Four Naxals were arrested after a brief exchange of fire in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, police said on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, a combing operation was launched in Bukota forests in Etapa

Galle, July 22 (IANS) Sri Lanka beat India by 10 wickets in the first cricket Test against India and took a 1-0 lead in the three match series here Thursday.

Sri Lanka openers Tharanga Paranavitana (

Galle (Sri Lanka), July 22: Following on, India were 292 for eight in the second innings, a lead of 48 runs, at lunch on the fifth day of the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka here Thursday.

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The biggest star, with a mass 320 times greater than the sun's, has been discovered at the edge of our galaxy by British astronomers.

Scientists at the University of Sheffield found the stellar gian

Galle (Sri Lanka), July 22: Sri Lanka closed in on a victory in the first cricket Test against India, leaving the visitors tottering at 292 for eight at lunch on the fifth day here Thursday.

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A list of top ten bowlers in Test cricket:

Player Mat Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ 5 10

Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) 133* 800 9/51 16/220 22.72 2.47 67 22

Shane Warne (Aus) 145 708 8/71 12/128 25.41 2.65 3

Replying to continued criticism of his "anti-Maoist policy" by Congress general secretary, Mr Digvijay Singh, the home minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, has said he will be the "happiest person if someone

A daughter and some of the grandchildren of former South African president, Mr Nelson Mandela, were attacked by gunmen in Johannesburg as they returned home from a weekend birthday party for the 92-ye

New Delhi, July 22: India's Bharti Airtel, which acquired the African telecom assets of Kuwait's Zain recently, has committed itself to bringing affordable phone services to Tanzania and becoming a pr

Mumbai, July 22: A benchmark index for Indian equities closed at its highest level since February 2008 Thursday helped by a late surge in buying.

The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay S