Gurjar leader agrees to meet CM again "Now situation has stabilised. So there is an improvement in the situation and I would love to have negotiation for the betterment of the people," said Gurjar leader Col (retd) Kirori Singh Bhainsala.
Promotion not a fundamental right: SC The Bench passed the observations while upholding the promotion of S D Majumdar to the post of executive engineer by the Mizoram Government on the basis of his superior ACR (Annual Confidential cord) rating over his colleague S B Bhattacharjee.
Law will take its course in Big B case: Mayawati Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati said on Sunday that the law would take its course in the matter related to allotment of agricultural land to Mega star Amitabh Bachchan.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks at the recent CII conclave were being misread to imply that these were a signal for slowdown of reforms, said Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia.
3 killed, 300 hurt as quake hits China A strong earthquake hit southwest China early today, killing at least 3 people and injuring 300. There have since been 14 aftershocks. Tremors were felt 200 km (120 miles) away to the north and south.
Three held in New York airport terror plot Anti-terrorist forces arrested Russell Defreitas in New York and Abdul Kadir and Kareem Ibrahim in Trinidad after uncovering a plot to blow up the JFK airport in New York. A wiretap transcript the FBI gave CNN indicated the plotters targeted the airport because of the popularity of its namesake.
Hilton to taste
life behind bars The 26-year-old heiress to the Hilton hotel empire was sentenced to 45 days in jail last month by a Los Angeles judge for driving on a suspended license, violating the sentence imposed when she was caught driving while drunk.
Ashraful named new Bangladesh captain Bangladesh today named 22-year-old Mohammad Ashraful as its new captain because he promises a "new era" for the country's cricket. Pacer Mashrafe Murtaza was named vice-captain.
FRENCH OPEN
Fifth-seeded Mauresmo crashes out Two-time Grand Slam champion Amelie Mauresmo was upset in the third round of the French Open today, losing to Lucie Safarova 6-3 7-6 (3).
Riot police arrest an anti-G8 protester during unrest between police and anti-G8 demonstrators in Rostock on Sunday. Several hundred protestors taking part in a demonstration against next week's G8 summit hurled Molotov cocktails, bottles and fireworks at police. Tens of thousands of protestors marched through this north-eastern German port town to show their opposition to next week's G8 summit of the world's wealthiest nations. Around 125 people were arrested during the riot. AFP
"We have to go with what the pathologist gives, and if I'd ignored it and it had turned out to be true I would have been lambasted for not treating it seriously," Shields was quoted as saying by the 'Sunday Times'.
Sajid Mahmood has been ruled out of the remainder of his country's matches against the West Indies as he will undergo a double hernia operation on Tuesday.
Dice loaded in favour of Whatmore for coach's job The Sri Lanka-born former batsman looks all set to get the nod from the seven-member Coach Selection Committee of the Cricket Board headed by BCCI Chief Sharad Pawar when it meets here tomorrow night.
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