In a landmark move in India’s cricket administration, former India captain Anil Kumble, and pace bowling partners Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad are all set to contest Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) elections for the 2011-2013 term scheduled to be held on November 21.
Even another former India captain Rahul Dravid, who is still playing [...]
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BJP’s development mantra has finally done wonders, it seems.
The results for panchayat and municipal elections were declared on Saturday, with BJP emerging as a winner everywhere in Gujarat. BJP won 29 of the 35 seats, while Congress had to be satisfied with six seats. On 10 seats, Congress suffered defeat by a very thin [...]
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After petitioner Ramesh Chandra Tripathi, who had sought deferment of the Ayodhya verdict, another key party in the matter Nirmohi Akhara plans to move the Supreme Court for postponement of the judgment for three months to facilitate an out-of-court amicable settlement.
This was disclosed by Nirmohi Akhara counsel Ranjit Lal Verma here just before leaving [...]
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The Supreme Court has issued notices to Ramalinga Raju after the CBI approached the apex court challenging the Satyam founder’s release on bail. The Supreme Court has also served notices to Rama Raju, brother of Ramalinga Raju and former managing director of Satyam, and two other persons.
The Andhra Pradesh high court in July had [...]
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New Delhi. Aug. 13: The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea by the senior Congress leader and former State governor, Mr Narayan Dutt Tiwari, raising objections to additional material included in a paternity suit against him.
Justice S. Ravindra Bhat, while dismissing Mr Tiwari’s application, also imposed costs of Rs 75,000 on him.
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New Delhi, Aug. 13: With the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, asking the Cabinet Secretary, Mr K.M Chandrasekhar, to oversee the preparation for Commonwealth Games to be held here in October, the top bureaucrat held a meeting with secretaries of the key ministries, which concerns with the mega event.
Sources said, the government at the [...]
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New Delhi, Aug. 13: Enforcement Directorate, which is likely to question Commonwealth Games Organising Committee officials, is expected to focus its investigations on the deals signed between the CWG OC and various foreign firms.
Official sources stated that the ED probe on these specific details come after the Comptroller and Auditor General too raised questions [...]
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Srinagar, Aug. 13: At least four persons were killed and over a dozen others injured when the CRPF and state police opened fire on rock-throwing separatist mobs across the Kashmir Valley on Friday, in one case after an argument over whether curfew was in force in the area or not.
The Chief Minister, Mr Omar [...]
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New Delhi, Aug. 13: In a sad commentary on the manner in which the country’s sportspersons are treated, a Lok Sabha MP complained in the House that 15 players who went to participate in the World Shooting Championship in Munich recently had to foot their travel bills.
It was at these championships that Tejaswini Sawant [...]
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