• Make Ganga users pay for clean-up Activists

    NEW DELHI: The 40 crore people who benefit from the Ganga have to be made contributors in its rejuvenation and governance of the water body made transparent if the river is to be saved, activists said on the eve of a mega meeting called by the government on Monday.

    NEW DELHI: The 40 crore people who benefit from the Ganga have to be made contributors in its rejuvenation and governance of the water body made transparent if the river is to be saved, activists said on the eve of a mega meeting called by the government on Monday.

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  • No posse of mediapersons for Modi on foreign visits

    NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon leave for Brazil for a meeting with BRIC leaders — his first major international engagement — with a bare minimum of media presence on board his special flight.

    NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon leave for Brazil for a meeting with BRIC leaders — his first major international engagement — with a bare minimum of media presence on board his special flight.

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  • Moradabad clashes Centre seeks report from UP govt

    LUCKNOW: Union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said that the ministry of home affairs (MHA) has sought a report from Uttar Pradesh government on the violence which erupted in Moradabad district.

    LUCKNOW: Union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said that the ministry of home affairs (MHA) has sought a report from Uttar Pradesh government on the violence which erupted in Moradabad district.

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  • Jayalalithaa writes to Modi says Katchatheevu is not a settled issue

    CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday reiterated that the issue over the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and Katchatheevu islet cannot be treated as settled.

    CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday reiterated that the issue over the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and Katchatheevu islet cannot be treated as settled.

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  • Ronaldo still believes in the Selecao

    RIO DE JANEIRO: Who knows better than Ronaldo, the original phenomenon, about an injury and how to come out of it and rule the world? Neymar's broken vertebra has turned the World Cup on its head, literally. Neymar is well and recovering, but the football carnival will not be same without the 22-yearold's enigmatic presence.

    RIO DE JANEIRO: Who knows better than Ronaldo, the original phenomenon, about an injury and how to come out of it and rule the world? Neymar's broken vertebra has turned the World Cup on its head, literally. Neymar is well and recovering, but the football carnival will not be same without the 22-yearold's enigmatic presence.

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  • Big four remain free of danger says Federer

    LONDON: Roger Federer insists he expects to challenge for Grand Slam titles for years to come despite his Wimbledon heartache because there is no serious threat from the next generation.

    LONDON: Roger Federer insists he expects to challenge for Grand Slam titles for years to come despite his Wimbledon heartache because there is no serious threat from the next generation.

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  • Wimbledon Novak Djokovic edges past Roger Federer to win seventh Grand Slam title

    LONDON: Novak Djokovic won his second Wimbledon title and seventh career major with a 6-7 (7/9), 6-4, 7-6 (7/4), 5-7, 6-4 victory over Roger Federer Sunday, shattering the Swiss star's dream of a record eighth triumph in an epic struggle.

    LONDON: Novak Djokovic won his second Wimbledon title and seventh career major with a 6-7 (7/9), 6-4, 7-6 (7/4), 5-7, 6-4 victory over Roger Federer Sunday, shattering the Swiss star's dream of a record eighth triumph in an epic struggle.

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  • Super typhoon Neoguri threatens Japan

     TOKYO: Super typhoon Neoguri was barrelling toward Japan's southernmost Okinawa islands on Monday, packing violent winds and torrential rains as the national weather agency warned residents to stay in their homes.

     TOKYO: Super typhoon Neoguri was barrelling toward Japan's southernmost Okinawa islands on Monday, packing violent winds and torrential rains as the national weather agency warned residents to stay in their homes.

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  • Palestinian teens murder Benjamin Netanyahu pledges justice

     JERUSALEM: Israel has arrested a group of Jewish extremists suspected of kidnapping and murdering a Palestinian teenager in a revenge killing, triggering violent clashes spreading from east Jerusalem throughout Israel.

     JERUSALEM: Israel has arrested a group of Jewish extremists suspected of kidnapping and murdering a Palestinian teenager in a revenge killing, triggering violent clashes spreading from east Jerusalem throughout Israel.

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  • UK ministers seek deals on first India visit since Modis election

     LONDON: Two of Britain's most senior government ministers begin a two-day visit to India on Monday hoping to open up opportunities in the defence and infrastructure sectors, the first such trip since Prime Minister Narendra Modi's May election win.

     LONDON: Two of Britain's most senior government ministers begin a two-day visit to India on Monday hoping to open up opportunities in the defence and infrastructure sectors, the first such trip since Prime Minister Narendra Modi's May election win.

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