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Ojha takes five, England fights to save Test

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Pragyan Ojha snapped up five wickets to give India a mammoth 330-run lead before England staged a spirited fightback in the second innings to give themselves a slight hope of saving the first cricket Test here today.

Crowds continue to swell, security hiked

All of Mumbai and neighbouring Thane wore a deserted look throughout Thursday. However, the scene at Kalanagar was distinctly different.

Visitors throng Matoshree

Film, business and political personalities on Thursday made a beeline to Matoshree to inquire about the health of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, who has been critical since Wednesday night.

BJD meeting in orissa to hold flock together

Battling to hold on to its fort in the face of heavy offensives launched by the rebel leader Pyarimohan Mohapatra, the ruling BJD in Orissa has called an emergency meeting of the party on Friday appar

Farmers, Sainiks paralyse Maha

Large parts of western and southern Maharashtra remained paralysed on Thursday as agitating farmers and bereaved Shiv Sainiks slowed down traffic by barricading highways and shutting down businesses i

Karat: Indian’s death in Ireland a crime

CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat on Thursday described the death of Indian national Savita Halappanavar in Ireland as a culpable crime, and asked the Indian government to intervene with the Irish authoritie

Sehwag, Pujara give India honours on Day 1

Virender Sehwag cracked his first century in more than two years as India came up with a solid batting display to take control of the first cricket Test against England here today.

5 Naxals killed in encounter

At least five Maoist cadres were on Wednesday killed in an encounter with the Orissa police at Bhaliaguda under Gobindpur gram panchayat in Gajpati district, 350 km from here.

Nitish visits Taxila, ancient temples

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday visited the ancient city of Taxila, terming it an “emotive” and “overpowering” experience, and the century-old Katasraj temples that have recently been r

Farmers, police clash in Maha

Protests by sugarcane growers in western Maharashtra, demanding better price for their produce, intensified on Wednesday with agitators torching a police jeep in the sugar belt of Kolhapur, setting up

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