Nagpur, February 01: Exactly a week after the additional collector of Nashik district was burnt alive by the oil mafia, a team of 10 policemen were Tuesday attacked by a kerosene seller and his men here, police said.
“The incident happened in Rajurwadi village of Umred tehsil of the district when a team of policemen went to investigate reports that a consignment of kerosene has been brought to the village illegally,” a police officer said.
Mumbai, February 01: By now, it’s common knowledge that shooting of the Salman Khan-Kareena Kapoor starrer Bodyguard is on in full swing in Pune. However, the shooting schedule was hampered earlier this week when members of FWICE (Federation of Western India Employees) raided the sets and halted the shoot.
New Delhi, February 01: An Air India’s special flight brought back 128 Indians from strife-torn Egypt on Tuesday taking the number of evacuees to 428 in the past 48 hours.
Mumbai airport sources said the national carrier safely landed at the tarmac with the passengers from Cairo in the morning.
Many passengers wept after touching the land as they looked tiered and panicky.
They said they had been worried about their future and could not move beyond hotels or from temporary shelters because of turmoil in that country.
Hyderabad, February 01: The Indian students duped by a fake university in the US face an uncertain future as their appeal is not likely to be heard in a court there before September.
The 1,555 students, mostly from Andhra Pradesh, feel they are being subjected to inhuman treatment by the US authorities for no fault of theirs. They want the Indian government to immediately come to their rescue and help them transfer to other US universities.
Sydney, February 01: Batsman Callum Ferguson has been rushed into Australia’s squad for their final two one-day internationals against England as cover for the injured Shaun Marsh, Cricket Australia said on Tuesday.
Marsh injured his right hamstring in the 51-run victory in Brisbane on Sunday that gave Australia an unassailable 4-1 lead in the best of seven series.
Karachi, February 01: Former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas feels that players representing the country in the upcoming World Cup will have to play out of their skins if they are to reach the last four stage of the showpiece event.
“Given the problems and issues Pakistan cricket has faced in the last one year and also the fact that we have lost three of our top players, it is difficult to see Pakistan among the top four in this World Cup,” Zaheer told reporters here Monday.
New Delhi, February 01: Major scams like 2G, CWG games, Adarsh housing and Bofors will sink the ruling UPA alliance, according to BJP chief Nitin Gadkari, who has claimed that Indians have stashed a whopping Rs 22 lakh crore in foreign banks.
Asserting that BJP is aggressively pursuing the issue, Gadkari said that it was a must to get huge illegal amounts repatriated from all safe havens outside India.
New Delhi, February 01: If being inspiring is a measure of leadership skills then Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is comparable only to charismatic American President Barack Obama, feels all-rounder Praveen Kumar.
“He is the Obama of cricket,” was Praveen’s reply when asked what makes Dhoni a special captain.
Lauded for being cool and composed in trying match situations, throwing his weight behind players he believes in and for trying the unconventional, Dhoni’s leadership has rarely been criticised since he took over in 2007.
New Delhi, February 01: Sachin Tendulkar has been winning matches for India with his amazing batting exploits for more than two decades, and it’s time his team clinched the World Cup for him.
Tendulkar, who turns 38 in April, makes his sixth and probably the last appearance in the showpiece event with one notable omission from his eye-catching CV — a World Cup.
The ‘Little Genius’ may have amassed a record 17,629 runs in 444 one-dayers with 46 centuries — the highest by any batsman — but will be pleased more if the team win the Cup in front of his home crowd in Mumbai on April 2.
Hyderabad, February 1: The Praja Rajyam Party, headed by former film actor K Chiranjeevi may be part of the N Kiran Kumar Reddy government here.
An indication to this effect has emerged following talks held between Defence Minister and AICC representative AK Antony and Mr Chiranjeevi at the latter’s residence on Monday.
Pradesh Congress Committee president D Srinivas and senior PRP leaders were also present at the meeting.
Dhaka, February 01: Bangladesh has ordered electricity companies to show World Cup cricket matches on generator-powered public screens in a bid to prevent protests by irate fans if power cuts disrupt TV broadcasts.
Cricket-mad Bangladesh is a co-host of the World Cup, which starts February 19, and Dhaka is keen to prevent a repeat of the unrest during the 2010 football World Cup when fans rioted after power cuts interrupted viewing.
Wellington, February 01: New Zealand opening batsman Jesse Ryder has vented his anger on the micro–blogging site Twitter after being run out in a mix–up with team–mate Stephen Murdoch during the provincial one–day cricket match.
Ryder, opening for Wellington against Northern Districts at the Basin Reserve on Sunday, was sent packing after a mix–up with Murdoch and he took to Twitter to voice his frustration.
“I just got run out by my other batter. What a waste of time this day is … I love getting left high an [sic] dry by my other batter,” Ryder tweeted.
Hyderabad, February 1: The Chief General Manager, State Telecom Circle, BSNL, Mr Rajeev Agarwal, has said that after a lot of preparation, they have added 150 BTSes and efforts were on to improve the coverage and reach further by installing additional BTSes.
Birmingham, February 01: Simon Jones, a fast bowler whose England Test career was halted in its prime by one debilitating injury after another, wakes to a daily routine of strengthening exercises and icing his battle-weary limbs.
He is the virtually forgotten spearhead of his country’s glorious 2005 Ashes triumph over a previously dominant Australian team but at 32 refuses to believe his days representing England are over.
Dhaka, February 01: Familiar home conditions, fanatical crowd support and a young energetic side give Bangladesh a chance to emerge from the shadows when the World Cup is played in their backyard.
The ‘Tigers’ have had a miserable time at the Test level, losing 59 of their 68 matches and winning just three against lowly Zimbabwe and an under-strength West Indies.
But limited-overs cricket is their forte as was evident in the previous World Cup in the Caribbean in 2007 when they knocked out India in the first round and stunned South Africa in the Super Eights.
Hyderabad, February 1: Telugu Desam Party Floor Leader in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Singireddy Srinivas Reddy on Monday urged Governor ESL Narasimhan to dismiss Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and also urged Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court Nisar Ahmed Kakru to order the police to file criminal charges against the Head of Government.
Talking to INN, Mr Singireddy said that Mr Kiran Kumar Reddy had himself admitted that he had spent 60 days in extricating Kadapa leader YS Jaganmohan Reddy from being implicated in the Paritala Ravindra murder case.
New Delhi, February 01: Sri Lanka’s ability to rise to the occasion makes them one of the most feared teams in the World Cup, especially in favourable home conditions.
When the focus was on other sides in the 2007 edition in the Caribbean, Sri Lanka steadily emerged as deserving challengers to Australia in the final with their solid all-round show.
They have often proved tough customers in all conditions, having depth in batting and bowling. Their best in recent months came when they clinched their maiden one-day series in Australia under Kumar Sangakkara.
Melbourne, February 01: Champions League Twenty20 organisers have not paid the teams and players prize money to the tune of USD six million and the Indian Cricket Board was responsible for it, a report said on Monday.
Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations chief executive Tim May said that the Champions League Twenty20 organisers had failed to honour its commitments to pay prize money totalling USD six million.
Hyderabad, February 1: The Institute for Electronic Governance (IEG) is organizing a recruitment drive for 2010 passed out B.Sc Computer Science/Maths/Statistics/Information Technology/Electronics/Electrical/Physics or Chemistry students.
Melbourne, February 01: Ricky Ponting is set to start training after a one-month injury lay-off while Nathan Hauritz is hoping to get back into action at the earliest after a radical blood injection treatment, giving some relief to Australia’s injury-ridden lead-up to the World Cup.
Australian team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said Ponting has been given the green light by his surgeon to resume light training, but his progress would become clearer next week, when he starts using a bat.
Islamabad, February 01: Pakistani parliamentarians have demanded immediate government action to curb crimes against minorities following the migration of a Hindu lawmaker to India and a string of kidnappings, including that of a leading Hindu spiritual leader.
Ram Singh Sodho quit as a legislator in the Sindh provincial assembly late last month and shifted to India after receiving threats.
Sodho’s migration and rise in kidnappings for ransom against the minority communities were repeatedly mentioned in the National Assembly session.
New Delhi, February 01: They may be grouped alongside India, South Africa and England in the World Cup, but Ireland captain William Porterfield on Monday said his side is no pushover and would give the heavyweights a tough challenge in cricket’s biggest spectacle.
“It doesn’t matter who are there in the group because at the end it is the performance of the day that matters. We have a very good side. All the players are capable of playing an important innings,” Porterfield said in an exclusive interview from Dubai.
Karimnagar, February 1: A lorry ran amok and crushed a shepherd to death, along with about 40 sheep near Singapur in Huzurabad mandal in Karimnagar district on Monday.
According to Huzurabad Assistant sub–inspector Papayaiah Nayak, the lorry driver lost control over his vehicle and veered into a herd of sheep, killing one shepherd and leaving another with injuries. The lorry also crushed about 40 sheep to death on the spot and another seven animals were left seriously injured.
The deceased shepherd has been identified as Veera Boina Ravi and injured was said to be one Mondaiah.
Tirupati, February 1: A woman was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Room No. 634 of the Hill View Cottage of Tirumala Hills on Monday.
According to the police, the cottage was taken in the name of one Ramu of Akulakatta village of Vizianagaram district. As they have not vacated the cottage even after 48 hours, the TTD employees peeped into the cottage through the window and found the woman dead. Ramu, who had taken the cottage was missing.
The police are investigating whether it was a suicide or a cold blooded murder.
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Hyderabad, February 1: Handlooms and Textiles Minister Shankar Rao will represent Andhra Pradesh during an international exhibition on handloom products to be held in Turkey between February 3 and 6.
Talking to media persons at the Secretariat on Monday, Dr Shankar Rao revealed that the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry has invited industries from Andhra Pradesh to participate in the Turkish exhibition with an objective to promote Indian image as also to provide a platform for industries to showcase their strength and capabilities in an emerging and developing market of that country.