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Ranji Trophy, Group C, Round 4: Goa, Himachal Pradesh take three points

Kerala and Jharkhand pitched in doughty performances to deny outright victories to Goa and Himachal Pradesh respectively. ...  

Ranji, Group C, Round 4, Day 3: Andhra, Services claim victories

In other matches, Himachal Pradesh and Goa are lording over Jharkhand and Kerala respectively. ...  

Ranji, Group C, Round 4, Day 2: Andhra in command against J & K

In other matches, Himachal Pradesh inching closer to Jharkhand's first innings total while Goa piled up a mammoth score against Kerala. ...  

Bihar getting better than scenic Goa, claims Nitish

With setting up of 35 km of roads daily, "better than scenic Goa", Bihar is making faster strides on the path of development, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Saturday. "The Bihar model of development is fast catching up the imagination of other states and also by foreign countries," Kumar said at a function after release of annual report card 2012. ...  

Ranji, Group C, Round 4: Jharkhand crawl, Goa canter

Jharkhand crawled to 176 for 5 in 90 overs on day one against Himachal Pradesh while Sagun Kamat blasted hundred to drive Goa to 281 for 4 against Kerela. ...  

Anurag Basu: I am still a cinema student

Panaji: Anurag Basu may have superhits like 'Barfi', 'Murder' and 'Metro' behind him but the director feels he is still a student of cinema and has a long way to go. He is free after 'Barfi' and wants to dedicate that time to attending film workshops and festivals. "My last few years have been busy because I was shooting so I couldn't attend any film festival but this I am...  

Ranji Trophy Group C, Round 3, Day 3: Tripura fightback against Services

In Jamshedpur, thanks to Shahbaz Nadeem's five-star performance with the ball, Jharkhand are eyeing an outright victory against Goa. ...  

Ranji Trophy Group C, Round 3, Day 2: Assam have edge over Kerala

Assam closed in on Kerala's first-innings total of 264 after offspinner Arlen Konwar shone with a five-wicket haul. ...  

Ranji Trophy, round 3: Can Jharkhand catch up with Assam?

A preview of the Group C matches in round three of the 2012-13 Ranji Trophy season that starts November 17. ...  

Watch: Incredible Ibrahimovic goal for Sweden versus England

Zlatan Ibrahimovic illuminated a low-key night of international friendlies on Wednesday, scoring an audacious overhead kick from 30 yards to cap his four-goal display in Sweden's 4-2 win over England. Ibrahimovic's one-man show in Stockhol featured what both his opponents and pundits hailed as one of the greatest goals seen in recent years. "When I saw the goalkeeper was out, I tried to put it against the goal, and luckily...  

Only 6 Indian states likely to achieve MDG: Report

New Delhi: Only six states in the country, including Maharashtra and Kerala, are likely to achieve the Millenium Development Goal (MDG) on reducing child mortality by 2015, a report said on Wednesday. Except Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and West Bengal, other parts of the country are unlikely to achieve MDG 4, which aims to reduce Under-Five Mortality by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015, unless some key issues...  

GoAir bomb scare: One arrested for hoax call

Mumbai: One person was arrested on Monday in connection with a hoax bomb call that led Mumbai airport authorities to call back a Delhi-bound GoAir flight on Saturday night. Sandeep Menon, an engineer, was arrested on Monday as he wanted to stop his business partner Ambrish Parikh from leaving the city and therefore allegedly made a call saying that Parikh was carrying explosives, police said on Tuesday. Menon had called...  

One held for bomb hoax call in Delhi-bound GoAir flight

Mumbai: One person has been arrested in connection with a hoax bomb call because of which a Mumbai-Delhi GoAir flight was stranded at the Mumbai airport for hours on Saturday. Sandeep Menon, an engineer, was arrested on Monday as he wanted to stop his business partner Ambrish Parikh from leaving the city and therefore allegedly made a call saying that Parikh was carrying explosives, police said on Tuesday. Menon had...  

Bomb scare on Mumbai-Delhi GoAir flight, probe on

New Delhi: A Delhi-bound GoAir flight was called back after a passenger alerted authorities regarding a suspicious object on board the plane. The plane was then taken to the isolation bay at the Mumbai airport and thoroughly checked by the CISF teams. The DGCA will conduct the final round of checking, said airport authorities. Sources said that the passengers had been disembarked. However, the cargo was not offloaded. Authorities say...  

Tony McGuinness: Plan to relish chicken tikka in India

New Delhi: British trance music group Above & Beyond are super excited to perform in India and the band's guitarist and songwriter Tony McGuinness say they would like to try out chicken tikka as the delicacy is quite popular in UK. Above & Beyond, which consists of three band members Tony, Jono Grant and Paavo Siljamaki, had earlier performed in India during Goa Sunburn festival in 2007 and 2011. The...  

Goats as investment cash cows; SEBI smells foul play

New Delhi: A company promising hefty returns on investments made for rearing goats has come under the scanner of market regulator SEBI and action may be initiated against it as early as next week. Claiming to have large goat-rearing farms in northern parts of the country, Beetal Livestock & Farm (P) Ltd had solicited investments from the public with a promise of 2 per cent monthly returns, and doubling of...  

Odisha mining scam: Srikant Jena demands Patnaik's resignation

Union Minister Srikant Jena on Monday demanded resignation of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik alleging his 'direct' involvement in the multi-crore mining scam in the mineral-rich state. ...

Goa gave me my best drugs: Iconic rocker Geldof

Panaji: Bob Geldof is on his first visit to Goa and the renowned Irish rocker said he is happy to be in the Indian state which gave him his best drugs. "I am happy to be in the land which gave me my best drugs," Geldof said at the beginning of his concert at a ThinkFest conclave at Bambolim village in Goa last night. Repeating his statement again during the...  

It's lonely at the top, says Shah Rukh Khan

Panaji: He is one of India's biggest superstars but Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan says it is lonely at the top and he is constantly fighting with the "feeling of emptiness". "There is something wrong in me. I sense it. I feel it but I don't know what it is," Shah Rukh said during the ThinkFest conclave, an annual event, in Goa. "I have a beautiful family. I have a...  

I-league: Mohun Bagan beat Sporting Clube de Goa 3-1

Kolkata: Odafa Okolie struck a hat-trick to power Mohun Bagan to a 3-1 win over Sporting Clube de Goa in a fourth round I-League clash here. The Nigerian goal machine gave Mohun Bagan a 16th minute lead through a brilliant free-kick and doubled the lead in the 42nd minute to see Mohun Bagan go 2-0 up at interval. After the changeover, Odafa stamped his class with a fine finishing to...