Tuesday 9th February, 2010
Smith praises his team for "outstanding performance" against India
Bombay News.NetNagpur, Feb 9: South African skipper Graeme Smith on Tuesday praised his team for crushing India by an innings and six runs in the first Test played at the Vidarbha Cricket Association stadium in Nagpur.
Dhoni admits South Africa "completely outplayed" India
Bombay News.NetNagpur, Feb 9: Team India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday admitted that his team was completely outplayed by South Africans, as they crashed to an innings and six runs defeat on the fourth day of the Nagpur Test.
Three Nigerians held for lottery scam in Delhi
Bombay News.NetNew Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Three Nigerians were arrested from east Delhi for duping people through an internet lottery scam, police said Tuesday.
Chidambaram to Maoists: we'll talk but stop violence
Bombay News.NetKolkata/Ranchi/Patna, Feb 9 (IANS) As Maoists again blasted train tracks in Bihar and Jharkhand during their 72-hour shutdown, the government Tuesday warned that operations against the guerrillas would continue but also offered talks if the violence stopped.
Kolkata intellectuals decry Chidambaram's meet
Bombay News.NetKolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) Magsaysay award winner litterateur Mahasweta Devi was among a few hundred intellectuals, who took out a protest rally and burnt an effigy of Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday, decrying his meeting with four eastern states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal for chalking out a coordinated anti-Maoist operation.
Solar energy can be used to combat climate change: Experts
Bombay News.NetNOIDA (Uttar Pradesh), Feb.9 : Solar energy can be used to combat climate change, scientists from India and Australia said during an Indo-Australian Solar Energy Workshop held here on Tuesday.
Four held in Delhi for thefts in temples
Bombay News.NetNew Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Four men were arrested for carrying out thefts in temples and houses in east Delhi, the police said Tuesday.
Akshay Kumar to perform 'Parkour' in new Thums Up ad
Bombay News.NetNew Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Action star Akshay Kumar will be seen performing the death-defying sport Parkour in his upcoming Thums up commercial. He says that besides action, it has fun elements too.
We were completely outplayed, admits Dhoni
Bombay News.NetNagpur, Feb 9 (IANS) Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted that India were completely outplayed by South Africa in the first cricket Test that was over in four days here Tuesday.
Tendulkar's century not enough to avoid innings defeat
Bombay News.NetNagpur, Feb 9 (IANS) South Africa took a step closer to becoming top team in the world by crushing India by an innings and six runs in the first cricket Test to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
Animals' bones found at national park sent for tests
Bombay News.NetBhopal, Feb 9 (IANS) Two sets of animal skeletal remains, unearthed at the Panna National Park in Madhya Pradesh, have been sent to Hyderabad for DNA tests to ascertain the species to which they belong, officials said Tuesday.
Decision on Bt Brinjal based on consultations: Congress
Bombay News.NetNew Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Congress said Tuesday that the government's decision to put indefinite moratorium on commercial release of Bt Brinjal has been taken after wide consultations.
Peerless scouts for foreign partner for mutual fund arm
Bombay News.NetKolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) Peerless Funds Management Company Ltd (PFMCL) is scouting for a foreign partner to further strengthen the business, a company official said here Tuesday.
Decision on stimulus package for exporters this week
Bombay News.NetNew Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Commerce Minister Anand Sharma will meet Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee later this week to take a decision on stimulus packages for the exporters for the next fiscal, Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar said Tuesday.
Chidambaram plays down Nitish, Soren's absence at meet
Bombay News.NetKolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday played down the absence of the chief ministers of Bihar and Jharkhand, Nitish Kumar and Shibu Soren, from a meeting here called to draw up a blueprint for inter-state operations against the Maoists.
Clinton aide's presence not connected to Bt Brinjal: US embassy
Bombay News.NetNew Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) US diplomat Nina Fedoroff, science and technology adviser to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, arrived in the capital late Monday on an invitation from Indian scientists.
Rathore attacker sent to police custody
Bombay News.NetChandigarh, Feb 9 (IANS) A court here Tuesday sent Utsav Sharma, who attacked former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, convicted for molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra, to a day's police remand.
Asian Security Conference to focus on 2030 scenario
Bombay News.NetNew Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The concerns that India and other Asian nations will face on security and other fronts two decades hence will be the focus of a three-day conference that Defence Minister A.K. Antony will inaugurate here Thursday, its organisers said.
Muslims welcome 10 percent job quota in West Bengal
Bombay News.NetNew Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The 10 percent quota in government jobs for backward Muslims in West Bengal is being welcomed by leaders of the community who say it's not really enough but add that something is better than nothing.
Several injured, Patna students vandalise coaching centres
Bombay News.NetPatna, Feb 9 (IANS) One student was critically injured in firing by a security guard of a coaching centre here and several others were also injured in clashes with police Tuesday, after over 1,000 of them went on a rampage to protest against money-making coaching institutes in the city.
India digresses, but Iran continues to oppose Good-Bad Taliban theory
Bombay News.NetNew Delhi, Feb.9 : Iran today expressed its reservation over the reintegration of Taliban in Afghanistan and rejected the idea of "Good Taliban and Bad Taliban".
Steyn's ten wickets helps Proteas to innings win against India in Nagpur Test
Bombay News.NetNagpur, Feb 9: A ten-wicket haul by South African fast bowler Dale Steyn helped his side thrash India by an innings and six runs on the fourth day of the Nagpur Test on Tuesday.
Greenpeace says moratorium on Bt Brinjal not a long-term solution
Bombay News.NetNew Delhi, Feb.9 : Pro-environnment group Greenpeace on Tuesday welcomed Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh's decision not to allow commercialisation of Bt Brinjal.
Centre says no to commercialisation of Bt Brinjal
Bombay News.NetBangalore, Feb 9 : Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday gave the thumbs down to the commercialisation of Bt Brinjal and imposed a moratorium on it till further study.
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