Event Update in India's Capital

Hero Cycles India cyclothon


New Delhi: Winners of Hero Cycles India cyclothon pose with Narain Karthikeyan, the country's first Formula 1 driver, at Parliament street in New Delhi on Sunday.





New Delhi: Participants during the Hero Cycles India cyclothon at Rajpath in New Delhi.

Illuminated Golden Temple



AMRITSAR: Illuminated Golden Temple on the eve of birth Anniversary of fourth Sikh Master– Guru Ramdass Ji in Amritsar.

Prince with Paris Jackson

Cardiff : Prince Michael Jackson dances with Paris Jackson on stage for the finale of the Michael Forever the Tribute Concert, at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.

• 'No fear of child labour laws due to lax in implementation'

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• New Delhi: Laxity in implementation of anti-child labour laws has led to a situation where people have no fear of employing children as workers, a Delhi court has said.

• 'CBI has better things to do than probe tiger deaths'
• IBM executive ordered to pay alimony to wife, child
• Bhatt case:Order on remand revision plea on Oct 10
• Delhi court concerned over misuse of dowry laws

Business News

• India to showcase lesser known tourist spots during F1 gala
• New Delhi: With inaugural Grand Prix set to draw huge foreign and domestic crowds, Tourism Ministry has decided to showcase the lesser known destinations during the here.

• Pisces Exim earmarks 1,000 cr for mine acquisitions
• Prez looks forward to good flow of tax info post DTAA
• CCI slaps 1 lakh fine on 6 travel agents, associations
• RIL writes to Murli Manohar Joshi on CAG report

• GC to decide Pak players' IPL participation: Shukla
• New Delhi: A decision on the Pak cricketers' participation in the next IPL would be taken at event's Governing Council meeting on October 14, says IPL Chairman Rajiv Shukla.

• I'm happy to make the right choices, says Harbhajan
• 71 CWG works under CVC scanner for alleged graft
• 'Not worried about batting failure in warm-up match'
• Sania Mirza undergoes surgery, to be out of action

Entertainment News

• My eviction is unfair: Sobhraj's wife Nihita Biswas
• New Delhi: Charles Sobhraj''s wife Nihita Biswas, who became the first victim of the fifth season of Bigg Boss, says the decision to evict her out of the reality show''s house was unfair.

• Paris Jackson wears father's jacket at concert
• Pop superstar Lady Gaga dotes on Elton John's son
• Kristen Stewart says he was studious in school
• Sony negotiating film rights to Steve Jobs biography

International News

•  Mathai in Sri Lanka on three-day visit
• Colombo: India may take up issue of attacks on its fishermen from Tamil Nadu allegedly by Lankan navy during visiting Foreign Secy Ranjan Mathai's  talks with top leadership here.

• Disarmament group to call for nuclear club talks
• Special ops, CIA first in, last out of Afghanistan
• Demonstrators storm Syrian embassy in Berlin
• First commercial British flight 'fuelled by cooking oil

National News

• 26/11 attacks case: SC to hear Kasab's plea tomorrow
• New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow the plea of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab challenging his conviction and death sentence in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks case.

• Rahul, Jitendra Singh on surprise visit to Gopalgarh
• Acid test for AIADMK in Tiruchirapalli West bypolls
• Ansari to embark on 6-day tour to Turkey tomorrow
• Railways identifies 305 sites for commercial usage

The big story

Anna above Parliament, can pressurise it: Kejriwal


New Delhi: Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal has said that Anna Hazare is above Parliament and he has the right to do so as a citizen. "Of course, he is putting himself above (Parliament). Every citizen is above Parliament. Let me caution you, every citizen is above Parliament. The citizen has every right to tell the Parliament has not done the job.

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cricket news

Last two overs made the difference: Harbhajan

The two wickets by James Franklin in the 19th over set up victory for Mumbai Indians, according to skipper Harbhajan Singh who also praised Lasith Malinga for his haul of four wickets against Somerset in the semifinals of the Champions League T20 tournament on Saturday.

And the winner is... IPL

For once, the Mumbai Indians’ top order got its act together and helped the side eke out a 10-run win over Somerset in the Champions League semifinal on Saturday. Khurram Habib reports.

Haider questions Akhtar, Afridi's comments on Pak cricket

Wicket-keeper Zulqarnain Haider, who had infamously fled from Pakistan's series against South Africa last year, has questioned former players Shoaib Akhtar and Shahid Afridi's criticism of Pakistan cricket.

A bigger challenge awaits Team India in Australia: Ganguly

After the forgettable tour of England in the just-concluded series, Team India will face a bigger challenge when they travel to Australia in December, according to former captain Sourav Ganguly.

Decision on Butt's fate as PCB chief in next 2 days

Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ijaz Butt has left for Dubai to attend the ICC's executive board meeting even as a

decision on his extension is expected to be taken in the next 48 hours.

Katich rues dropped catches after CLT20 exit

New South Wales captain Simon Katich said a couple of dropped catches cost his side the Champions League Twenty20 semifinal against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Hoping to make fresh vigour count

The last time England played a one-day series in India and lost all matches, Kevin Pietersen had scored an unbeaten century. That was in November 2008 in Cuttack, the night of the Mumbai terror attacks that curtailed a seven-match

series to five.

Whatever result we get, we'll be fine: Harbhajan

Mumbai Indians captain Harbhajan Singh although wants his team to give best effort in their semifinal match of the Champions League T20 against Somerset in Chennai tomorrow but said he would not be too bothered about the result.

Warner blitz not enough to challenge Bangalore

This one was billed as the clash of big-hitters, between Chris Gayle and David Warner and both rocked the Chinnaswamy Stadium in the first CLT20 semifinal on Friday. HT reports.

No Decision Review System for India-England series

Cricket's world governing body, ICC, says the Decision Review System will not be used during an upcoming limited overs series between India and England.

ICC warns Sri Lanka over Galle's 'poor' pitch

Sri Lanka's cricket board has been officially warned for the "poor" quality of the pitch at Galle, which hosted the first test in their recent series against Australia, the International Cricket Council said today.

Looking to push home the advantage

The final stretch of the Champions League Twenty20 has been saved the ignominy of becoming a damp squib. The crowd turnout was already low and the absence of an Indian team from either of the semifinals would have flashed empty stands on TV screens. Khurram Habib reports. First semifinals: Royal Challengers vs NSW

'Subcontinent gambles $50 bn on cricket'

Jurors in a London Crown Court were told that cricket betting syndicates were controlled and orchestrated by "shadowy figures" based in Dubai, Mumbai, London and Karachi

A fit Samit Patel braced for action

Having overcome fitness problems which kept him out of England team for two-and-a-half years, Samit Rohit Patel is raring to go in the five-match one-day series against India beginning here Oct 14.

It's advantage MI against Somerset in semis: Pollock

Mumbai Indians bowling coach Shaun Pollock today said his team has the experience of playing at the slow track at M A Chidambaram Stadium and will look to adjust to the conditions quickly when they take on Somerset in their Champions League twenty20 semifinal clash on Saturday.

Rascals gets third highest opening of the year
The cast of David Dhawan’s film Rascals has a reason to rejoice. The film has garnered the third highest opening for the year, after Salman Khan’s Ready and Bodyguard.

The comic flick, that stars Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgn, Kangna Ranaut, Lisa Haydon and Arjun Rampal, did good business on its 

opening day, October 6, and is still doing well at the box office.

The movie has garnered a collection of Rs 8.63 crore on the first day itself, making it the third highest for 2011.

This was despite a limited release and low ticket prices compared to the weekends. Trade pundits say that if the tickets were priced at the regular rates, then the movie could have grossed higher and maybe even crossed Rs 11 crore on the opening day.

Meanwhile, Dhawan is all praise for his lead actor Sanjay Dutt. “Sanjay is like an open book. He doesn’t hide anything. He is the most simple guy I have ever seen. I started my career with him 20 years back as a director and he is still the same. There is no change in him,” says Dhawan, who first worked with him in Taaqatwar in 1989. About Ajay, he says, “He comes across as a very serious person which actually he is not. He is a very easy person.

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Guj IPS association passes resolution in support of Bhatt

Gujarat IPS association today passed a resolution supporting IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt who has been put behind bars after his subordinate officer filed a complaint against him.

Teachers’, farmers’ children throng IITs

Since childhood, Chaitanya Potti, 17, had been groomed for the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) by his parents, both teachers in English-medium schools in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.

Climate change: India ready to play hard ball

The next round of climate talks in December is likely to be a tough one — pitting developing countries against the developed world. Pushing for a level playing field, India has asked the UN to address the developing nations’ concerns when climate talks are held. Chetan Chauhan reports.

Panel chief Parrikar out, more uncertainty over PAC report

Uncertainty over the fate of the Goa legislature's PAC report on illegal mining grew on Saturday with the removal of leader of Opposition Manohar Parrikar as PAC chief. Snehal Rebello reports.

Despite RTE, EWS kids still find the going tough

A year after its implementation, students and parents from the economically weaker sections of society are still finding it tough to use the Right to Education Act (RTE) effectively. Instances of alleged expulsion, mental harassment and misbehaviour have been reported by students and parents from different corners of the city against some private un-aided schools. A record of the complaints and their numbers

Edu minister who used exam proxy faces arrest

Puducherry’s education minister, who had used a proxy to write his class X exams recently, faces possible arrest. A probe by senior education department official of the Tamil Nadu government has confirmed that the minister had used an impersonator.

Delhi HC blast: Now, NIA suspects 16-yr-old

Two days after arresting a 23-year-old Kashmiri preparing for his MBBS in Dhaka for allegedly being involved in the Delhi high court blast, the NIA now suspects his 16-year-old brother to be involved as well. That would make him possibly the youngest suspect in a major terror attack in the country. Rajesh Ahuja reports.

Congress cautious at Team Anna’s political turn

With Anna Hazare's civil society movement, which at its height had rejected politicians of all shades, turning into a scorching political onslaught against the Congress in the Hisar LS by-poll, the ruling party is trying to take a balanced approach to tackle Team Anna on political turf. Saubhadra Chatterji &Devendra Uppal report. Blowing hot and cold

• Anna stance against Cong may harm his movement
• Anna call yet to find echo in Hisar
• Leave politics to politicians, Khurshid advises Anna

Bhagat singh, the final hours

Gleaned from hitherto inaccessible records in India and Pakistan, for the first time, Hindustan Times puts together the sequence of events leading up to the revolutionary's execution. RK Kaushik writes.

India, an emerging gay tourism hub?

Aluxurious stay at a palace in Udaipur, an ayurvedic massage by the sea in Kochi, a spiritual session with a guru in Varanasi or just a leisurely sightseeing trip across Delhi, Agra or Jaipur, does seem like the perfect holiday plan for any couple. Sharon Fernandes writes.

Suspicious helicopter lands at Konkan coast

A suspicious helicopter today landed at Harne-Palde in coastal Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra and two unidentified persons allegedly conducted recce of the area after disembarking from it, police said.

E-ticketing going bust, agents cry foul

The revolutionary e-ticketing initiative of the Indian Railways is threatening to go bust, causing huge woes to train passengers. Srinand Jha reports. Click to trouble?

Sohrabuddin case witness escapes, held again

Sylvester, a key witness in the Soharabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, made a dramatic escape from Gujarat Police custody but was rearrested late in the night.

None misbehaved with Arvind Kejriwal at Uchana

Arvind Kejriwal told HT on phone from Uchana that none misbehaved with the Anna team and mistakenly it has been over-blown and overstated and by a channel.

Govt may link NGREGA wages with minimum wages law

After poverty line, the government and the civil society may be converging on paying crores of workers enrolled under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the minimum wages law