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ICC happy with pitch improvement efforts at Kotla

ICC’s chief pitch consultant Andy Atkinson on Monday expressed satisfaction over the efforts being made to improve the Ferozeshah Kotla pitch, which was banned for one year from hosting international

Indian Ocean rising faster than others

Newly detected rising sea levels in parts of the Indian Ocean have led Indian scientists to conclude that the Indian Ocean is rising faster than other oceans.
Dr Satheesh C. Shenoi, director, Indian National Centre for Ocean Infor-mation Services, speaking at a workshop on “Coasts, Coastal Populations and their Concerns” o

Embattled mantri Sibal gets pat from PM

Encountering hostility and isolation within his own party, Union minister for human resources development Kapil Sibal appears to have at least Prime Minister Manmohan Singh firmly behind him. On Saturday, the PM showered the minister with praise for the work he has done as the country’s HRD minister.

NIA likely to probe missing explosives

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to probe the disappearance of more than 850 tons of explosives while they were being transported to Madhya Pradesh from Rajasthan.

Dengue cases up, 2 more die of H1N1

The number of dengue cases in the city went up to 1,226 with 71 new cases being reported on Saturday. Meanwhile, the receding waters of Yamuna near the Commonwealth Games Village threaten to give way to more mosquito breeding.

Two Aussies pledge organs to AIIMS

Two Australian nationals, on a mission to raise awareness and funds about chronic kidney diseases, became the first foreigners to pledge organ donation to India’s premier health institute, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on Saturday.

Five dead in mishaps in 24 hrs across city

The chief chef of a Greater Kailash-based restaurant was one of the five people who died in the city in fatal accidents in the past 24-hours. The accident took place on the August Kranti Marg, when Sohan, a chief chef, had gone to buy dinner for his relatives, who were attending to his ailing brother at AIIMS Trauma Centre. Sohan was hit by a speeding Alto car which had an official government sticker on its windshield.

ABVP sweeps 3, blow to NSUI

After a hiatus of eight years, the right-wing Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad swept three out of four top posts including that of president, in the Delhi University Students Union elections giving a deadly blow to Congress’ National Students’ Union of India.

Lane trials add to traffic travails

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Delhiites had to put up with traffic snarls on the arterial roads lining the Commonwealth Games sites on Saturday as the Delhi traffic police started its trial run for dedicated Games lanes. The roads linking the Dhaula Kuan flyover and Sardar Patel Marg and the Vinay Marg in the New Delhi area witnessed chaotic traffic after the trial run for dedicated lanes began.

Generals protest posts

Upset at being given staff postings instead of command postings, two top Army lieutenant-generals have petitioned the Armed Forces Tribunal and have challenged the decision of the ministry of defence (MoD) in this regard. The two generals are the second-highest ranking officers in their respective commands where they are currently

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