As Sunil Gavaskar turns 60 on Friday, CNN-IBN looks back at his extraordinary career as a fearless opening batsman, a no-nonsense commentator and an administrator. Former players, colleagues and family pay tribute to the original Little Master.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sunny-days-gavaskar-batsman-and-beyond/96852-5.html
Nineteen-year-old tells Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry Potter in the films of the same name, tells CNN-IBN Entertainment Editor Rajeev Masand about growing up on screen and much else. The sixth film of the eight-film series, Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, is scheduled to release on July 16 in India.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/i-would-love-to-be-invisible-harry-potter-star/96842-8.html
After two weeks of big Bollywood films, Firday will be a little cold, with just Shortkut - The Con Is On hitting screens. The film stars Arshad Warsi, Akshaye Khanna and Amrita Rao and is produced by Anil Kapoor. The other releases this week are Sandra Bullock's The Proposal and Steven Spielberg's Transformer 2.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/shortkut-the-proposal-transformer-2-hit-screens-today/96839-8.html
After days of denial, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has admitted that the deficient monsoon could be leading up to one of India's worst droughts in recent years. Pawar was speaking after being briefed by his officials on the progress of rains.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/pawar-admits-monsoon-subdued-plans-ahead/96835-3.html
President Obama has a lookalike. Felix - a young Ghanaian student who is eagerly awaiting the arrival of the American President. Obama is set to reach Ghana on an official visit after the G8 Summit later on Friday.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/watch-meet-us-prez-obamas-lookalike/96833-2.html
Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government is split down the middle over Delhi High Court's order decriminalising homosexuality. Congress' Muslim and Catholic Christian leaders and MPs including Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad are opposing legalising homosexuality. Sources have told CNN-IBN that Azad, who is from Jammu and Kashmir, is opposing homosexuality as he is concerned about reaction of Muslim votebank.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/centre-divided-over-hc-order-on-antigay-law/96832-37.html
Legalising homosexuality may help the fight against AIDS in India, but the education of some HIV positive children in Latur has been jeopardised. Not only are they HIV infected but they have also been victims of discrimination in their school. Their school is now allegedly asking them to withdraw themselves from the rolls.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/hiv-students-shunned-in-latur-school/96831-3.html
Indian boxing is on the upswing with a spot in the World Series of Boxing and experts say that with the best of the world in the fray, standard of Indian boxing will go up. There is a flip side too as the boxers will have to chose between club and country. But India's best boxers are going to enjoy the limelight a bit more.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/wsb-comes-calling-indian-boxers-eye-big-money/96824-5.html
India's Gaurav Gill will battle reigning champion Cody Cocker in Japan at the Asia-Pacific Rally this weekend. The 27-year-old Indian will pair up with Japan's Katsuhiko Taguchi for Team MRF who are nine points behind championship leaders team Subaru. "I am looking forward to it," said Gill about Rally Hokkaido in Japan.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/gaurav-gill-set-for-apr-championship-in-japan/96816-5.html
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to issue a stay order on the installation of Bhaujan Samaj Party supremo and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's statues in a Noida park. Passing the order, the Supreme Court said that the court cannot intervene in such matters until and unless a case of misappropriation of fund is made .
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bjp-congress-ask-mayawati-to-stop-statue-spree/96815-3.html
In Maharashtra, talks between the government and resident doctors have failed and the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors will continue their indefinite strike till their demands are met. While they try and get what they want, patients are certainly not getting what they need. Thousands of them are suffering across the state.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/talks-between-maharashtra-resident-docs-fail/96811-3.html
Scanty rainfall has meant a lighter wallet for the aam aadmi. The supply of vegetables has been affected and prices in many cities have sky rocketed.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/scanty-rain-affects-vegetable-supply-prices-skyrocket/96809-3.html
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