Monday 15th March, 2010
Scoreboard: Delhi Daredevils vs. Rajasthan Royals, IPL
New Delhi News.NetThe following is the scoreboard of the match between Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera here Monday.
Royal Challengers hope to bounce back in Tuesday's match
New Delhi News.NetRoyal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) hope to bounce back Tuesday when they take on Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League (IPL) III T20 Championship at the Chinnaswamy stadium here.
Punjab flags off motorcycle highway patrol
New Delhi News.NetIn a bid to make national highways safer and to streamline the flow of increasing traffic, a new highway patrol scheme was launched in Punjab with the flagging off of 50 Enfield motorcycles here Monday.
Delhi Daredevils win by six wickets
New Delhi News.NetDelhi Daredevils beat Rajasthan Royals by six wickets in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera here Monday.
Bail plea of publisher in Jesus blasphemy case rejected
New Delhi News.NetThe Shillong bench of the Gauhati High Court Monday rejected the bail plea of Indra Mohan Jha, whose publishing house had printed a blasphemous image of Jesus -- holding a beer can and a cigarette -- in a school textbook.
'Vaccine shots to infants in Madhya Pradesh were poisonous'
New Delhi News.NetThe anti-measles vaccine that killed four babies in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district last week turned a killer because it was used over three hours after being mixed, a health official said Monday.
Probe into swarm of bees at Mayawati rally
New Delhi News.NetIn a late Monday night development, the Uttar Pradesh government ordered a high-level probe into the sudden arrival of a swarm of bees at the Ramabai Ambedkar ground while Chief Minister Mayawati was addressing a huge party rally there earlier in the day.
Hope for Jharkhand prisoners
New Delhi News.NetThe Jharkhand government Monday announced that a survey would be conducted of prisoners still in jail despite their sentence period getting over and they would be released.
School teacher gets 18 months' jail for dowry demands
New Delhi News.NetA local court here Monday sentenced a Sanskrit teacher in a Chandigarh government school and his parents to 18 months' rigorous imprisonment for harassing his wife for dowry.
Orissa legislators demand ten-fold hike in allowances
New Delhi News.NetOrissa legislators Monday demanded a ten-fold hike in allowances keeping in view of the 'soaring cost' of living and implementation of Sixth Pay Commission's recommendations for the state employees. Legislators currently get Rs.5,000 in allowances.
Robbie William in no rush to marry
New Delhi News.NetEnglish singer Robbie William's father Pete Conway has revealed, the singer is in no rush to marry girlfriend Ayda Field.
Punjab assembly seeks Punjabi as Chandigarh's first language
New Delhi News.NetThe Punjab assembly Monday unanimously passed a resolution seeking Punjabi be accorded first language status in the union territory (UT) of Chandigarh.
Kate Moss wears dress made from recycled mosquito nets
New Delhi News.NetBritish supermodel Kate Moss wore a dress woven from recycled mosquito nets.
Arrested terror suspect wanted 'blood-soaked Holi'
New Delhi News.NetA 'careless' conversation led Kashmiri terror suspect Bashir Ahmed Baba, who was nabbed in Gujarat Saturday night, straight into the hands of waiting policemen.
Bihar's clean chit coaching centres vexes opposition
New Delhi News.NetOver a month after violent protests in the Bihar capital against fleecing by private coaching institutes, in which two students were killed, the state government Monday gave a clean chit to these institutes, drawing protests from the opposition.
Juvenile gang leader escapes with 26 from remand home
New Delhi News.NetA 17-year-old leader of a juvenile gang, which burgled houses and then set them on fire, escaped with 26 others from a remand home in northwest Delhi, police said Monday.
'Lahore', easing India-Pakistan ties through sports
New Delhi News.NetThe 'greatest bond' between two countries torn apart by politics and religion is sports, is what the upcoming film 'Lahore' which deals with kickboxing and takes a ring-side view of India-Pakistan relations hopes to portray.
Brand ambassador for science to attract students?
New Delhi News.NetWith student interest in science subjects waning fast, due largely to poor teaching and absence of lucrative career opportunities, it is time to take some drastic measures like appointing a brand ambassador, Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) officials said.
Rajasthan Royals set 142-run target for Daredevils
New Delhi News.NetRajasthan Royals made 141 for six in 20 overs against Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera here Monday.
Eight wagons of goods train derailed in Uttar Pradesh
New Delhi News.NetRail traffic on the busy Lucknow-Delhi route was disrupted Monday after eight wagons of a goods train were derailed in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district, officials said. No one was reported injured or killed in the accident.
High court to hear pleas of Godhra accused Tuesday
New Delhi News.NetGandhinagar, March 15(IANS) The Gujarat High Court will Tuesday hear the plea of 79 accused in the Godhra train burning case, challenging a designated court's decision to consider the confession of the accused as evidence.
Akali Dal names Dhindsa, Gujral for Rajya Sabha polls
New Delhi News.NetFormer union minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and sitting Rajya Sabha member Naresh Gujral Monday filed their nominations for the March 26 elections to the upper house of parliament after Punjab's ruling Akali Dal named them as its candidates.
Jamia teachers rally demands minority status for varsity
New Delhi News.NetNearly 2,500 professors and administrative staff of the Jamia Millia Islamia university Monday assembled at Jantar Mantar, a stone's throw from Parliament House in New Delhi area, to press their demand for recognition of the varsity as a Muslim minority educational institution.
26/11 trial may end this week
New Delhi News.NetThe final arguments in the trial of Pakistani terror accused Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab, and two of his associates are likely to be completed this week.
Creating awareness among specially abled persons is a difficult task, says Abidi
New Delhi News.NetActivist Javed Abidi, fighting for the cause of specially abled people, believes that awareness and sensitization among disabled people is the biggest challenge for their enumeration in 2011 census.
Ambassador Roemer hopeful of Parliament's nod on N-liability Bill
New Delhi News.NetUnited States Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer on Monday expressed hope that the Nuclear Liability Bill would help strengthen trust between the two countries.
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