LIVE: Mumbai vs Rajasthan
The Rajasthan Royals are taking on the Mumbai Indians in the latest explosive IPL clash;

Rajasthan: Raje, Gujjars soften stands
The Gujjar-Rajasthan government standoff over Scheduled Tribe status took an interesting turn on Monday when Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje lobbed the ball in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s court, recommending in a letter four to six percent reservation for the community
N-deal: UPA-Left meeting postponed
The meeting of UPA-Left Committee on nuclear issue, scheduled for Wednesday, has been postponed, putting back further a decision on whether India should sign the safeguards agreement with IAEA

Pictures from Mars Phoenix Lander
Scientists at the University of Arizona erupted in celebration last night, and for good reason. They successfully coaxed their Mars Phoenix Lander onto the surface after a tricky landing sequence, and within hours the vehicle began sending pictures back to Earth.

Tennis player does Playboy shoot
America's Ashley Harkleroad was knocked out of the French Open by Serena Williams on Sunday, but stole the headlines by announcing she has posed for Playboy.

Call off stir, or face Army: Raje tells Gujjars
Lashing out at Rajasthan government for the police firing on agitating Gujjars, the CPI(M) on Sunday asked the Vasundhara Raje administration to end "repression" against the protesters and talk to them for an amicable settlement.
Why prices are rising
Karnataka: Three independents back BJP

BJP, with 110 members in the 225-strong house, staked claim to forming the government with the support of three independents

Images: At last! A touchdown on Mars
 NASA's newest outpost in the solar system is a polygon-cracked terrain in Mars' northern polar region believed to hold a reservoir of ice beneath.

Hours after the Phoenix Mars Lander softly landed Sunday in the Martian arctic plains, it dazzled scientists with the first-ever glimpse of the Red Planet's high northern latitudes.


High oil price a bubble, says Soros
Soaring oil prices are increasingly the result of speculation, financier George Soros said in an interview published Monday.

Kolkata airport to get a Rs 2000 cr makeover
the process of the Kolkata airport modernisation is all set to start with the Public Investment Board meeting here later this week to give its nod to the Rs 2,000 crore project.
Medical tourism to boom in India
India is set to earn Rs 80 billion ($1.87 billion) a year in foreign exchange from medical tourism by 2012, according to a study by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham).

India's inflation rate may be revised to 10%: Economist

 India's inflation rate may be revised to 10 per cent from the latest estimate of 7.82 per cent as data for prices of different commodities is updated,
Misplaced cheques? Bank not liable to pay
 A bank cannot be asked to pay the amount of a misplaced cheque unless it is proved that the instrument has been encashed by a third person,
Security deposit for LPG cylinders hiked
State-run oil firms today hiked the security deposit charges for new cooking gas (LPG) connections by Rs 400 to Rs 1250 per cylinder

Security issue: Blackberry not to hand over data
Blackberry data traffic is at present not accessible by Indian security agencies

Sensex slides 301 points; RCom sheds 5%
The Sensex finally ended with a loss of 301 points at 16,348.


Reliance Globalcom buys Vanco of UK
India's Reliance Communications Ltd. said its subsidiary Reliance Globalcom acquired UK telecom carrier Vanco Group Ltd

Jatropha makes Akshay Vir Singh Tyagi.
That did not discourage Akshay Vir Singh Tyagi from venturing into Jatropha cultivation seeing the huge potential for biofuels in the coming years

Finally, an end to *Lost*
The end is finally near for the survivors of Lost and for us at home as well.Michael Emerson, who plays Ben Linus, the master-manipulator leader of the Others, was quoted as saying to the Los Angeles Times

*Harry Potter* actor stabbed to death
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince actor Robert Knox was stabbed to death after an attempt to save his brother from a knife attack in Kent
'I want to make Kamal Sir sing a song'
Spotted: Akshay, Shahid in Dubai
6D experience in Agra!
Adlabs  Cinemas, part of the Reliance  Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group has launched the country's first 6D cinema experience at Agra

Prachanda Ravana* is unimpressive
Prachanda Ravana is a mythical Kannada film based on a popular mythological play written by Kanagal Prabhakara Shashtri 50 years ago
*Thoda mast, thoda *tragic
But two-three compositions later, it runs out on its supply of pixie dust. And so it's 2 and a half stars for 'thoda mast, thoda tragic.'

Mahesh Bhatt to make film on Neeraj Grover's murder
The filmmaker is planning a real-life film, inspired by the gory murder. But Bhatt said that he would not demonise Grover, Susayraj or Mathew.

Why angry old men shouldn't blog
Yet Bachchan's blog is rarely easy to warm up to
*Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam* producer dead
Sugandh is known for producing many films including Sanjay Leela Bhansali's  Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra's Aks