The second edition of the ‘Bajaj Allianz Pune Half Marathon’ will be held on December 22, the organisers announced on Friday. Apart from the half marathon (21.1 km), the other three runs are – 10 km run, 5 km, and 3 km. Pradeep Singh (1:06:08) and Manisha Salunkhe (1:22:20) had won the first edition of half marathon in the men’s ...

Equity benchmark BSE Sensex tumbled 330 points on Friday as investors pressed the exit button after Moody’s cut India’s credit rating outlook citing growth concerns. Profit-booking following the recent record-setting run and unease over frothy valuations also took their toll, analysts said. Trading on a weak note though the day, the 30-share Sensex briefly turned positive to hit a fresh ...

India beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in the second T20 International in Rajkot on Thursday to level the three-match series. Bangladesh made 153 for six after India opted to field. The hosts cantered to victory in 15.4 overs. Skipper Rohit Sharma made a belligerent 84 against a clueless Bangladesh bowling. In the process Rohit also became the first Indian player ...

Higher reaches of Uttarakhand including Badrinath, Yamunotri and Gangotri received snowfall on Thursday, the meteorological department said. Light rain in the lower areas caused the temperatures to drop at most places in the hill-state. The famous temples of Badrinath in Chamoli district and Yamunotri and Gangotri in Uttarkashi received snowfall while the sky remained overcast throughout the day in Dehradun ...

Even though the emphasis is on transparency today, the members of the state assembly are not taking interest in it. This is the picture of the case of MLAs giving details of their assets. The current assembly is about to complete its term of more than two and a half years, but so far 47 out of the total 71 ...

The stalled train service in the Kashmir Valley for more than two months will be restored on Monday 11 November. The train will be run on trial on Sunday, 10 November before the train service starts regularly. Divisional Commissioner (Divcom) Basir Ahmed Khan has asked the railway management to restore the train service. In a meeting chaired by Divcom on ...

A majority of the BJP’s block pramukh candidates won in Uttarakhand on Wednesday, with the party thanking the people of the state for reposing their faith in it once again. Out of the total of 89 block pramukh posts that went to polls, 53 were won by the BJP, 20 by the Congress and 16 by Independents, according to the ...

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said he was glad to see that pollution levels had come down, but efforts have to be made to ensure there is no increase. Delhi breathed easier on Wednesday as pollution levels dropped further due to moderate wind speed though weather experts feared a cloud cover at night and light drizzle could lead ...

A 38-year-old man allegedly strangled his wife to death on Wednesday following an argument on a petty matter while their children were in school and then went to the police station to confess his crime, police said. Sumit Mongia, who killed his 31-year-old wife Deepika Mongia at their Malviya Nagar home, told police during interrogation that they would have frequent ...

The players’ auction for the next Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held on December 19 in Kolkata, the event’s Governing Council decided in a meeting here on Tuesday. The glitzy league is usually held in April-May every year and players’ auction is being conducted in Kolkata for the first time. The city is the home ground of the Shah ...