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Indian hockey players to go on hunger strike
Chennai, September 26: Irked by the step-motherly treatment meted out to the Indian hockey players by the central and four state governments, when compared to the sops given to cricketers after their win in the Twenty20 World Cup, the team members

'King Khan' lauds Indian Cricket stars
New Delhi, Sep 24: Expressing elation over India's historic win in the first Twenty20 World Cup Cricket Championship in South Africa, Bollywood's 'King Khan' Shahrukh tonight said he always had a strong belief that the team would emerge triumphant. ''I

India beat Pak in cliffhanger, lift T20 World Cup
Johannesburg, Sep 24: Mahendra Singh Dhoni's young Team India snatched the inaugural Twenty20 world title after defeating arch-rivals Pakistan by five runs in a rousing final on Monday. Scorecard The Indians, restricted to 157-5 after

Cuba's Castro meets with Angolan president
Havana, Sep 23: Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos on Saturday became the first foreign dignitary since early June to meet with convalescing Cuban leader Fidel Castro, the government said today. ''The two presidents analyzed the complicated problems that humanity is

Fatwa backlash: BJP, VHP offices attacked
Chennai, Sep 23: Members of the ruling DMK today attacked the offices of the BJP, Hindu Munnani and VHP, venting their ire against the reported 'fatwa' issued by a former BJP MP and VHP leader against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and

Transfer of power to BJP on conditional basis: JD(S)
Bellary, Sep 23: Janata Dal (Secular) Karnataka unit President Mirajuddin Patel today said transfer of power by the party to its coalition partner BJP, is possible only if the latter agreed to abide by certain conditions. Talking to newspersons here,

India win cliffhanger, storm into Twenty20 WC final
Banglore, Sep 23: India trounced Australia by 15 runs to storm into the final of the Twenty20 World Cup at Durban on Saturday. Yuvraj Singh pounded Australia's attack for 70 off 30 balls as India posted a competitive total for

BJP gave 'no more Pokhran' assurance to US: Advani
Bhopal, Sep 22: Strongly criticising the communists for ''destabilising'' the UPA government on the Indo-US nuclear deal, senior BJP leader L K Advani today said the BJP always favoured better relations with the United States and immediately after the Pokhran II,

CPM wants Centre to go ahead with Ship canal
Chennai, Sept 22: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Friday said that the Central Government should continue with the Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project without any further delay. "We don't consider the issue of the Adam's Bridge as an obstacle.

Indo-US nuclear deal is for nuclear energy: Basu
Kolkata, Sep 21: Days after West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee pitched for nuclear power, veteran CPI-M leader Jyoti Basu on Saturday echoed him by saying that the Indo-US nuclear deal was for atomic energy and hoped that the stand-off between

Bal Thackeray 'arrested', released on bail
Mumbai, Sep 21: The city police today arrested Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray at his residence ''Mathoshree'' at Bandra and released him immediately after securing a personal bond of Rs 10,000. Mr Thackeray was arrested following a court's order, Kherwadi

Vajpayee's absence sparks off debate on the leadership issue
Bhopal, Sep 21: The absence of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on health grounds from the BJP conclave here has sparked a debate on leadership inside and outside the forum. Even as the party maintained that Mr Vajpayee and Leader

India's 'Yuvraj' humbles English in Durban
Banglore, Sep 20: Yuvraj Singh became the first player to hit six sixes in an over at the Twenty 20 World Cup at Durban on Wednesday, spearheading India to and 18-run win over England at the jam-packed Kingsmead. Yuvraj smashed

Left sticks to its guns on Nuke deal
New Delhi, Sep 19: The differences between the ruling UPA and the Left parties over the Indo-US Nuclear deal appear irreconcilable with the two sides sticking to their guns on the pact at the second meeting of the "political mechanism"

Celebrities petition CM's to become 'ele-friends'
Mumbai, Sep 19: Celebrities from different walks of life have petitioned Chief Ministers in the country to become 'Ele-friends' and emulate Maharashtra in banning entry of Elephants into Urban areas. The petition is timed to mark the one-year anniversary of the