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Bharti, Idea benefited from lapses in policy

Feb. 10: The one-man committee of retired Supreme Court judge Shivraj Patil has found that Bharti Airtel, Idea and Tata Teleservices benefited from the procedural lapses during the 2001-09 period.

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Food inflation eases

Feb. 10: Food inflation, which measures the rise in food prices, fell to a seven week low of 13.07 per cent for the week ending January 29. The drop is being attributed to a sharp fall in prices of on

Hat-trick heroes are a rarity

Feb. 10: Every edition of the cricket World Cup has thrown up a set of players who have risen to the occasion to make the big stage their own. A peek at the statistics bears testimony to what the lege

WC not final frontier: Dhoni

Ricky Ponting plays with a rugby ball during a training session ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is one of the coolest captains going around in world cricket. The pressure of expectations always hangs over the Indian team and is nothing new to Dhoni. Being the tournament’s co-hosts, it naturally rachets up expectations. But the India captain is not swayed by such pressures and is supremely confident of his team.

Sonia asks banks to help farmers

Feb. 10: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Thursday asked the banks to provide credit to farming community at low interest rates so that they could be insulated from being exploited by money lenders.

Jumbo touch to Sachin’s 1st ton

Feb. 9: When Sachin Tendulkar was entering the records books with his maiden century in Old Trafford in 1990, Anil Kumble had a specific role to play: He was told not to move and stay standing at the

Aussie bomber

Feb. 9: Australia won the last two World Cups without him playing any major role. Shane Watson’s 2003 World Cup campaign was ended before it started by stress fractures in his back while a calf injury

Grand Success shines on track

Feb. 10: Elusive Speed, Ladyship and Grand Success impressed most in the workouts when the following horses were exercised on the trial track here on Thursday.

Outer sand:
600m: Royal Artist (rb) 46.

Windsor Manor catches the eye

Feb. 10: Windsor Manor and Hard Kingdom excelled when the following horses were exercised here on Thursday.

Sand
800m: Da Xia (Ali Khan) 58.5, 600 in 41, pushed. Theatre Of Dreams (
J. Vikas) 55.5,

Super Sha is the best bet

Feb. 10: Ranjeet Shinde-trained Super Sha holds an edge over others to win the Tranquillity Cup, the feature event of the races to be held here on on Friday.

Following is the card with selections.
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