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The ICC on Thursday withdrew Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf from the Champions Trophy, to be played in June, in wake of media reports that he was under investigation by Mumbai police in the spot-fixing case.

ICC withdraws Pak umpire Asad Rauf from Champions Trophy

The Mumbai Police have served summons to Chennai Super Kings CEO Gurunath Meiyappan, the son-in-law of BCCI president N Srinivasan, asking him to appear before the investigators in Mumbai on Monday as they left his residence without questioning him as he was not in Chennai.

Spot-fixing: Mumbai Police summons Gurunath Meiyappan

Finance minister P Chidambaram on Thursday stated that the group of ministers set up to look at ways to secure more autonomy for the CBI had identified issues that would ensure greater independence for the federal probing agency.

GoM identified issues to make CBI independent: FM

While CAG Vinod Rai demited office on Thursday, Shashi Kant Sharma took charge after being administered the oath of office by President Pranab Mukherjee.

Shashi Kant Sharma takes oath as new CAG

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said India is well positioned to become a net provider of security in country’s immediate region in the Indian Ocean and beyond.

India well positioned to become net provider of security: PM

Sports minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said that he has been forced to hang his head in shame due to the spot-fixing scandal and insisted that a deterrent law could have prevented the credibility crisis that cricket is facing right now.

I hang my head in shame: Sports minister on spot-fixing

Former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala, serving a jail term in the teacher’s recruitment scam, was released on Thursday in New Delhi for medical treatment.

Teacher's scam: Chautala released for treatment

In Mumbais Vile Parle, a 27-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself. Her partner was a witness to the horrific incident through a webcam.

Woman commits suicide; husband watches on webcam

Ghaziabad Police on Thursday arrested Rahul, former driver of a real estate developers family, for allegedly killing seven members of the family at their residence in city’s Nai Basti area.

Ghaziabad murder: family’s former driver held

The State Bank of Patiala at Muktsar in Gidarbaha was robbed of Rs 49 lakhs in a shocking, broad day-light robery.

Bank robbery at Muktsar, Rs 49 lakh looted

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang who arrived in Pakistan, said that China is committed in consolidating its traditional friendship with Pakistan and deepening the strategic cooperation between the two countries.

China to consolidate friendship with Pakistan: Li

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said that defence and security are a fundamental obligation of the government to our people and an essential prerequisite for our national social and economic transformation.

'Security a fundamental obligation of govt'

The killing of a British soldier on the streets of London in a suspected Islamist attack has shocked the nation. The victim was hit by a car in broad daylight, then hacked to death by two men wielding machetes and knives.

Soldier hacked to death in London

If your dad is a Bollywood actor, it easily becomes a preferred choice for you to become an actor as well. But this is not the case with Anil Kapoor’s son, Harshvardhan who has recently returned from the US after studying screenplay writing and acting, few months back.

Anil Kapoor's son Harshvardhan not interested in acting

Bollywood babe Priyanka Chopra was happily surprised when she visited a school in Delhi as the chief guest at their choir festival and got to know from the principal of the school that the Class 5 students of the school have a complete chapter on the actresss life in their text book.

Priyanka Chopra's life now part of school curriculum

Reportedly, a wanted militant of Lashkat-e-Taiba (LeT), Hilal Moulvi, was killed by security forces in an encounter in Srinagar on Thursday morning.

Wanted LeT militant killed in Srinagar

India endorsed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Uzbekistan for upgrading the Jawaharlal Nehru Uzbekistan Centre for Information Technology at Tashkent to further strengthen the bilateral ties.

India-Uzbekistan ink pact on development of IT academics

<P>Amid a series of corruption scams, and under extreme pressure from an opposition that won’t settle any less than seek the Prime Minister’s resignation, UPA II completed its 9th anniversary on Wednesday and released its last report card before the general elections 2014. Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh highlighted the 4 key achievements of UPA, while thanking Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi for her leadership. Singh asserted that UPA had made growth more inclusive, and taken the country forward.</P>
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UPA II presents report card: Part - 1

<P>In a bizarre sight, two jawans of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) exchanged rounds of lathis with each other at a place where Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav was addressing a meeting. The two jawans, head constable Mukul Chandra Yadav and constable Sunil Dikshit were caught on camera chasing each other on a sidewalk and even on the road and clashing. One of them sustained head injuries and was seen bleeding profusely.</P>
<P>Keywords: PAC jawans, Clash, Lathis, Akhilesh Yadav, Head injuries</P>
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PAC jawans caught on camera exchanging lathis

<P>Delhi Lokayukta Manmohan Sarin on Wednesday indicted Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for misuse of public funds in government advertisements, for political purposes in an election year. The Lokayukta has further recommended the President to advise Dikshit to reimburse 11 crores as half the cost incurred by her government for putting out the advertisements. Back in 2008, Dikshit held charge of the Department of Information and Publicity of the Delhi government.</P>
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Delhi Lokayukta indicts Sheila Dikshit

<P>Amid a series of corruption scams, and under extreme pressure from an opposition that won’t settle any less than seek the Prime Minister’s resignation, UPA II completed its 9th anniversary on Wednesday and released its last report card before the general elections 2014. Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh highlighted the 4 key achievements of UPA, while thanking Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi for her leadership. Singh asserted that UPA had made growth more inclusive, and taken the country forward.</P>
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UPA II presents report card: Part - 2

<P>The BCCI on Wednesday said that it is not their job to catch the bookies and others involved in betting but they would take action if players in their ambit, are found guilty. BCCI vice president Rajiv Shukla said that it was not BCCI’s job to probe who are the bookies and which Bollywood personalities are involved. Meanwhile, NCP leader D. P. Tripathy slammed the arrested cricketers for deceiving their fans who worshipped them as heroes. <BR> <BR>Keywords: BCCI, Spot fixing, Bookies, Catch, Betting, Bollywood</P>
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BCCI passes onus of probe on police in spot-fixing row

<BR>The Board for Control of Cricket in India, which looks after the game of Cricket in the country, is drawing flak from people and the judicial body for its failure to save the game from the clutches of the bookies and the underworld. Public Interest Litigation has been filed across the nation, which seeks to control the independent body.

BCCI in trouble, Madras HC seeks govt to takeover

As the UPA-II completed its fourth year as a ruling party on Wednesday, the BJP hit out at the coalition, dubbing it as a failure and attacking the government over a range of issues.

BJP slams UPA on completion of its fourth year

Union finance minister, P Chidambaram hailed commending work of financial sector legislative reforms commission (FSLRC) set up for reforming the nation’s financial sector policies and debated necessary changes as the body submitted a report in a national seminar.

FM hails FSLRC for refors in finance regulations

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday pronounced that Bollywood actor Shayan Munshi and ballistics expert Prem Sagar Manocha will have to face perjury trial for turning hostile during their deposition in model Jessica Lals murder trial.

Jessica Case: Munshi, Manocha to face perjury

Vice President Hamid Ansari who is on a four-day visit to Uzbekistan said that the two nations will discuss issues of cooperation in counter-terrorism, Afghanistan and development projects in the region.

Afghanistan, counter-terrorism tops agenda of Hamid Ansari’s visit to Uzbekistan

In an industry where stars don’t praise their competitors so easily we wonder why is Ranveer Singh going gaga about Ranbir Kapoor? The Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl actor really admires Ranbir’s work and even appreciates the success he has achieved so far.

Ranveer Singh goes gaga about Ranbir Kapoor

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who had last week surrendered in a Mumbai Jail was today secretly shifted to the Yerawada Central Jail in Pune.

Sanjay Dutt shifted to Yerwada jail in Pune

Saddened by the current political situation of the country, actress-businesswoman Preity Zinta is thinking about joining politics, as she wants to be part of a movement, which can bring a positive change in Indias political system.

Preity Zinta: the glamorous politician?

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Aamir Khan an actor, producer and director was born on March 14, 1965. He started his career as a child actor at the age of eight in his uncle Nasir Hussain's film Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973).

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