Nearly 40 per cent of the electorate cast their vote today in the first seven hours of polling in 117 constituencies in 11 states and Union Territory of Puducherry in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections, amid stray incidents of violence which left a policeman dead in Assam and 13 others injured i

Dubai: Dubai’s construction and real estate sectors are facing a combined manpower shortfall of up to 500,000 heading into 2015, according to the findings of the Workforce Planning Study, which was commissioned by Dubai International Academic City (DIAC) and conducted by Deloitte. The study showed t

Every year nearly one million new cancer cases are diagnosed in India, the prevalence being 2.5 million. With mortalities of 6,00,000-7,00,000 a year, cancer causes six per cent of all adult deaths in the country. The number of deaths per year is projected to shoot up to 1.2 million by 2035, acco

According to GulfTalent’s report, the UAE has further strengthened its position as the prime destination for expatriates in the GCC.  Companies across the GCC are expected to hire more staff than they did in 2013, a recent survey by online recruitment firm GulfTalent has revealed. The 2014 edi

Lava has officially launched its new budget smartphone, the Iris 406Q, in India at Rs. 7,499. Earlier the device was listed on company's website on Wednesday. Notably, The Lava Iris 406Q was also listed for pre-order on Wednesday via online retailer Flipkart at Rs. 6,999. Lava says that device pr

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LTSE’ is an initiative specifically to help deserving students to get admissions into top degree colleges of India and serve as a gateway to students for PU colleges. LEAD trust is providing needy & deserving students with scholarships to meet expenses relating to training, coaching, guidance

DHAKA: The dreaded Gayle storm never arrived but a furious hailstorm that lasted 27 minutes knocked the West Indies out of the ICC World T20 on Thursday. Sri Lanka, who had set a target of 161, advanced by the D/L method as West Indies, who needed to be 107 for 4 at the end of 13.5 overs, fell sh

Mirpur:  Openers Aaron Finch and David Warner produced well-paced knocks as Australia finally won at the World Twenty20 at the expense of host Bangladesh with an easy seven-wicket win on Tuesday. Bangladesh notched 153-5 and it was too little, as Australia cruised to 158-3 in 17.3 overs. Finch

Chittagong:  Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 59 runs in a low-scoring World Twenty20 Super-10 group one match in Chittagong Monday to cruise into the semi-finals. New Zealand were bowled out for their lowest Twenty20 total of 60 in 15.3 overs in the final match of the group played at Zahur Ahmed Ch

CHITTAGONG: England slumped to an embarrassing 45-run defeat by the Netherlands at the World Twenty20 on Monday to end a dismal few months at a new low point. England, already eliminated from the tournament after defeats by New Zealand and South Africa, were bowled out for 88 chasing a modest 134

NEW DELHI: Yuvraj Singh's stupendous 43-ball 60 followed by R Ashwin's impressive 4/11 helped India beat Australia by 73 runs in their ICC World T20 match at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. Chasing a 160-run target, Australia never seemed to be in the match as they lost wickets at re

Dhaka:  Leg-spinner Amit Mishra continued his awesome form as India roared into the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 with an eight-wicket demolition of hosts Bangladesh in Dhaka on Friday. Mishra, who was man of the match in both the previous wins against Pakistan and the West Indies, finished w

Mirpur:  Umar Akmal smashed 94 off 54 balls as Pakistan bounced back after a morale-sapping loss against India to defeat Australia by 16 runs in the World Twenty20 in Dhaka on Sunday. Elder brother Kamran Akmal contributed a run-a-ball 31 and Shahid Afridi returned unbeaten on 20 off 11 balls to

LONDON: Over 900 new words and phrases have been added to the Oxford English dictionary (OED). They include a swear word and words born in the Facebook and Twitter era like bestie (best friend) or bookaholic (a habitual and prolific reader). Tick-tock is another jargon that has entered the OED. A

Ahmedabad:  Gujarat riots victim Zakiya Jafri, whose husband was burnt alive during the 2002 riots in the state, today filed an appeal in the High Court against the metropolitan court's order accepting the Supreme-Court-appointed Special Investigation Team's (SIT) closure report on Narendra Modi.

Left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan grabbed three wickets for eight runs as Afghanistan, sent in to bat, were skittled for 72 in 17.1 overs at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium. The meagre total was the second lowest in the World T20 competitions, barely surpassing Ireland's 68 against the West Indies in 20

MUMBAI: The benchmark sensex on Monday hit a lifetime high of 22,023.98 and ended at yet another record close of 21,934.83 with a modest gain of 15 points, extending the winning run to the fifth day, aided by overseas investor interest in capital goods, realty and banking shares. The NSE Nifty al