Jaswant: BJP is in my blood
Even after his unceremonious expulsion from the party, former senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh is finding it difficult to get over the reality, as he claimed that the saffron party is “in his blood”.
Party Tonight, Shotgun excel
Party Tonite, Shotgun and Camorra impressed when the following horses were exercised on the trial track here on Friday.
The overnight heavy rain which had dampened the track had rendered the going sloppy.
BJP clueless on J’khand crisis
With BJP president Nitin Gadkari holidaying in Europe with his family and meeting people related to his business, crisis for the BJP continues to deepen. The party leaders have no clue on how to deal with the Jharkhand issue. Mr Gadkari, sources disclosed, has no plan to cut short his visit since he wants to relax with his family.
Acceptances for Sunday’s races
Eight horses have been accepted to contest for the Juvenile Million, the highlight of the races to be held here on Sunday.
1. The Santa Anita Park Plate (for horses rated 0-25) 1400 metres, 1.30 pm: Yes I Can 62.5, Xel 62.5, Yes We Can 61, I Fancy You 61, Mister Trooper 60.5, My Musketeer 60.5, Enchanting Beauty 60.5, Attaturk 60, Kickingking 59, Prince Norbert 58, Bocconcino 57.
Mirwaiz to PM: Resolve Kashmir
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Kashmir’s chief Muslim cleric and chairman of his faction of the separatist Hurriyat Conference alliance, on Friday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, to pledge a “meaningful course” towards resolution of Kashmir issue during his forthcoming visit to the state, instead of announcing any economic package or incentives.
Gloriosa for Karnataka Police Cup
Scales favour the Darius Byramji-trained Calcutta Derby winner, Gloriosa, to claim the Karnataka Police Cup, the feature event on the inaugural day’s races of the Bengaluru summer meeting scheduled to be held here on Saturday.
‘DERC can announce tariff plan’
In a jolt to the Sheila Dikshit-led Delhi government, Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium has opined that it has no powers to restrict Delhi Electricity Regulator Commission from announcing its power tariff order for the year 2010-11. The DERC was asked by the city government not to announce new tariff order earlier, when it was about slash power tariff reportedly by about 20 per cent.
India, Pak feature in same pool
The Indian men’s hockey team were handed out a tough draw in this year’s Commonwealth Games, clubbed with world champions Australia and archrivals Pakistan in the October 3 to 14 megaevent.
Minor domestic help stabs man to death
A 55-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by his former disgruntled domestic help in Kalkaji area of southeast Delhi on Thursday, the police said.
The police officials said the accused is a minor and was allegedly angry at his employer who had not paid his two months’ salary. The incident happened at around 1
ICC clears table for Referral System at 2011 World Cup
In a bid to standardise the use of technology across all formats of the game, the ICC’s cricket committee has recommended that UDRS be used in all Test matches as well as in the World Cup in the subcontinent next year.