MPs spend 1,000 hours a year tweeting
London, July 31: MPs are spending almost 1,000 hours a year on Twitter, a new study has revealed.
David Copperfield claims Harry Potter is his life story in spoof video
London, July 31: Magic legend David Copperfield sent out a cease and desist letter to JK Rowling claiming her Harry Potter stories are a rip-off of his life story in a spoof video.
‘Infamous’ Navy ship HMAS Success in new sex scandal
Sydney, July 31: Police are investigating allegations of sexual assault aboard the HMAS Success – the Naval supply ship with a shocking history of sex, drug and alcohol abuse among its crew.
Dead Sea Scrolls up for adoption for just œ1,200 a page
London, July 31: The Friends of the Israel Antiquities Authority is offering pages of Dead Sea Scrolls – the most famous pieces of writing in the world – for adoption.
Meghalaya mulls chopper use to fight rebels
Shillong, July 31: The Meghalaya government is mulling use of helicopters to provide aerial support to security forces fighting the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels in inaccessible terrain and thick jungles in the Garo Hills region, an official said Sunday.
Qualifying rounds of national snooker championship begin
Chennai, July 31: The qualifying rounds of the senior National Snooker Championship commenced here Sunday with a record 275 players vying for the five spots in the main draw.
Seven world-class runners for La Ultra marathon
New Delhi, July 31: The second edition of the La Ultra marathon will see seven top international runners covering a distance of 220 km along the challenging Leh-Manali terrain.
Lunch scoreboard: India vs England, Second Test, Day three
Nottingham, July 31: Scoreboard at lunch on the third day of the second cricket Test between India and England at Trent Bridge here Sunday: England first innings: 221 all out India first innings: 288 all out England second innings: (overnight 24/1) Andrew Strauss c Dhoni b Sreesanth 16 Alastair Cook c Yuvraj Singh b Sharma 5 Ian Bell batting 84 Kevin Pietersen batting 20 Extras: (b-4, w-1) 5 Total: (for two wickets in 38 overs) 130 Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Cook, 3.4 overs), 2-57 (Strauss, 19.1) Bowling: Praveen Kumar 13 3 40 0 Ishant Sharma 11 3 39 1 S.
Second Test: Bell leads England’s charge (Lunch report)
Nottingham, July 31: Ian Bell scored a pacy 84, pushing England ahead of India at lunch on the third day of the second cricket Test at Trent Bridge here Sunday.
Recent Comments