Oct 16, 2009

Labour Minister asks states to help eliminate child labour





Houseboat tourism hit by double whammy





Kerala CM violates election code of conduct: Chennithala





CPI(M) announces party nominee for assembly bypoll





Indian Panorama Film festival to begin from Oct 13





Candidates for three by-polls to be named soon: Chennithala





Mukherjee seeks suggestions to revive sick industries from top trade union





Button eyes safety-first approach


Jenson Button says he will not take any unnecessary risks at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday, with the world title within his grasp.


Trescothick flies home from India


Somerset's Marcus Trescothick returns home from the Champions League in India after a recurrence of his stress-related illness.


Clarke appointed Twenty20 skipper


Michael Clarke replaces Ricky Ponting as Australia's Twenty20 captain.


Fifa reveal play-off seedings


The Republic of Ireland will not be seeded when the draw for the World Cup play-offs are made at 1300 BST in Zurich on Monday.


Alonso cools talk of Massa 'war'


Fernando Alonso insists there will be no "psychological war" despite Felipe Massa's suggestions that the Spaniard knew about the plot to fix last year's Singapore Grand Prix.


Games chief rejects Delhi claims


Commonwealth Games chief executive Mike Hooper rejects suggestions from the organisers of the 2010 Games in Delhi that he has hindered their work.


Zenden completes Sunderland move


Sunderland sign midfielder Boudewijn Zenden until the end of the season, and have an option to keep the Dutch international for a further year.


Beckham to back 2018 bid at draw


David Beckham plans to attend December's World Cup draw in South Africa in a boost to the England 2018 World Cup bid.


India replace Dravid with Sehwag


Former India captain Rahul Dravid is replaced by Virender Sehwag for the first two one-dayers against Australia.


McDonald steers Victoria to win


Andrew McDonald takes 4-21 as Victoria ease past Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first game of the Champions League Twenty20's second phase.


Cardiff eyes Commonwealth bid


The city of Cardiff is planning a bid to host the Commonwealth Games in 2022, BBC's Sport Wales programme reveals.


In-form Wilkinson sinks Saracens


England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson kicks 16 points to help Toulon beat Saracens 31-23 in the European Challenge Cup.


Bjorn to leave Tour chairman role


Denmark's Thomas Bjorn quits as chairman of the European Tour's players' committee.


Portugal Masters leaderboard


Vilamoura's Oceanico Victoria Clube de Golfe hosts this week's European Tour event.


Terror hits Pak again: Car bomb kills 11 in Peshawar


A car bomb exploded outside a police station in Peshawar on Friday, killing at least 11 people in the latest bloodshed in an unrelenting wave of terror that has hit the country.


A little less nationalistic hero worship, please, writes Nobel winner Venkatraman


India-born Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan writes exclusively for TOI after some negative reactions to his comment about being deluged by emails from India.


Third party evaluation for babus?


Cabinet secretary K M Chandrashekhar has expressed concern that in-house appraisals of civil servants fail to reward performers, and feels there could be a case for a system of "third party" assessment for India's babudom.


FIR against Amar Singh, wife for Rs 500cr fraud


An FIR was lodged against the SP general secretary and his wife in Kanpur for alleged financial fraud amounting to about Rs 500 crore, a police official said. Actor Amitabh Bachchan had also been mentioned in the complaint.


I also lost dad to bullets: Rahul to slain cop's kin


Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday made an unscheduled visit to the mourning family of slain inspector Francis Indwar, who was recently beheaded by Maoists.


CGF rejects Kalmadi's demand for CEO removal


CGF has rejected calls for the removal of CEO, Mike Hooper and urged Indian organizers to focus on issues highlighted in a review of the troubled preparations.


Carpenter turns crorepati: From Rs 2.5L to Rs 59cr


On Dhanteras, he had a date with destiny. But, Jugalkishore Jangid, 32, a carpenter chose honesty over greed.


Special coverage: Diwali celebrations


Special coverage on Diwali


Actors all set to light up their Diwali


Actors all set to light up their Diwali...


It's action for Sanjay, Ajay


The camaraderie that grew between Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgan during the making of All The Best will now spill over into a full-on action film to be directed by Ajay Devgan.


'Bunny lines' can reveal if a person has had Botox


Looking for tell-tale signs of cosmetic surgery on a person's face has become easier, thanks to the bunny lines that appear after one has had Botox injections .


What Bollywood hotties hope for this Diwali





Zenden completes Sunderland move


Sunderland sign midfielder Boudewijn Zenden until the end of the season, and have an option to keep the Dutch international for a further year.


Beckham to back 2018 bid at draw


David Beckham plans to attend December's World Cup draw in South Africa in a boost to the England 2018 World Cup bid.


Scots facing slow death - Smith


Rangers manager Walter Smith warns that Scottish football faces a difficult future if the Old Firm do not join a European league.


Republic unseeded for play-offs


The Republic of Ireland will not be seeded when the draw for the World Cup play-offs are made at 1300 BST in Zurich on Monday.


Ferguson explains referee remarks


Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has sent an explanation to the Football Association of the comments he made about referee Alan Wiley.


Birmingham get £40m transfer pot


Blues manager Alex McLeish is promised up to £40m to spend on players in January by new owner Carson Yeung.


Ferguson contacts injured Defour


Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson writes to injured Standard Liege midfielder Steven Defour, a reported transfer target.