• Women's car rally to create breast cancer awareness

  New Delhi, March 16 Nearly 100 women, some of them survivors of breast cancer, will drive from Delhi to Jaipur April 2 to create awareness about the disease that kills over 40,000 women every year in India.

• Spirited contest turns T20 into a carnival in Bangalore

  Bangalore, March 16 The match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Kings XI Punjab Tuesday in the Indian Premier League turned into a carnival at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here as the home team overpowered the rivals by eight wickets.

• 'Shadow' standing panels to sharpen BJP MPs' skills

  New Delhi, March 16 In a move aimed at sharpening skills of its MPs taking part in deliberations of parliamentary panels, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to form 'shadow standing committees', comprising senior members and experts, to provide guidance on bills, policy matters and financial issues.

• Pravin Togadia not allowed to visit Kandhamal

  Bhubaneswar, March 16 The local administration in Orissa's Kandhamal district has not allowed the proposed visit of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Pravin Togadia to the area later this week, officials said.

• Tiger Woods to return to golf at US Masters

  Palm Harbor (Florida), March 16 (DPA) Tiger Woods is to make his return to competitive golf at the US Masters next month.

• Court sends 7 Haryana STF members to police remand

  Panipat, March 16 Seven of the eight members of the Special Task Force (STF), set up to tackle criminals in Haryana, who were arrested after being caught on camera trying to extort money from a jeweller here, were sent by a local court to police remand till March 20, police said Tuesday.

• High court stays Nirma cement plant construction

  Gandhinagar, March 16 The farmers' agitation against the cement plant being set up by Nirma in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district received a shot in the arm Tuesday when the Gujarat High Court restrained the company from carrying out any further construction work at the proposed site.

• Simpson's got back-up baby plans

  London, March 16 Singer Jessica Simpson says she plans to have kids with her gay best friend and hairdresser Ken Paves, if she fails to settle down and have a baby by the age of 40.

• Mayawati garland had only Rs.21 lakh: BSP minister

  Lucknow, March 16 After initial denials about Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati having been felicitated with a giant sized garland made of Rs.1,000 denomination currency notes at the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) rally here Monday, party leaders Tuesday said it contained only Rs.21 lakh, not Rs.5 crore.

• Lohan sparks swine flu fear on Twitter

  London, March 16 Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan sparked fears that she had contracted swine flu on micro-blogging site Twitter.

• Parliament passes bill for better care of ancient monuments

  New Delhi, March 16 Parliament Tuesday passed a bill amending and making more stringent the law for protection of ancient sites and monuments and constituting an expert committee to look after their conservation.

• Haryana to refund stamp duty of notified SEZs

  Chandigarh, March 16 The Haryana assembly Tuesday made provision for the refund of stamp duty of the notified special economic zones (SEZ) in the state.

• US delivers Cobra helicopter gunships to Pakistan

  Islamabad, March 16 In a move that is likely to raise temperatures across the border, the US has delivered a squadron of 14 AH-1 Cobra advanced helicopter gunships to Pakistan.

• Despite Rs.64,924 cr debt, Punjab says it is growing

  Chandigarh, March 16 Despite a debt touching Rs.64,924 crore, Punjab is moving closer to the national growth rate of 7.2 per cent, Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal said Tuesday.

• Sri Sri Ravi Shankar launches 'Clean Yamuna' campaign

  New Delhi, March 16 Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar announced here Tuesday a seven-month long campaign to clean the Yamuna river and have a clean and green Delhi before the Commonwealth Games.

• Gujarat capital gets municipal corporation

  Gandhinagar, March 16 The Gujarat government Tuesday announced the grant of municipal corporation status to the state capital Gandhinagar.

• Rajya Sabha adjourned till April 12

  New Delhi, March 16 The Rajya Sabha was adjourned Tuesday for the inter-session recess and will meet again April 12 for the remaining part of the budget session.

• Court sends self-styled godman to police custody

  New Delhi, March 16 Self-styled godman Shiv Murat Dwivedi's flesh trade network involved 1,000 prostitutes and more than hundred brokers across the country, a city court was informed Tuesday by police before getting his custody till March 20.

• Super Kings post 164/3 against Knight Riders

  Kolkata, March 16 Chennai Super Kings (CSK) notched up 164/3 against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Eden Gardens here Tuesday.

• Shootout at ISRO facility, hunt on for two men

  Bangalore, March 16 Security was stepped up around the sensitive Deep Space Network (DSN) facility of India's space agency ISRO near here after a shootout early Tuesday between two unidentified men and security guards. Police said hunt was on for the men and maintained it was not a terror attack.

• Baba Ramdev's organisation to contest elections

  New Delhi, March 16 Yoga guru Baba Ramdev Tuesday said that his Bharat Swabhiman Andolan would contest the next Lok Sabha elections in an effort to build a corruption-free India. He, however, ruled out joining the fray himself.

• Former Lt Gen Avadesh Prakash gets temporary relief

  New Delhi, March 16 In a temporary relief for former Lieutenant-General Avadesh Prakash, the Supreme Court Tuesday decided to hear his plea against the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT)order of February that facilitated a fresh Court of Inquiry (COI) against him in the Sukna land scam.

• One killed in Pakistan blast

  Karachi, March 16 At least one person was killed in an explosion in the south Pakistani port city of Karachi, sources said.

• Man held for murdering colleague at Delhi mall

  New Delhi, March 16 A man has been arrested here for murdering his colleague at a Delhi shopping mall after being asked to return the money he had borrowed, police said Tuesday.

• Trial against Jayalalithaa temporarily halted

  New Delhi, March 16 The Supreme Court Tuesday temporarily halted the ongoing trial of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa in a 14-year-old corruption case of amassing wealth far exceeding her legal income.

• Indian American Vinod Gupta to pay $7.4 mn penalty for fraud

  Washington, March 16 InfoGroup Inc's Indian-American founder Vinod Gupta, without admitting or denying wrongdoing, has agreed to pay $7.4 million in penalties and a ban from positions of authority in publicly traded companies in a case of alleged fraud.

• Bid for IPL players autographed memorabilia

  New Delhi, March 16 Cricket lovers can start bidding online and own season-3 Indian Premiere League's memorabilia autographed by Indian cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and others.

• Centre orders action against Maharashtra ATS chief

  New Delhi, March 16 The central government has taken strong exception to Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) chief K.P. Raghuvanshi divulging key information to the media about terror suspects and their links in Pakistan, and asked the state government for action against him, according to an official here.

• Jharkhand asks banks to step up loans to jobless youth

  Ranchi, March 16 Jharkhand Deputy Chief Minister Raghubar Das Tuesday warned of action against banks not giving loans to unemployed youth under the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP).

• IPL scoreboard: Royal Challengers vs Kings XI Punjab

  Bangalore, March 16 The following is the scoreboard of the Indian Premier League match betwen Royal Challengers and Kings XI Punjab here Tuesday:

• 'Make Punjabi first language in Chandigarh'

  Chandigarh, March 16 A delegation of literary people and politicians Tuesday submitted a memorandum to Punjab Governor Shivraj Patil seeking first language status for Punjabi in this union territory (UT).

• Two more Indians qualify for Commonwealth Boxing finals

  New Delhi, March 16 Two more Indians Tuesday qualified for the finals of the Commonwealth Boxing Championships being held at the Talkatora Indoor Stadium here.

• Political dialogue gets going with Meghalaya rebels

  Shillong, March 16 The central government Tuesday set the ball rolling for political negotiations with Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC), a powerful rebel group in Meghalaya, to ensure lasting peace in the Garo Hills.

• Rains in few places in Kerala

  Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 There was an inkling of arrival of summer rains in Kerala with showers reported from several parts of the state, bringing relief from the sultry heat.

• Kallis, Uthappa star in Bangalore's win

  Bangalore, March 16 Jacques Kallis and Robin Uthappa struck punishing half-centuries as Bangalore Royal Challengers overpowered Kings XI Punjab by eight wickets in an Indian Premier Leage match here Tuesday.

• Pakistan seeks US civilian nuclear technology

  Islamabad, March 16 Pakistan Tuesday urged the US to provide it civilian nuclear technology to help the country overcome its energy crisis and also bridge the trust deficit between the two countries.

• When Rahul speaks, Maya's throne shakes: Congress

  reacting to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's warning to the people to guard against Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi

• Inflation could be in double digit in March: Mukherjee

  New Delhi, March 16 Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday said that there could be a double-digit inflation in March.

• Dempo releases Chettri for Kansas City Wizards stint

  New Delhi, March 16 I-League club Dempo has released Indian striker Sunil Chettri for his US Major League Soccer (MLS) debut with Kansas City Wizard.

• Three killed, eight injured in Kashmir attacks

  Srinagar, March 16 Militants struck twice in a day in the Kashmir Valley, killing two civilians and a policeman and injuring eight people, three of them securitymen, Tuesday. The rebels opened fire in the capital city's crowded business centre of Lal Chowk and then attacked a police patrol in Sopore town.

• Two poachers held with 80 tortoises in Uttar Pradesh

  Lucknow, March 16 Two poachers were arrested Tuesday in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district and 80 tortoises were recovered from their possession, police said.

• No applications for 3G spectrum auction on second day

  New Delhi, March 16 The government received no applications from private telecom players to participate in the auction of radio frequency spectrum for third generation (3G) telephony and broadband wireless access (BWA) even on the second day Tuesday after it opened doors for bids.

• Knight Riders asked to abide by all guidelines at Eden

  Kolkata, March 16 West Bengal government Tuesday asked the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) management to abide by the guidelines during the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches at the Eden Gardens.

• High court dismisses plea to de-seal SIMI office

  New Delhi, March 16 The Student Islamic Movement of India's (SIMI) plea to de-seal a south Delhi property housing its office was Tuesday rejected by the Delhi High Court, which said the request was 'untenable in law'.

• BJP alleges cover-up in Goa police-drug mafia nexus probe

  Panaji, March 16 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday alleged a massive cover-up in the investigations by the Crime Branch (CB) in the police-narcotics mafia nexus in Goa.

• Spencers Retails hopes to make profit

  Kolkata, March 16 Kolkata-based Spencer's Retail hopes to turn its business around in 12-18 months.

• New banks in villages with over 2,000 people

  New Delhi, March 16 New banks can now open in rural areas with a population of over 2,000, Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena said Tuesday.

• Daredevils will have surprises for Mumbai Indians: Simmons

  New Delhi, March 16 Delhi Daredevils assistant coach Eric Simmons said his team will have some surpises for Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Wednesday.

• Pakistan national games axed due to security concerns

  Karachi, March 16 Pakistan's sports authorities Tuesday called off this year's National Games to be held in Peshawar because of a spate of bombings in various parts of the country.

• French woman assaulted, robbed in Uttar Pradesh

  Lucknow, March 16 A French woman was Tuesday assaulted by unidentified men and robbed of her money, credit cards and passport outside the railway station in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur town, police said.

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