Hyderabad, May 21 (IANS) The Telugu film industry has no links with the IPL spot-fixing scandal, the Telugu film producers council has said. More »Tollywood denies links with spot-fixing
New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Sacked iGate CEO and president Phaneesh Murthy has denied the charges of sexual harassment against him and claimed that it was a case of extortion. In an audio conference, and said that the all the charges against him were "completely false". More »iGate CEO Phaneesh Murthy denies charges of sexual harassment
London, May 21 (ANI): Barcelona are ready to make a 20 million-pound move for Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany. More »Barcelona to make 20 mln pounds move for Man City skipper Vincent Kompany
Johannesburg, May 21 (ANI): Oscar Pistorius, the South African Paralympic champion who is charged with murdering his girlfriend, will not compete this year in any event as he awaits trial. More »Pistorius won't compete in 2013 due to murder trial
Sydney, May 21 (ANI): New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori is set to return to action in the second Test against England this week after Bruce Martin was ruled out of the rest of the tour with a calf injury. More »Daniel Vettori set for NZ Test return this week
London, May 21 (ANI): A blonde socialite has been questioned by detectives over her relationship with Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius, who has been accused of murder. More »Police quiz Pistorius' blonde pal in Steenkamp murder case
Sydney, May 21 (ANI): Former Test batsman Mark Waugh has said David Warner should develop a thicker skin, as he is facing Cricket Australia hearing over last weekends' Twitter rant. More »Waugh says Warner needs to develop 'thicker skin' as he faces CA hearing over Twitter rant
Johannesburg, May 21 (ANI): Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez has said that Jose Mourinho was not sacked, after he confirmed Mourinho's exit from the club at the end of the season. More »Real Madrid president says coach Mourinho wasn't sacked
Washington, May 21 (ANI): New York City high school admissions policies are racially biased against black and Hispanic students. More »Shocking lawsuit claims NY high schools' admissions policy racially biased
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) An online mechanism, which will provide single-window clearance to foreign filmmakers keen to shoot in India, will be ready in three months, Information & Broadcasting Secretary Uday Kumar Varma said at the India Pavilion at the ongoing Cannes International Film Festival. More »'Online system for single-window clearance ready in three months'
LONDON (Reuters) - Dutch author Gerbrand Bakker has won the 2013 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize awarded by Britain's Booktrust charity for "The Detour", a tale of infidelity, exile and isolation. Bakker will share the 10,000 pound prize with translator David Colmer for the story of Emilie, a translation professor and Emily Dickinson scholar, who retreats from her life in the Netherlands to an isolated farmhouse in Wales following an affair with a student. ... More »Dutch author Bakker wins Booktrust foreign fiction prize
By Sumeet Chatterjee and Harichandan Arakali MUMBAI/BANGALORE (Reuters) - IT outsourcing company iGate Corp said it had sacked its chief executive, Phaneesh Murthy, for not disclosing a relationship with a subordinate after investigating one of the industry's best-known executives for sexual harassment. Murthy had led several initiatives to improve the performance of the Fremont, California-based company, including charging clients for business results instead of man hours, the billing method more commonly used by IT outsourcing firms. ... More »iGate sacks Murthy over undisclosed relationship
KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Several bomb blasts killed at least 12 people in Iraq on Tuesday, police said, a day after more than 70 died in attacks on majority Shi'ites, stoking fears of all-out sectarian war with minority Sunnis. More than 200 people have been killed in the past week as Sunni-Shi'ite tensions, fuelled by the civil war in neighbouring Syria, threaten to plunge Iraq back into communal bloodletting. ... More »Bombings in Iraq kill at least 12
LONDON, May 21, 2013 (AFP) - England on Tuesday named an unchanged squad for the second Test against New Zealand at Headlingley, after batsman Ian Bell and spin bowler Graeme Swann both overcame illness. More »Cricket: Bell, Swann fit for second New Zealand Test
Singapore, May 21 (IANS) An Indian lorry driver has been jailed by a court in Singapore for causing the death of one person and injuring 14 others due to negligence while driving. More »Indian lorry driver jailed in Singapore
London, May 21 (IANS) Cold weather affects blood pressure, shows a study that assessed a staggering 169,000 blood pressure measurements. More »Cold weather affects blood pressure
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Attending his first meeting of the BJP's parliamentary board after being re-inducted in the central team, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday suggested using social media to reach out to the youth. More »Use social media to reach out to youth: Modi
Washington, May 21 (ANI): Catherine Zeta-Jones has completed her ongoing treatment for Bipolar II disorder and will be returning home on Tuesday, her husband Michael Douglas has said. More »Catherine Zeta-Jones set to return home after Bipolar II Disorder treatment
Washington, May 21 (ANI): Jennifer Lawrence has flaunted her incredible figure while getting under the skin of her 'X-Men' character Mystique. More »'Nude' Jennifer Lawrence painted blue as X-Men's Mystique
New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang offered New Delhi a "handshake across the Himalayas" and said the world's two most populous nations could become a new engine for the global economy if they could avoid friction on the militarised border. More »Chinese Premier Li Keqiang calls for a handshake across Himalayas