Pakistan coach Waqar Younis agreed the runs added by the Sri Lankan lower order and the incisive spell by Lasith Malinga were the reasons for defeat on Tuesday. “I think we gave away too many runs towards the end. I think we should have restricted them to less than 242 after having them at 168 for seven. It was not the best of bowling efforts and we should have done better in the field. Lasith Malinga came in and bowled superbly,” said Waqar.

Former Samajwadi leader Amar Singh will now hit back at his political detractors with a film in Bhojpuri. “We are ready with a script for the film titled Dhoka which is being made by Bhojpuri star Manoj Tiwari. The film will be in Bhojpuri and will centre around two main characters called Chalu Prasad and Talu Prasad and will highlight the

Investor sentiment seems to be turning positive on the engineering and construction sector once again. Increasing order inflows, improvement in project execution and high expected spending are providing the stimulus. The government’s spending on infrastructure projects is also expected to pick up significantly in the next few years.

The CPI(M) has said that the verdict in the Bhopal gas tragedy is of “direct relevance” to the Nuclear Liability Bill and maintained that the bill “bears the handiwork of the US nuclear industry lobby”.

The competition in the mobile internet segment is hotting up. Reliance Communications and Videocon on Wednesday offered unlimited internet access to subscribers through their mobile phones for a monthly fee which is just under Rs 100.

The Indian armed forces on Wednesday released two crucial doctrines, including one that reportedly deals with media management in a conflict situation as well as dissemination of information intended to remove ill-will among the populace in insurgency-hit areas besides other aspects.

India on Tuesday stressed on adopting labour intensive policies to generate employment across the world.
Speaking at 99th session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva on Tuesday, the Union labour and employment minister, Mr Mallikarjun Kharge, said that global unemployment is still at record levels despite the greenshoots in the job market.

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday ruled out any meeting with officials of Dow Chemicals, the new owners of Union Carbide Corp, during his visit to the US next week. “If I go there at all, I would be addressing the (US-India) CEOs meeting and also have some bilateral meetings with Treasury officials. I do not know of any other meeting. I do not know from where these things come,” he told reporters here when asked about reports about his plans to meet with Dow Chemicals CEO Andrew Liveris in US.

A hike in the fuel prices are not likely in the near term. With inflation in double digits, it has become difficult for the government to take a decision on the fuel price hike.
Even the stock markets have discounted any fuel price hike and shares of the PSU oil marketing companies were battered on the stock exchanges on Tuesday after the inflation figures came out.

With controversy over former Union Carbide CEO Warren Anderson’s exit from India after the Bhopal gas tragedy continued to hog the limelight, the Congress on Wednesday said the escape could have happened due to a “systemic failure”.