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Iraq PM calls for vote recount as rival takes lead 21 March 2010, 21-1 Hrs Baghdad, March 21 (DPA) Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki Sunday called for a recount of votes cast in the country's March 7 parliamentary polls after early results showed his main rival pulling ahead.
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Stealing cement, contractor lands father behind bars 21 March 2010, 21-1 Hrs Chandigarh, March 21 The vigilance cell of the Chandigarh police Sunday arrested the father of a government contractor after the latter tried to steal 200 bags of cement from a government store here.
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Not part of bid, but Kochi's IPL has my blessings: Tharoor 21 March 2010, 21-1 Hrs Kochi/New Delhi, March 21 It's cricket chatter on Shashi Tharoor's twitter. Thrilled at Kochi bagging a team in the Indian Premier League (IPL), a jubilant Tharoor clarified that he was not part of the bid but was pleased to give this venture his 'encouragement and blessings'.
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Tharoor inspired Rendezvous Sports to bid for Kochi 21 March 2010, 21-1 Hrs Kochi, March 21 Irrepressible Shashi Tharoor added a new dimension to his expansive profile when he got leading business magnets to come together as Rendezvous Sports World Ltd. that bagged a team for Kochi in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
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Two new IPL teams: Sahara bags Pune, Rendezvous gets Kochi 21 March 2010, 21-1 Hrs Chennai, March 21 Sahara Group was the highest bidder at $370 million to bag Pune and Rendezvous Sports bid $333.33 million to get Kochi as the two new franchisees to make the Indian Premier League (IPL) a 10-team affair from the 2011 season.
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Afcons bags Rs.938 crore Kolkata Metro project 20 March 2010, 20-2 Hrs Kolkata, March 20 Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. (Afcons), the infrastructure arm of Shapoorji Pallonji Group, has bagged a Rs.938-crore project for design and construction of a part of the East-West Metro project in the city.
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Rival edges past al-Maliki in Iraq's vote count 20 March 2010, 20-1 Hrs Baghdad, March 20 (DPA) Former Iraqi prime minister Ayad Allawi's Iraqi List eked out a narrow lead over Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's State of Law coalition in early election results announced Saturday.
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Street vendors, corporate hands clear Delhi garbage 20 March 2010, 20-1 Hrs At least 1,000 people, ranging from employees of leading corporate groups and the civic wings of the Delhi government to street vendors and individual volunteers, Saturday cleared more than 500 tonnes of litter from the Bhikaji Cama commercial complex in south Delhi in a unique citizens' initiative that aims to clean public spaces in the capital before the Commonwealth Games.
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Former TV channel employee held for lifting handbags 17 March 2010, 17-2 Hrs New Delhi, March 17 A 38-year-old woman, who worked with a TV channel, was arrested for lifting handbags from parties at India Habitat Centre here, police said Wednesday.
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McNally Bharat bags a Rs.173.20 crore project 17 March 2010, 17-1 Hrs Kolkata, March 17 McNally Bharat Engineering Company Wednesday said it has bagged a project worth Rs.173.20 crore from Mahanadi Coalfields.
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