With the recent spot-fixing scandal exposing the futility of its anti-corruption code, the International Cricket Cou-ncil is now planning a wide-ranging overhaul of its regulatory system in order to avoid future embarrasments.

The moment weightlifter Sanamacha Chanu tested positive for the banned substance methylhexaneamine (MHA), her hopes for avoiding a life ban hinged on the results of the “B” sample test. With her second sample also coming out positive Tuesday, the lifter’s fate is now in the hands of the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP).

With the BJP seeking to induct its Jharkhand ally JMM into the NDA fold, Sibu Soren’s party has witnessed sharp divisions of opinions. Most JMM leaders want the party’s alliance with the BJP to remain restricted only to Jharkhand and only for the present Assembly’s tenure.

The JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav on Tuesday criticised government’s decision to hold caste census in 2011 in place of incorporating the exercise in the ongoing census. Mr Yadav also stated that the Narendra Modi issue between the JD (U)-BJP is now behind them.

Keeping in view the sensitive Ayodhya verdict, scheduled to come on September 24, the Congress on Tuesday decided to postpone its zonal conferences to mark the 125th anniversary of the party. The two conferences — east and north zones — were schedule to take place on September 25 and 27 respectively.

Three more people died of H1N1 in the city, taking the toll to 51 this season. Twenty fresh cases were also reported on Tuesday. The dengue menace too continued unabated where the cases of vector-borne disease climbed to 1,933 with 76 more patients testing positive.

A 14-year-old boy is feared to have drowned in the Yamuna river after he went there to take a bath and didn’t return, the police said on Tuesday.
The police officials said the victim Akash, a student of a government school, had gone to the river to take bath along with his friend. The incident occurred at around 2 pm o

Facing allegations of corruption, receiving severe criticism for lax preparedness and incomplete projects, the Commonwealth Games 2010 probably need the Gods to be with them. A few pandals celebrating the Ganesh puja seem to have caught up on the idea and depicted “Shera”, mascot for the Games, praying to Lord Ganesha for successful conduct of the Games.

Four persons were killed and three others were injured in separate road accidents reported in the city in the last 24 hours.
In the first accident, a 27-year-old biker, identified as Sunil Kumar, who was on the way to his west Delhi residence was runover by a speeding Santro car.

Even as long traffic snarls have been reported during the trial runs for the dedicated CWG lanes that have begun barely a month before the Games, the Delhi police maintained that its plans were in place and the entire scheme of the dedicated lanes will get further fine tuned.