Former energy secretary Ed Miliband on Saturday announced his candidature for the post of the leader of the Labour party. His elder brother, former foreign secretary David Miliband, is already a candidate for the post.

External affairs minister S.M. Krishna is expected to reassure his Iran counterpart, Mr Manouchehr Mottaki, that India remains interested in the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project when they hold bilateral talks in Tehran.

Rani Rampal scored a hat-trick as the Indian women’s hockey team beat hosts New Zealand 3-2 in the first of five Tests at the Endeavour Trust Twin Turfs in Palmerston North on Saturday.

Twelve thousand pages stuffed into six cardboard cartons is suspended IPL chairman Lalit Modi’s response to the showcause notice served on him by the Board of Control for Cricket in India for alleged financial irregularities.

Grand Madame is expected to win the Chamundi Plate, the main event of the races to be held here on Sunday.
The selections:

The Darul Uloom, Deoband, may not approve of Muslims working in banks or even having insurance policies. But the country’s minority affairs minister, Salman Khurshid, has indicated that he sees nothing wrong in either having a bank account or an insurance.

D’Artagnan, Carla and Optimus Prime excelled in the workouts when the following horses were exercised here on Saturday.

Lyricist Javed Akhtar on Saturday received a death threat over email criticising him for his comments on Darul uloom Deoband’s fatwa against working Muslim women. The cyber crime police station has registered a case against unknown persons after Akhtar approached them.

Rajender Kumar (55kg) clinched the silver medal for India in a hard-fought bout in the Greco-Roman category at the Senior Asian Wrestling Championships at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex here on Saturday.

Home minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday expressed surprise and disappointment by the BJP’s statement alleging that the home minister’s unilateral decision to allow NSCN-IM leader T Muivah to visit Manipur has created tension in the state.