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Even as the online counselling for IITs is underway, nearly 400 students have surrendered their seats after the second round of allotment under the 'exit policy' introduced this year."We have so far got around 380 applications. I am hopeful that the number will touch 400," organising chairman JEE 2012 Dr GB Reddy said.In an attempt to plug seat vacancies, the IITs have introduced the policy under which...
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Sachin Tendulkar has opted out of India's tour of Sri Lanka commencing later this month where the team will play five ODIs and a Twenty20 game, between July 21 and August 7.However, Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan make a comeback into the team after missing the Asia Cup. Thoughit's a low-key series, India will be at full strength as apart from Tendulkar, all first-choice players are available. The...
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told British politicians on Wednesday his bank had been unfairly singled out in an interest rate fixing scandal that involves many of the world's biggest lenders.agreed to pay nearly half a billion dollars in fines for conspiring with other banks to fix the interest rates at the heart of the global financial system.British politicians have rounded on the case as a symbol of a culture of greed that...
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Goans and people below 21 years could soon be banned from casinos in Goa under a bill to be tabled in the forthcoming session of the state assembly, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said Wednesday.Parrikar was speaking to reporters at the state secretariat after a cabinet meeting."I cannot say much about this right now because we will be introducing the bill in the assembly session. What we are looking...
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SHANGHAI - As a gangly 15-year-old at his first World Championships in 2007, Sun Yang asked his mother whether he was fit to drink the 'foot-bath water' of Michael Phelps and other swimming greats at the meet....
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DFO (buffer) Anil K Mishra, the female elephant was found dead which was buried on June 28. Mishra could not say exactly as to when this elephant had. He guessed it to be either on June 22 or 23 on the basis of the decomposition of the carcass.The mystery is about its two bullet injuries on the body. The elephant's left hind leg had one bullet hole. The other hole was on the front leg side. The PTR...
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Muscat, July 4 : India failed to qualify for the final round of the under-22 AFC Championship as they were thrashed 0-4 by Oman in their last match of the qualifying tournament at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex here Tuesday.India, despite having more possession for most part of the match, lost it and bowed out of the championship.Hamood Saleh scored the first goal for Oman in the 54th minute while...
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Department of Fertilisers for reimbursement of freight for distribution of Phosphatic and Potassic (P and K) fertilisers under the Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Policy. This is for the period from January 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012 with effect from April 1, 2012 onwards. Briefing newspersons about the CCEA decisions taken yesterday, Home Minister P Chidambaram said the freight policy will be...
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opting out of the five match ODI series against Sri Lanka, while there is a possibility oftouring the Island of Pearl ahead of the team selection, but a clear picture is awaited.If Zaheer opts out of the tour, then the selectors can either pick five bowlers -are keen on including youngsters, in order to focus on ICC World T20 which is also happening in Sri Lanka later this year, would see rookies Shami...
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Timeline.and Rohan Bopanna lost 5-7, 6-7, 3-6 to Mikhael Elgin and Denis Istomin in their second round match yesterday to bow out from, also lost in the men's doubles but he has another chance left in the mixed doubles event.Paes and Radek Stepanek began their third round match against Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo on Monday. However, bad weather forced the suspension even as the fourth seeds were s...
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crashed out of AFC U-22 football championship after suffering a 0-4 thrashing at the hands of hosts Oman, on Tuesday, in a must-win final league round match at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat.The defeat meant the Indian colts not only failed to qualify for the final round of the AFC U-22 championship, but also lost out on a place in next year's Asian Cup.India finished their campaign with...
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crashed out of AFC U-22 football championship after suffering a 0-4 thrashing at the hands of hosts Oman in a must-win final league round match at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat.The defeat late last night meant the Indian colts not only failed to qualify for the final round of the AFC U-22 championship, but also lost out on a place in next year's Asian Cup.India finished their campaign...
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Muscat: India failed to qualify for the final round of the under-22 AFC Championship as they were thrashed 0-4 by Oman in their last match of the qualifying tournament at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex on Tuesday.India, despite having more possession for most part of the match, lost it and bowed out of the championship.Hamood Saleh scored the first goal for Oman in the 54th minute while Faed Ibrahim...
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Mumbai, July 4 (ANI): The All India Senior Selection Committee met today at Cricket Centre, Mumbai to pick the Indian team for the five one-day internationals and one Twenty20 to be played in Sri Lanka in July - August 2012.Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has opted out of the tour, as according to K.Srikanth, the chairman of the selection committee, he has been saying that he would like to prolong...
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“We’re going through a bit of a drought right now for show quality. The worst thing is to give people mediocrity," Aubrey Dan says.On the dark stage at the Toronto Centre for the Arts, a single light bulb on a rolling stand glows fluorescent white. Further back on the stage, two rows of black chairs face 1,700 empty red velvet seats.The house is quiet. Then Aubrey Dan speaks: “Do you know why there...
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Iniesta helps to unite Spain in his own unique way - by handing out passes as if he they were sweets. (AFP Photo)Andres Iniesta is the prototype of the future footballer - a ticking brain and a killer's ruthlessness. For a thankful Spain, however, he is just their Santa Claus. And it's not just to do with his World Cup-winning goal and his best-player recognition - for a second time - at the Euro.A...
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Rush for admission related queries, functioning of barely 30% permanent employees and existing staff deputed on senate poll duty have made a perfect recipe for an administrativeWhile the recruitments are held up till next vice-chancellor takes over around July 23, the administrative machinery is in the eye of a storm because of this employee crunch.Over 30 employees are handling senate election poll...
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Hoping stringent punishment will help curb rampant sale of train tickets at exorbitant prices and triggering an artificial scarcity throughout the year, Railways is considering making touts' activities a non-bailable offence by amending the Railways Act. The state-run transporter also plans to introduce deterrent punishment under laws to stop illegal activities ofNow, it is the discretion of the m...
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