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  • Maoists attack Congress convoy two leaders killed Sonia condemns

    An over 100-strong group of Maoists Saturday attacked a Congress party convoy, carrying out a landmine blast and then opening fire, resulting in the death of two senior Congress leaders, including Mahendra Karma, and injuries to senior party leader V.C. Shukla. Congress president Sonia Gandhi termed as "despicable" the Maoist attack that took place in Sukma district around 5.15 p.m. when the ...

  • Sreesanths mother sister visit him in custody

    The mother and sister of Rajasthan Royals cricketer S. Sreesanth, who was arrested on spot fixing charges, met him in police custody Saturday evening, police sources said. Sreesanth's mother Savitri Devi, and sister Nivedita met the cricketer at the Delhi Police special cell in Lodhi Colony, where the cricketer is being kept, the sources said. The three hugged each other, and cried. Savitri ...

  • Aditya Singhal wins Indias Best Dramebaaz

    He was called "the silent one" on "India's Best Dramebaaz" (IBD), and 13-year-old Aditya Singhal's sheer talent helped him win the reality show meant for children in the age group of five to 15 years. The youngster, who was the eldest among the finalists, was thrilled about his victory. The show, judged by Sonali Bendre, Anurag Basu and Vivek Oberoi, aimed at grooming children by testing their ...

  • IPL betting gang busted in Varanasi

    A gang betting on the Indian Premier League (IPL) was busted here late Saturday and ten people arrested, police said. The arrests were made from Chowk area of the city after a tip off from a police informer. While the gang leader of the betting syndicate, Mahendra Singh managed to give police a slip, eight others were arrested. Varanasi Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar Mishra told ...

  • Belaguered BCCI chief attends Dalmiya dinner in Kolkata

    BCCI president N. Srinivasan, facing uncomfortable questions over his son-in-law's arrest in the spot fixing scam, attended a dinner thrown by former board chief Jagmohan Dalmiya here Saturday, amid speculation that some BCCI members have come together to ensure his exit from Indian cricket's apex body. Besides Dalmiya and Srinivasan, Indian Premier League Commissioner Rajeev Shukla, board vice ...

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Dead Man Walking

Dead Man Walking

"Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind." -- John Donne And so feel most opponents of the death penalty, including Tim Robbins, the writer-director of "Dead Man Walking," one of the first films to openly tackle this issue. But you wouldn't know Robbins' politics from watching the film because he does the audience the service of not preaching h ... ...

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  • Super Kings seek to distance themselves from spot fixing murk

    Amid the growing chorus for sacking BCCI chief and Chennai Super Kings boss N. Srinivasan in wake of the spot fixing allegations, his team Saturday sought to distance itself from the raging controversy. Appearing before the media on the eve of Indian Premier League final against Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens Sunday, team coach Stephen Fleming read out a statement asserting that its ...

  • DTC to replace faulty AC buses

    Transport Minister Ramakant Goswami Saturday directed the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to replace its faulty air-conditioned buses that break down frequently. "The corporation has also been asked to call bus providers to ensure effectiveness of cooling in the AC buses to avoid any inconvenience to passengers," Goswami said in a statement issued here. "The government has taken note of the ...

  • Women misuse rape law to force lovers to marry them Court

    Penal provisions on rape have been misused by some women who develop consensual physical relationship with their lovers and after the breakup file false rape cases to force them to marry them, the Delhi High Court has said. Justice Kailash Gambhir said rape law was often misused by women as weapon for "vengeance and vendetta" to harass and blackmail their male friends by filing false cases to ...

  • Camaraderie consistent selection CSKs mantra of success Fleming

    Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming Saturday attributed "loyalty to players" and "consistency in selection" for the success of his team which has played in five IPL finals and won two of them. "We had a strategy right from outset that we will be loyal to players that became apparent when we retained 95 percent of our players when all the players went for auction the second time. What we ...

  • Kerala cops bring Bitti Mohanty to Jaipur

    A Kerala Police team Saturday arrived in Rajasthan's capital Jaipur with former Odisha police chief's son Bitti Mohanty, who jumped parole in 2006 while serving a sentence in a jail here for raping a German tourist. Mohanty, son of former Indian Police Service officer B.B. Mohanty, was brought to Jaipur in the morning and taken to the Central Jail, a Rajasthan Police officer told IANS. "He ...

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