One dead as local train derails in Mumbai
Railway Police commissioner A K Sharma, said that the injured have been rushed to nearby Rajawadi hospital. The rail services on the down line were disrupted.
Need for distinction between Sonia and Modi: CEC
The CEC was reacting to questions on the Commission warning Modi to be more cautious in the future in adhering to the Model Code of Conduct and certain carping comments passed against him.
LeT plot to kill Maya foiled by cops
Two suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists were gunned down in an encounter in Barabanki with police, who believed they were planning to target Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati.
Zapak set to buy Sony Online Sony Online is the game development and game publishing unit that is part of global electronics maker Sony Corp's group.
Teenager IT CEO battles out hacking At 18, young IT entrepreneur Vineet Kumar is already a cyber security expert and is dreaming big of expanding his operations.
Pandit becomes king, Prince proves 'dumb'
Circumstances that made India-born Vikram Pandit CEO of world's largest bank Citigroup, has made his predecessor Charles Prince's resignation the sixth dumbest business moment for 2007.
YEARENDER: 2007
India gets some relief from major terror attacks
Despite a steady stream of terrorist incidents virtually across the country, 2007 reflected some relief in several major theatres of terrorism in India. The films we neglected to see Our movies never had it so good. Our movies never had it so bad. Everyone pushed the envelope, but forgot to address the target audience. A fine episodic film "Salaam-e-Ishq" which all the critics slammed for no reason.
A BJP worker wearing Chief Minister Narendra Modi's mask holds a placard with the party symbol as he celebrates party's victory in Gujarat assembly elections in Ahmadabad on Sunday. AP
Sanjeeda-Aamir win 'Nach Baliye' final
After high voltage and exhaustive performances for 13 weeks, small screen's actors, Sanjeeda Sheikh and Aamir Ali, have been voted the best dancing couple of 'Nach Baliye 3'.
'Mr Bean' dings other driver's car, gets away
Comedian Rowan Atkinson, known for playing the bumbling television and movie character "Mr Bean", made a mistake of his own when he backed an SUV into a woman's car.
CRICKET CAPSULE: INDIA DOWN UNDER
Indian paceman Irfan Pathan (R) and captain Anil Kumble (above) sign autographs for fans at the Junction Oval in Melbourne. Ganguly scores half century as rain denies India valuable practice
Torrential rain caused a delay to the start of their match against state side Victoria and thunderstorms and heavy rain later in the day forced the abandonment after tea. India lost Sourav Ganguly (59) and reached 133 for four before rain put paid to their hopes for a good practice before the Test series. Warne backs Tendulkar to score lots of runs
Warne, who mastered the art of leg spin but failed to solve an enigma called Tendulkar during his illustrious career, warned Australia to write off the "great" player at their own peril. "I don't believe just because he is getting old, he is finished. I expect Sachin to get lot of runs," Warne said. Hogg would do well against India, feels Warne
Warne admitted supple wrists and nimble footwork of the Indian batsmen make them the best players of spin bowling but still believes Hogg would make his mark in the Test series. "India plays the spinners extremely well, but Australian pitches are different...'' Warne added. Tendulkar to donate pullover for Bradman museum
Players will adhere to tax laws here: Chauhan
Under the new laws of the Australia Taxation Office that came into existence in June 2004, all visiting sportspersons are to pay tax on money earned here and media reports claimed it had angered the Indian players.
We've different plans for different Indian bowler: Hussey
"We have done quite a bit of preparation: video footage and all. We have also faced them before. Different guys will have their own plans on how to handle different bowlers," said Hussey.
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Describing the outcome of the Gujarat Assembly elections as historic, Narendra Modi said it will bring qualitative change in the prevailing Indian politics.
Need for distinction between Sonia and Modi: CEC
Our movies never had it so good. Our movies never had it so bad. Everyone pushed the envelope, but forgot to address the target audience. A fine episodic film "Salaam-e-Ishq" which all the critics slammed for no reason.
We've different plans for different Indian bowler: Hussey
