Violence spreads in Punjab and Haryana

Two persons were killed and several injured as violence triggered by the killing of a Dera leader engulfed Punjab and parts of Haryana, where protestors set afire train coaches, buses and clashe...- in Politics n government

Sam Pitroda: The Rahul Gandhi I know
Sam Pitroda, who is credited for revolutionising India's telecommunications system during then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's tenure, is among a select few who has known Rahul Gandhi since hi...- in Politics n government

'India's refusal forced Lanka to turn to China'

India had refused to supply offensive weapons to the Sri Lankan military during its critical campaign against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, forcing Colombo to turn to China ...- in Politics n government

Grand finish to IPL 2

A glittering closing ceremony, with dash of glitz and glamour, drew curtains on the second edition of the Indian Premier League razzmatazz in Johannesburg, on Sunday night.

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Why Phalcon AWACS matter to India

India took a major step towards establishing strategic dominance in the South Asian region on May 25 when the first of the three Israeli Phalcon Airborne Early Warning and Control Systems aircraf...- in Politics n government

Meet one of Playboy's sexiest CEOs
Think Playboy, and you think of lingerie, R-rated films and all things adult -- definitely not a PhD from an Ivy League university. But Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh-born Rashmi Sinha, who did her doctor...- in Politics n government

Symonds turned the match: Kumble, Gilchrist

The see-saw match could have gone either way but Andrew Symonds' back-to-back strike tilted the IPL final in Deccan Chargers' favour, believe rival captains Adam Gilchrist and Anil Kumble .

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Hyderabad win Indian Premier League 2009

Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Anil Kumble celebrates after dismissing Deccan Chargers captain Adam Gilchrist in the final of the 2009 Indian Premier League T20 tournament in Johannesburg o...- in Recreation n sports

Gilchrist is IPL's most valuable player

Adam Gilchrist is IPL 2009's most valuable player. If his batting, bowling and fielding performance is expressed only in terms of 'runs', he is seen to have scored a staggering 753 runs. And we ...- in Recreation n sports

Laxman was told he wasn't needed: Gilchrist

VVS Laxman was told that Deccan Chargers did not need him in the playing XI for the Indian Premier League's later half but he stayed on to contribute his experience and knowledge after being req...- in Recreation n sports