for crashed plane's data recorders 1 hr. 13 min. ago

Hussain defends 'donkey' remark, terms it 'cricket slang' 1 hr. 28 min. ago

Advani announces yatra against corruption 1 hr. 50 min. ago

KHL clubs to give players to Lokomotiv Yaroslavl after plane crash 2 hr. 19 min. ago

Maran not given clean chit, CBI tells Supreme Court 2 hr. 38 min. ago

Qadhafi loyalists fire rockets from desert bastion 2 hr. 48 min. ago

Advani, Sushma skip Speaker’s tea party

National

File photo of Air India planes parked at the Mumbai airport. The CAG report has termed the massive fleet expansion via debt a recipe for disaster.

AI purchase of 111 planes on debt a disaster: CAG

Terming the move for getting of a "large number" of planes as "risky", the CAG said the aircraft acquisition had "contributed predominantly" to the airline’s massive debt liability »

Cricket

A file photo of former England captain Nasser Hussain.

Hussain defends 'donkey' remark, terms it 'cricket slang'

Former England skipper Nasser Hussain has said that his controversial “donkey” remark against a few Indian cricketers during their one-off Twenty20 match against England was not intended to attack... »

Opinion

Team Anna (from left) Kiran Bedi, Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan at a press conference in New Delhi. File photo: Shanker Chakravarty

Am I still Anna when nobody is watching?

Team Anna both galvanised people and captivated the news industry, in two closely related but distinct strategies. »

Social activist Anna Hazare having a word with his team members Prashant Bhushan and Shanti Bhushan during the fast for Jan Lokpal Bill at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi. File photo: S. Subramanium

Jan Lokpal Bill and Parliament

Parliament can enact any law if the "pith and substance" of that law is covered by any entry in the Union List or any entry in the Concurrent List. »

Opinion: Why I don't support Anna Hazare
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Editorial

Go for the masterminds

Editorial

The real policy challenges

Sport

Rescuers lift a stretcher with the body of a victim out of the river at the crash site of the Russian Yak-42 jet near the city of Yaroslavl, on the Volga River about 150 miles (240 kilometers) northeast of Moscow, Russia on Wednesday.

KHL clubs to give players to Lokomotiv Yaroslavl after plane crash

A day after the plane crash that killed all but one player of the Russian ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslav, teams from the Continental Hockey League (KHL) have indicated they are willing to give... »

Hussain defends 'donkey' remark, terms it 'cricket slang'

Demoralised India wait for miracle turnaround

PCB’s decisions were wrong 90 per cent of the time: Miandad

Australia takes honours on Day 1

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Life & Style

THE GO GIVER Prof. Bala V. Balachandran Photo: R. Ragu

Success,brick by brick

From creating and maintaining a personal brand to taking challenges head on with nothing but a positive attitude as his ally, this Padma Shri awardee offers several lessons on leadership and life in an engaging style that sets him apart from droning academicians. »

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Hello Laurett

Feast of St. Mary celebrated

Saris that spell style

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Arts

For a level play field

The number of troupes has gone down these days. Television and a change in lifestyle seem to be the main reason. Though there are 40 troupes, there are only eight sabha halls available. »

Arts take centre stage

Of high calibre

In memory of Veena Seshanna

His discourses live on

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Business

HP Executive Vice-President (Imaging and Printing Group) Vyomesh I. Joshi at the launch of Top Shot Laser Jet Pro M 275 and many other pinter products of his company in Shanghai on Thursday. Photo: T. Ramakrishnan

HP comes out with a host of printers

Hewlett-Packard (HP) on Thursday launched a host of imaging and printing products and solutions, aimed at addressing the requirements of varied customers such as home users and small and medium enterprises. »

Archies eyes Rs 400 cr sales in 4 years, launches UNICEF cards

Renault launches ‘Koleos’ priced at Rs 22.99 lakh

Manesar plant problem is political issue: Maruti Suzuki

Food inflation falls to 9.55%

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Health

The researchers said that brain imaging studies have consistently revealed objective evidence of favourable effects of exercise on human brain integrity.

Regular aerobic exercises can keep dementia at bay

A new study has found that doing regular aerobic exercises like walking, gym workouts and activities at home such as shovelling snow or raking leaves may reduce the risk of dementia and slow its... »

Do doctors recommend same therapy for patients as selves?

Beating enzyme to curb breast cancer?

‘White-coat effect' on greyhounds' BP

One drink a day may be good for women: study

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Sci-Tech

A file photo made available by NASA shows an overall view of the shuttle flight control room in Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC).

NASA needs more astronauts, says study

NASA may not have enough astronauts in the post—shuttle era to keep the International Space Station staffed, a study released Wednesday found. The US space agency has reduced its astronaut... »

Average Twitter user may receive up to 17 'dangerous' Tweets per day

Cars could be hackers' next target, warn security experts

Learn about NASA's contribution to car racing industry

Moon to have no-fly zones by month end

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Sudoku, September 8, 2011

A mind game and a puzzle that you solve with reasoning and logic. Fill in the grid with digits in such a manner that every row, every column and every 3x3 box accommodates the digits 1 to 9, without repeating any. »

Slideshow

Day in pictures - September 8, 2011

Lawyers across India protest Wednesday's deadly blast at Delhi High Court, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visits the plane crash site and hectic efforts are on to save the 5-year-old boy, who fell into a deep borewell in a hamlet in Tamil Nadu