Geraint Jones unlikely to play in Guwahati ODI

Friday, April 7, 2006, 21:07 [IST]

Kochi, Apr 7 (UNI) England wicketkeeper Geraint Jones is unlikely to play the fifth one-dayer against India at Guwahati on April 9 due to a strain he suffered on his left thigh while batting during yesterday's match here.

England team management sources said Matt Prior, who took over Jones' job behind the stumps during India's innings yesterday, will keep the job for Sunday's match if Jones is ruled out.

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Tokyo reaches deal with Okinawa city over US base

Friday, April 7, 2006,21:07 [IST]

TOKYO, Apr 7 (Reuters) The Japanese government today reached an agreement with a city on the southern island of Okinawa to relocate a US Marine base, removing a key obstacle in talks to reorganise American forces in the country. The plan to realign the more than 50,000 US troops in Japan faces opposition from locals worried about noise, crime and damage to the environment associated with US bases, and Tokyo and Washington missed a March 31.....

Hamas slams EU move to halt Palestinian govt aid

Friday, April 7, 2006,21:07 [IST]

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Brown vindicated in "Da Vinci Code" court case

Friday, April 7, 2006,21:07 [IST]

LONDON, Apr 7 (Reuters) Best-selling author Dan Brown was vindicated today in a British court battle with two historians who accused him of plagiarising their book in order to write ''The Da Vinci Code''. A judge at the High Court in London said that while Brown may have copied bits of the 1982 book ''The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail'', that did not amount to a breach of copyright. ''Even if the central themes.....

Suzlon under IT scanner

Friday, April 7, 2006,21:36 [IST]

Pune/Mumbai, Apr 7 (UNI) Income Tax (IT) sources today said that the department would investigate depreciation claimed by Suzlon Energy Limited for its several windmills to the tune of Rs 1,000 crores in the state. Without naming either the beneficiaries or the company, IT commissioner, Shiv Kumar Sharma told reporters that huge discrepancies were found in the 400 windmills owned by a leading, listed company engaged in business. Of the 400 units, 300 units are.....

Rice Bran forward trading in Kanpur from April 11

Friday, April 7, 2006,21:36 [IST]

Kanpur, Apr 7 (UNI) The Multi Commodities Exchange (MCX) will launch future trading in Rice Bran refined oil from April 11 for the first time in Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. Talking to mediapersons an MCX spokesman said here today as Kanpur is an important market of the state, it was the most suitable place for launching future trading of rice bran. Since Rice Bran prices have been volatile in the recent past, there was need.....