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Chittagong: Bangladesh kept their hopes of reaching the quarterfinals alive by notching up a comfortable six-wicket triumph over the Netherlands in a Group B match of the cricket World Cup here on Tuesday. Dominance of the spinners and a stack of run-outs ensured Bangladesh their first easy ride in the event as they easily chased […]

Kolkata: Ireland captain William Porterfield wants his team to be at their fearless best when they take on title contenders South Africa in a penultimate group league encounter of the World Cup, at the Eden Gardens on Tuesday. "We don`t have anything to lose. There won`t be many who would like to give us a […]

Kolkata: On a high after snatching a moral-boosting three-wicket victory over India, South Africa will now look to seal their quarter-final berth when they take on a wobbly Ireland in their penultimate group B World Cup clash at the renovated Eden Gardens here on Tuesday. The South Africans have some injury concerns ahead of the […]

Bangalore: Australian captain Ricky Ponting says he is not particularly disappointed with his bowlers` form even though they struggled for wickets in the 60-run win over minnows Kenya in a World Cup Group A match here. The three-time defending champions could not bowl out the Kenyans yesterday with the bowlers picking up just three wickets […]

Melbourne: `Munni Badnaam Hui`, the smash hit item number from Salman Khan starrer `Dabangg` has created history by entering the Guinness Book of World Record here. Over 1200 people danced for three minutes on the song, led by Malaika. The event was organised by Indian Film festival 2011 director Mitu Bhowmick Lange to promote Bollywood […]

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Aamir Khan who turned 46 on Monday, is eagerly waiting for Salman to tie the knot and says it would be biggest day for him when the superstar takes the plunge. "I am waiting for Salman`s wedding and the day he weds that will be biggest day for me," Aamir told media […]

London: Sex addiction, in which sufferers have relentless sexual urges, will soon be formally recognised as a psychiatric disorder by American Psychiatric Association, a media report said. The "addiction" is being discussed by experts for inclusion in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association, the `Daily Mail` reported. […]

London: Meet Oscar: The teacher`s pet! Well, a school in Britain has recruited the chocolate labrador in an attempt to help some students with behavioural problems. The friendly dog is part of the Cantell Maths and Computing College`s restorative approaches policy for pupils who cause trouble in class or have fallen out with friends — […]

London: Scientists have discovered what they claim is a "maintenance" protein which helps keep nerve fibres, that transmit messages in brain, operating smoothly. A team at the University of Edinburgh says the finding of the protein Nfasc186 can improve understanding of disorders such as epilepsy, dementia and stroke as in neurodegenerative disorders, electrical impulses from […]

New Delhi: Parliament on Monday paid homage to thousands of people killed in the devastating earthquake and Tsunami in Japan, observing that it was a "tragedy of incalculable magnitude". Members in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha observed silence as a mark of respect to those killed in the catastrophe which struck the […]

Chandigarh: Bollywood actress Gul Panag, who tied the knot with her childhood friend Rishi Attari in a low-key ceremony, opted to zip away with her groom in a motorbike instead of the traditional doli. The 32-year-old Panag, dressed in all her wedding finery, sat in a side-car attached to the Royal Enfield `Bullet` bike, which […]

New Delhi: After a gun-battle in the high seas, the Indian Navy has apprehended a pirate mother ship rescuing 13 crew members and arrested 61 Somali sea brigands about 600 nautical miles off the western coast in the Arabian Sea. "At 2100 hours on March 12, INS Kalpeni intercepted a pirate mother vessel called Vega […]

New Delhi: All Indians in tsunami-hit Japan are safe and India will extend all assistance to help the people of Japan in its hour of crisis, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Monday said. "I spoke to the Ambassador there. The Ambassador told me that all the 25,000 Indians in Japan, most of them […]

New Delhi: Inflation rose marginally to 8.31 per cent for the month ended February, driven by high food and fuel prices, which may prompt the RBI to hike interest rates when it reviews the monetary policy later this week. However, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee expressed hope that inflation should come down to 7 per cent […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today refused to stay the Delhi High Court order asking veteran Congress leader N D Tiwari to undergo DNA test in a paternity case. However, a bench comprising justices Aftab Alam and R M Lodha made it clear that the findings of the test would not be made public until […]