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First Chappell now Sreesanth feel bad for Dravid Sourav
Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly Friday said he felt bad for Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid who had to "contend with people like Greg Chappell and S. Sreesanth" during his captaincy stints for the country and the IPL franchisee respectively. A day after Sreesanth and two other Royals players - Ankit Chauhan and Ajit Chandila - were arrested for spot fixing, Ganguly told a ...
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BJP raises 2G scam issue at recast PAC
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members Friday raised the issue of the 2G spectrum scam at the first meeting of the reconstituted Public Accounts Commitee of parliament, said informed sources. According to the sources, BJP's Prakash Javadekar raised the issue of PAC's draft report on 2G scam, noting it was still pending and asking when would it be taken up. The report of the previous PAC on 2G ...
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One arrested for spying for Pakistan
Rajasthan Police Friday arrested a clerk posted in the Indian Army's south-west command here on charges of spying for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency, an officer said. B.K. Sinha, 43, is an upper divisional clerk (UDC) in Jaipur, Additional Director General of Police (Intelligence) Dalpat Singh Dinkar told mediapersons. "Sinha had come in contact with an ISI agent ...
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Host of celebrities to be get Bengal government awards Monday
A host of sports celebrities including former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly, and country's soccer legends P.K. Banerjee, Chuni Goswami and Tulsidas Balaram would be presented the Banga Bibhushan award Monday. Mountaineer Aung Narvu Sherpa would also be among the Banga Bhushan awardees at a function where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would be present. Governor M.K. Narayanan would hand ...
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Faulkner claims five Royals restrict Sunrisers to 136
James Faulkner had a dream spell, claiming five for 16 as Rajasthan Royals restricted Sunrisers Hyderabad to 136 in their crucial Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium here Friday. Electing to bat after winning the toss, Sunrisers reached 136 after being reduced to three for five in third over, thanks mainly to Biplab Samantray's 55 (46 balls, 6x4,1x6) and some useful ...
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Woodland to re-position Woods footwear sub-brand
Footwear major Woodland, owned by the Aero Group, is looking to re-position its sub-brand 'Woods' in the luxury footwear segment, focusing primarily on women's footwear, a top company official said Friday. The Delhi-based company is also planning to invest about Rs.60 crore to unveil a string of 30 small boutique stores in high-end shopping malls across the country in this financial ...
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Bengal opposition demands central forces for Panchayat polls
Opposition parties in West Bengal Friday demanded deployment of central paramilitary forces in an all-party meeting convened by the State Election Commission to ensure proper, free and fair panchayat elections. "We need adequate protection for candidates and the voters though every state of the polls - filing of nomination, campaigning, polling day as also counting. The ground situation is not ...
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Delhi Police officer shot dead in Chitrakoot
A Delhi Police assistant sub-inspector was shot dead by an unknown attacker in the outskirts of Chitrakoot in Uttar Pradesh, police said Friday. The officer had gone to Chitrakoot for a raid to nab a criminal. Additional Commissioner of Police Sanjay Kumar said that Jai Bhagwan, who was to retire in August, had gone to Chitrakoot to nab an accused in a theft case in Delhi. He was accompanied by ...
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BJP slams CBI chiefs remarks on ex-railway minister
The BJP Friday took exception to CBI director Ranjit Sinha's remarks that former minister Pawan Kumar Bansal has a strong defence in the case of alleged bribery involving his nephew. BJP vice president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that Sinha's remarks were "very unfortunate". "The matter is sub judice and the investigative agency is saying that there may not be concrete evidence," Naqvi told ...
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Police response sought on Swamys plea for quashing article FIR
The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the city police on a plea of Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy seeking quashing of an FIR lodged against him for writing an inflammatory article in a Mumbai daily in 2011. Justice Kailash Gambhir sought the police response by Aug 26. Swamy, in his plea, said: "Whatever investigation has been done by the police in the past 21 months, no ...
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IPL fixing Sreesanth seeks copy of FIR
India fast bowler S. Sreesanth, arrested and being quizzed for alleged spot fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Friday moved a Delhi court seeking a copy of the FIR registered against him. The application, filed before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Lokesh Kumar Sharma, asked for a copy of the FIR for preparing his defence. Sreesanth and his Rajasthan Royals colleagues Ankeet ...
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Sunrisers score 1369 against Rajasthan Royals
Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 136 for nine against Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League (IPL) tie at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium here Friday. Biplap Samantray top scored for the hosts with 55 off 46 balls while James Faulkner was the pick of the Rajasthan bowlers at ...
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Three arrested for rapes in Gurgaon
A policeman, a physiotherapist and an engineer were arrested here Friday in connection with three separate rape cases here, police said. Policeman Mange Ram, 45, a resident of Hisar, who was posted in Gurgaon, was arrested for raping his business partner's wife. He had a dispute of Rs.7 lakh with his travel agency business partner. The business closed down two years ago. "The victim, 34, ...
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Super Kings not to take game against RCB easy
Two time IPL title-holder Chennai Super Kings (CSK) would not be taking their last league tie Saturday against hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) easy and would go all out to win for consistency, coach Stephen Fleming said Friday. "We are not going to throw away this opportunity because consistency has been our key. If Rajasthan (Royals) wins (against Sunrisers Hyderabad late Friday), then ...
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ONGC deciding whether to bid for HPL stake Vasudeva
State-owned energy major ONGC Friday said it is at present "examining" whether to bid for cash-strapped Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) as the West Bengal government has recently invited expressions of interest for selling its stake in the beleaguered firm. "It is to be decided in the boardroom. We are examining now," Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) chairman and managing director Sudhir ...
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Man gets eight years jail for repeatedly raping daughter
of the IPC." A fine of Rs.7,000 was also imposed on the convict, the court said, adding that if realised, Rs 5,000 be given to the girl as compensation. "Besides this compensation, she will also be entitled to get other compensation, if available to her under other laws," the judge said. The incident took place when the girl's mother, who was suffering from tuberculosis, was admitted to a ...
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Obliged to set aside orders obtained fraudulently says SC
The Supreme Court has said that an order that has been obtained by an accused by practising fraud and suppression of facts could not be allowed to survive and it was obligated to set aside such an order. "A victim of a crime has as much right to get justice from the court as an accused who enjoys the benefit of innocence till the allegations are proven against him," said a bench of Justice K.S. ...
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Armed robbers kill Indian in Ghana
Armed robbers have killed a 27-year-old Indian in western Ghana, the police said here Friday. Two people have been arrested. The victim, R.M. Dhalan was killed at Anyinabreim near Techiman, in the Brong-Ahafo region. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Christopher Tawiah said two men - Aturuge Apele and Abuga Anamo - have been arrested. Tawiah said on May 9, one Sudahkur, 25, an Indian ...
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An IPL match was fixed in 2012 Delhi Police
An IPL match played between Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals in 2012 may have been fixed, police said here Friday. During the interrogation of Rajasthan Royals player Ajit Chandila, it came to light that the last two overs of that 2012 match were spot-fixed. "The match was played in Delhi. Delhi Daredevils scored 152 runs. While chasing the score, Rajasthan Royals lost the match by just 1 ...
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Bengal notifies panchyat poll schedule deadlock continues
The West Bengal government Friday issued a notification proposing a three-phase panchayat polls July 2, July 6 and July 10. However, the deadlock on the issue continued with State Election Commission (SEC) officials indicating their reservations on the schedule. The schedule will be finalised once the SEC issues a notification after studying the state government's proposal. "We have received a ...
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Emulate Chhattisgarh Food Act BJP tells Congress
Accusing the Congress of a callous and casual approach towards the poor, the BJP Friday asked the UPA government to emulate the Chhattisgarh Food Security Act as it covers a higher proportion of the population and provides foodgrain at a cheaper cost. "The callous and casual approach of the Congress towards the poor has resulted in a half-hearted bill. If the Congress has real concern for the ...
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More Indians want to indulge in adventure sports Survey
An ever-increasing number of Indians want to indulge in adventure tourism but are deterred by high costs and lack of trust in operators managing such activities in the country, a survey revealed Friday. 'Adventure Travel Survey', conducted by online travel portal TripAdvisor, highlighted the evolving trends and preferences of the Indian traveller. According to the survey, around 46 percent ...
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Trio cracks and confesses BCCI suspends another cricketer
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) swung into action Friday calling an emergency meeting and suspending a cricketer, but more and more sordid details of the spot fixing scandal came tumbling as the three arrested players, including S. Sreesanth, reportedly confessed to their crime. The BCCI called for its working committee meeting in Chennai Sunday to discuss the arrests of the ...
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Bail for Liyaqat vindicates Omars stand says NC
Jammu and Kashmir's ruling National Conference (NC) Friday welcomed the Delhi High Court decision to grant bail to militant Liyaqat Shah, saying it proved Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's stand that he was returning for rehabiliation, not a terror strike. "Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has all along been saying that Liyaqat had no intention to carry out any attack as he was returning along with ...
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India Japan to strengthen investment trade ties
India and Japan Friday agreed to further strengthen investment and trade ties by ensuring faster implementation of ongoing projects. Both the countries have agreed to support planned initiatives and projects in this year designed for strengthening business partnership to be organized by Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization ...
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