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CBI SP Vivek Dutt, 3 others sent to 3-day CBI custody in a graft case

Mumbai Police have seized a laptop and some other articles from a Mumbai hotel, which was occupied by S. Sreesanth before his arrest. File photo

The Hindu Mumbai Police have seized a laptop and some other articles from a Mumbai hotel, which was occupied by S. Sreesanth before his arrest. File photo

Sreesanth’s laptop seized from Mumbai hotel

Mumbai Police sleuths are trying to look for clues to the Rajasthan Royals player’s links with bookies and other details relating to spot-fixing charges. »

Let’s accept stapled visas: Arunachal leader

Reopen all ancient trade routes, former BJP MP urges Prime Minister » 15 comments

Our human rights deserve better

Time to put garbage on the table

With no long-term planning and policy reforms, the country’s burgeoning waste management problem is set to become a health and environmental crisis » 7 comments

All but lynched by the media

Those who want justice done in the Aarushi murder case must stand up against the unethical coverage of the trial » 24 comments

Copy by the book or risk killing academic publishing

Copyright assures the supply of quality educational material worldwide. The world and India need well-educated graduates and university... » 4 comments

Odisha MP opposes SEZ status to Posco 12 min. ago

Ajit Sarkar’s wife to move SC against Pappu Yadav acquittal 25 min. ago

Shukla: IPL good concept, need to weed out corrupt 37 min. ago

North Korean missiles launched into Sea of Japan: South Korea 54 min. ago

Onus on RBI, SEBI to create awareness against ponzi schemes 1 hr. 1 min. ago

Gold price falls due to weak global trend 1 hr. 15 min. ago

Pak anti-terrorism court extends Musharraf’s remand 1 hr. 33 min. ago

Walmart probe panel report ready 1 hr. 48 min. ago

Karnataka cabinet: Congress protest over denial of berths 1 hr. 56 min. ago

Nawaz Sharif skips meeting with Japanese Ambassador 2 hr. 4 min. ago

Cinema Plus

Dev Patel to star in Ramanujan biopic

The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan will be adapted by Matthew Brown from Robert Kanigel’s book of the same name. »

Ipl

The boy who never grew up

Once while batting with M.S. Dhoni in a losing One-Day International match, S. Sreesanth, who was at the non-striker’s end, got hit on the helmet by a ferocious straight drive from his captain. » 18 comments
Related: Game’s quirky touches will be questioned: Fleming
Related: Royals refute charges

Slideshow

Puns intended
A humorous take on the news this week.

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Op-Ed

Shocking betrayal on Western Ghats

An open letter from Madhav Gadgil says Kasturirangan panel report will rob the region of its biodiversity » 8 comments
Editorial: An ecosystem to save, or squander
Related: Western Ghats Report: Kerala to oppose buffer zone in any populated area

Chennai

Centre pushes for Rs. 20,000-cr airport at Sriperumbudur

Civil aviation ministry officials to meet chief secretary today »

National

Bookies had paid for protection

Bookies involved in cricket betting have a well-oiled network and an association to protect themselves in times of crisis. Each bookie has an average of 30 punters and bets are taken over phone. Th... »
Chennai

150 Chennai Metro labourers strike work

The workers get a salary of around Rs. 8,000-Rs. 10,000, and were yet to receive the salary for April, which should have been paid by May 7. »

Tamil Nadu

Transgender secures job at GH, respect in family and neighbourhood

“There is no longer any discrimination or stigma to being a transgender. Now, I am respected by society, my neighbours and family members,” says K. Gunavathi (23), a transgender and native of Odda... » 1 comment

Kerala

Green energy from blue sea

Offshore wind farms to produce power for Kerala » 3 comments

Bets were placed also on runs in sessions

Let’s accept stapled visas: Arunachal leader

Spot-fixing: Players were trapped by police, say lawyers

Bookies approached three more IPL players

Gilchrist rubbishes talk of players being naive

Anbumani illegally allowed admission in medical college: CBI

60 injured as commuter trains collide in U.S., probe begins

‘Sreesanth & Co brought shame on Indian cricket’

Let’s accept stapled visas: Arunachal leader

Farmers’ suicide rates soar above the rest

Water packaging units strike against closure of units

1,000-year-old Chola-era temple facing threat of demolition

Shocking betrayal on Western Ghats

Centre pushes for Rs. 20,000-cr airport at Sriperumbudur

TINA factor works for Manmohan

Time to put garbage on the table

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday expanded his Cabinet with the induction of 28 Ministers. File photo: K.Gopinathan

Siddaramiah cabinet excludes MLAs facing graft charges

While 20 of them were sworn in as cabinet ministers, eight were inducted as Ministers of State. » 1 comment

Related: Karnataka cabinet: Congress protest over denial of berths
Related: Dilemma over Roshan Baig, D.K. Shivakumar

Emergency workers arrive at the scene of a train collision in Fairfield, Connecticut.

60 hurt as US trains collide; New York - Boston corridor closed

Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday’s evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five with critical injuries »

A trendsetter in the making

The much awaited revival of Travancore Rayons Limited, Perumbavoor, is apparently entering its final lap. A proposal to revive the industrial unit which had been the lifeblood of Perumbavoo... »

Hockey may lose ground to metro

After a break, pirates back to terrorising movie makers

Suicide of woman leads to tension in Tripunithura

Teacher in search of eluding justice

More Kochi »

Hyderabad’s bookies are poorer, but they fix matches too

Cricket betting in the State, especially Hyderabad, is localised in nature though a few organisers have connections with high-level bookies across the country »

Mecca Masjid blast anniversary: Hyderabad’s Old City on high alert

More SCR trains to feature bio-toilets

AP SSC exams: Residential schools steal the show

Six children rescued from biscuit-making unit

More Hyderabad »

Two brothers go for swim, drown in Tirusulam lake

Residents noticed the boys were missing two hours after they were last seen by father »

150 Metro labourers strike work

Corporation yet to be compensated for prime land handed over in 1986

Aurangazeb: Salaam! Aurangazeb

The Great Gatsby: Get on board the time machine

More Chennai »

Punjab, Haryana stare at lower wheat arrivals

Punjab and Haryana were looking at a procurement of over 14 million tonnes and nine million tonnes respectively this year. Both states contribute over 70 percent of the total foodgrain (wheat and paddy) respectively to the national warehouses. »

Facebook traffic plateaus but profit potential looks up

Onus on RBI, SEBI to create awareness against ponzi schemes

Odisha MP opposes SEZ status to Posco

Gold price falls due to weak global trend

Walmart probe panel report ready

Sun TV to pay Rs. 2 final dividend

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Sport

Shukla: IPL good concept, need to weed out corrupt

Unfazed by the IPL spot-fixing scandal, the event’s chairman Rajiv Shukla on Saturday insisted that the Twenty20 tournament will “go on”, saying the only way to cleanse cricket is to “weed out corr... »

BCCI hints at legal action against ‘dirty’cricketers

Never the greatest player but an unsurpassed cultural phenomenon

Kings Ransom triumphs

Miracle Memories impresses

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IPL Spot fixing scam

Bookies approached three more IPL players

But Brad Hodge, Kevon Cooper and Siddharth Trivedi of Rajasthan Royals did not play ball » 3 comments

Does fixing a match or one aspect of it amount to cheating?

The boy who never grew up

IPL has spurred a gambling and sex racket: Sena

Hyderabad’s bookies are poorer, but they fix matches too

More IPL Spot fixing scam »

Tamil Nadu

Rajasthan Royals players S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan have been arrested for spot fixing in the IPL.

IPL spot fixing: Six bookies held, hunt on for Delhi-based kingpin

The Crime Branch CID of Chennai Police on Friday arrested six bookies involved in betting on the ongoing IPL cricket matches. A hunt is on to apprehend six others, including the suspected kingpin... » 1 comment

Work on to increase storage level of Athoor dam

Bryant Park is home to 5 exotic plants, say officials

Schools collecting fees for RTE Act quota seats: parents

Inspect closed water units: green tribunal

South tops ICSE, ISC exams

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Karnataka

ICSE students in a jubilant mood in Bangalore on Friday after the Class X results were announced. Photo: K.Murali Kumar

ICSE schools in south retain number one spot

Karnataka which is the third highest with regard to the number of ICSE schools in the country after West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. »

23.4 lakh tonnes of fertilizers released for kharif season

Karnataka cabinet: Congress protest over denial of berths

Bharat Nirman campaign draws flak

Ensure water supply to city is not hit: Siddaramaiah

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Andhra Pradesh

The old bridge on Nagavali river, in Srikakulam was constructed in 1854 during the British rule. Photo: Basheer

Old bridge at Gujaratipeta to be dismantled soon

The existing bridge, constructed in 1854 during the British rule, has become unfit for the movement of heavy vehicles. »

Suspended TRS leader to move court against party leadership

Drop in coconut output worries farmers

Chief Minister backs ‘tainted’ Ministers during talks with Sonia, Azad

Woman dead, daughter critical in Machilipatnam after consuming soft drink

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Habitat

They also make the whole process professional. Photo: K. V. Srinivasan

Spring cleaning outsourced

Tired of the drudgery of sweeping and bathroom cleaning? Hire a housekeeping service, says Suvasini Sridharan »

Waging a futile war

The living tree

A lonely problem

Siena’s building secrets now unveiled

Create long-term wealth

Getting the most out of setbacks

Ask us

Summer blooms

New fund, old problems

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Metroplus

Konnichiwa Chennai!

Chef Vikramjit Roy of the city’s first contemporary Oriental restaurant Pan Asian, talks to Shonali Muthalaly on his years in Japan mastering the cuisine and reinventing it for an Indian palate »

Living theatre

Dramatic effect

What is your real age?

Brave new world of vegetables

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Cinema Plus

Konkona Sen-Sharma in Shunyo Awnko. Photo: Special Arrangement

Indian masala in the Big Apple

The 13th edition of the New York Indian Film Festival was a fitting ode to Indian cinema’s centenary year. »

The joy of giving

The lost action heroes

Dev Patel to star in Ramanujan biopic

Nothing Cannes can’t see

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Slideshow

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s bowlers choke Royals’ chase

Sunrisers Hyderabad brightened their chances of entering the semifinals of Indian Premier League by beating Rajasthan Royals by 23 runs in a crucial tie at Rajiv Gandhi international stadium in Hyderabad.