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Sensex surges by 164.69 points
Mumbai, Sept 18: The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex surged by 164.69 points today to settle above the 15,600 mark at 15,669.12 from its previous close of 15,504.43, tracking recovery in European markets. ''US stock futures pointed slightly higher opening

Vettori outwit Indians as Kiwis fly high
Johannesburg,Sep 16: India frittered away a flying start and succumbed to Daniel Vettori's spin magic to lose their Super Eight cricket match against New Zealand in the World Twenty20 Championships in Johannesburg on Sunday. India got off to a rolicking start

India beat Pak in Cricket's first ever " tie " breaker
Durban, Sep 15: India snatched victory from the jaws of defeat as they won the match 3-0 through a bowl-out after the proper match ended in a thrilling tie. After all the adrenaline rush and nerve-wrecking thrill in their Twenty20 encounter

Former PM Benazir returns to Pak on Oct 18
Islamabad, Sep 14: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto will return to Pakistan on October 18, after living in self exile for more than eight years, a senior aide said today. Ms Bhutto faces a slew of corruption charges and possibly

Don't interpret faith as history: Yechury
Shimla, Sep 14: Senior CPM leader and Rajya Sabha member Sitaram Yechury today warned the Central Government from interpreting faith of the mass majority of the people of the country as history. Talking to reporters here after inaugurating a seminar

CPM lambasts BJP for communal propaganda
New Delhi, Sep 14: While appreciating the Centre's move to withdraw the controversial affidavit, the CPI(M) today severely criticised the BJP for opposing the Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project (SSCP) on religious grounds, saying it smacked of the saffron party's ''bankrupt communal''

BJP moots joint military exercise with Pak,B'desh
Shillong, Sep 14: The BJP today suggested that both Pakistan and Bangladesh launch joint military exercise with India to dismantle all existing terror camps inside their territories. ''This joint exercise is in the interest of peace, prosperity, humanity and to rescue

Rahul Dravid resigns
New Delhi, Sep 17: In a sudden development that could jolt the BCCI and the Indian cricket, skipper Rahul Dravid has told the board he wants to step down.Dravid, who met Sharad Pawar on Thursday, is

JD(S) workers urge Kumaraswamy to continue as CM
Udupi, Sep 13: Despite Janata Dal(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda and his son H D Kumaraswamy clearing the air on the transfer of Chief Minister's post to BJP on October 3, JD(S) workers seem unrelenting in their demand for continuation

PM, Sonia should apologise to Hindus: Advani
New Delhi, Sep 13: The BJP today demanded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi to apologise for hurting the religious sentiments of the Hindus, globally by questioning the very existence of Lord Rama in an affidavit filed

Reprieve in store for Sanjay Dutt
Mumbai, Sep 13: Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt and eleven other convicts in 1993 Mumbai serial blast case who are at present on bail, may get reprieve as the designated TADA court here is unliklely to provide the certified copies of

BJP asks Centre to tender apology on Ramsethu issue
Agartala, Sep 13: The BJP today threatened to launch a countrywide agitation if the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) did not withdraw its affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court yesterday on Ramsethu. BJP president Rajnath Singh alleged the UPA Government was

India thrash Korea 7-2 to clinch Asia Cup
Chennai, sep 9: India pumped in a deluge of goals against Korea in title clash of Asia Cup at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai on Sunday evening. India sounded the board for seven times while Korea managed two before the

Sania leapfrogs one spot to her career best 28
New Delhi, Aug 20: Sania Mirza jumped one place to her new career-best 28th in the latest WTA rankings issued today. The Hyderabadi girl moved up the chart despite being out of action in the past week. Sania broke

Sania Mirza breaks into top-30 in WTA rankings
New Delhi, August 6: Sania Mirza added another milestone to her growing list of records by breaking into top-30 in world rankings on Monday, thanks to her amazing run in recent weeks on the US hard courts. The 20-year-old Indian made