Monday,
March
23,
2009, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
IPL moves out of country Mumbai, March 22 The Board of Control for Cricket in India, the apex governing body for the sport in the country, today decided that the Twenty20 Indian Premier League tournament scheduled for April will be played outside the country.
Kings XI Punjab owner Preity Zinta and Kolkata Knight Riders’ owner Shah Rukh Khan after
the press conference in Mumbai on Sunday. — PTI
Varun guilty: EC Asks BJP not to nominate him
New Delhi, March 22 In an unprecedented order, the Election Commission (EC) tonight recommended to the BJP that it should not nominate Varun Gandhi as a candidate for the Lok Sabha elections after holding him guilty of violating the Model Code of Conduct for his hate speeches against
Muslims.
Tatas to roll out Nano today
New Delhi, March 22
History will be created in Mumbai tomorrow when Tata Motors launches the world's least expensive car, Nano — a car that can redefine personal transportation in modern India.
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Lalu pooh-poohs Cong’s
37 seats in Bihar But says keeping UPA intact is his job New Delhi, March 22
Not letting the ongoing war of words with his old ally Congress die down, Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav today made a mockery of their (Congress’) decision to field 37 candidates in Bihar.
Pak close to becoming a failed state: PC New Delhi, March 22
Pakistan is "pretty dysfunctional" and "perilously close" to becoming a failed state, Home Minister P Chidambaram has said as he voiced concern over the spread of Taliban influence in that country, which could have a spillover effect on India.
Gehlot, Meena lock horns over Lok Sabha seats Jaipur, March 22
With the release of first Congress list comprising 18 candidates for
Rajasthan, cracks
have started surfacing between the ruling party and its Meena ally - Kirori Lal
Meena.
Tytler, Sajjan get ticket despite
CBI probe New Delhi, March 22
An indictment by the Nanavati Commission and a promise by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to reopen cases of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots notwithstanding, the Congress has gone ahead and re-nominated Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Safe in USA, but not okayed in India Dharamsala, March 22
All that is safe and good for the USA need not be good for India. While the Food and Drug Administration of the USA has declared ‘Stevia sweetener’ safe for use in food and beverages and cleared the way for its use by Coca Cola and Pepsi in the USA, Government of India is yet to approve it as a food additive.
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