Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah was on Tuesday in Anantnag — worst hit in the recent violence — where he assured the people that the policemen who shot dead three local youth what the witnesses have alleged in cold blood will be brought to justice soon.

Karnataka pacer Abhimanyu Mithun was drafted into the Indian Test squad for the three-match Sri Lanka Test series beginning June 18 at Galle, after bowling spearhead Zaheer Khan was ruled out with a shoulder injury.

The overseas Indian affairs ministry has sought information from the Indian high commission in London about the alleged refusal of PIO card to Nobel laureate V.S. Naipaul.

Bipin V. Salvi-trained Aspiring Seven, a facile winner last time, holds an edge in the Grey Gaston Trophy, the feature event of the races to be held here on Wednesday.
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It’s raining orders for the indigenous defence industry with the armed forces placing orders for more fighter jets, battle tanks and missiles, defence minister A.K. Antony announced on Tuesday.

Jamaican sprinter and men’s Olympic champion Usain Bolt has already decided to give this year’s Commonwealth Games a miss and now women’s Olympic gold medallist Shelly-Ann Fraser will also be skipping it.

The Centre will take a relook at its anti-Naxal strategy in a meeting with chief ministers of the Naxal-affected states on July 14. The meeting, expected to be addressed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, will discuss the proposals placed before the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), which includes appointing military advisers to the

India’s spin legend E.A.S. Prasanna on Tuesday hailed Sri Lankan record-breaking offie Muttiah Muralitharan as the greatest ever.
“He’s the best I’ve seen and by a long mile. What he has accomplished despite bearing the brunt of so many controversies is incredible,” Prasanna told this newspaper on the day.

Minister of forest & environment (MoEF) Jairam Ramesh, announced the scrapping of two major hydel projects, the Pala Maneri (480 mw) and the Bhaironghati (381 mw) on the Bhagirathi river.

With worries of a monsoon receding, market watchers are now waiting for the first quarter results season — which starts with Infosys next week. Analysts expect a moderation in India Inc’s performance —growth rates are expected to fall and lower margins are expected. Sectors expected to do well include metals, financial services and automobiles. Telecom and cement are expected to be the laggards during the quarter.