India win by 7 wickets in their first encounter in ICCworld T20 2010

A clinical performance by India enabled them to beat Afghanistan in their opening match in the Twenty20 World Cup against Afghanistan. Ashish Nehra won the man-of-the-match for his three wicket haul

India galloped to a seven-wicket win over Afghanistan in their Group C World Twenty20 opener but not before the team from the war-ravaged nation showed promise as if it belonged to the top league.

Chasing a winning target of of 116 runs, India made it in 14.5 overs with Murali Vijay (48) and Yuvraj Singh (23 not out) doing the bulk of the scoring. Skipper Mahendra singh Dhoni (15) struck two sixes to finish the match in a jiffy.

Delhi Unversity under scanner after the radioactive substance mishandled

India's atomic energy regulator said on Friday that it was investigating claims that Delhi University (DU) buried radioactive material on its campus, amidst an escalating scandal over its handling of toxic waste.

Police on Thursday blamed DU for dumping an irradiation machine containing radioactive Cobalt-60, which ended up in scrapyard in New Delhi, where it killed a 35-year-old worker and put seven others in hospital.

The incident has highlighted the lax enforcement of waste disposal laws in India and raised fears of further contamination from the university, the city's biggest institute with 300,000 students spread over two sites.

Dia Mirza declines rumors about marrying Shoaib akhtar

Bollywood actress Dia Mirza is upset about rumours of her wedding plans with Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar, saying this was "untrue".

"I would like to place on record that the story that I'm marrying Shoaib Akhtar is patently untrue, unfounded and wildly speculative," Dia posted on her Twitter page on Saturday.

"I don't like this fictitious story gaining any more momentum and I do not desire such attention," she added.

Ranjitha objects her so called association in the Video clip with S(ex)wami Nithyananda

Actress Ranjitha, on Thursday, termed the video clips telecast by television channels purportedly showing the tainted self-styled godman Paramahamsa Nithyananda engaging in acts of physical intimacy as “malicious.”

“Our client dissociates herself from the said video which has caused danger to her life, limb and property,” a Delhi-based law firm representing Ranjitha said, adding, “our client strongly objects to being referred to as one of the persons in the video.”

Adobe gives their employees Android based phone with Flash version loaded

This will come as little surprise to anyone who followed technology news this week, but let there be no doubt about the preferred smartphone platform at Adobe: it isn't the iPhone.

Adobe confirmed Thursday that it plans to demonstrate a version of Flash for Google's Android software in May at the Google I/O conference, in responding to Apple CEO Steve Jobs' criticism of Flash in an open letter. And the company wants to make sure its employees use those phones: it's preparing to give away Android phones running Flash to employees, according to three sources familiar with the plan.

Newly wed Women was strangulated to death by her husband for refusing physical intimacy

A newly wed woman was strangulated to death, allegedly by her husband, on Friday at their rented house at Muthappa Block in RT Nagar, following her reported refusal to physical intimacy with him, police said.

The husband, Bijoy Samuel, 33, allegedly attempted suicide by slashing his wrist, after murdering Ranjini Rajan, 25, police said. Timely medical attention saved his life.

Police arrested Bijoy from a city hospital and produced him before a court. He was remanded in judicial custody.

Google TV software a reality soon- in talks with industry major

Google Inc. is planning to introduce Android-based television software to developers at an event in May, according to people familiar with the matter.

The technology—designed to open set-top boxes, TVs and other devices to more content from the Internet—is attracting interest from partners that include Sony Corp., Intel Corp. and Logitech International SA, which are expected to offer products that support the software, these people said. None have so far discussed the efforts publicly.

Indians have educated themselves of Cyber crime

If you think cyber crime is a growing menace in the city, think again. The police efforts have started showing results.

Cyber crime, which had seen a 12.5%increase last year as compared to 2008, has decreased by nearly 40% in the first quarter of this year. The police give credit to public awareness for the trend.

According to the statistics available with the Cyber Crime Investigation Cell (CCIC) of the Mumbai police, complaints of credit card fraud saw an increase of around 54% in 2009, as compared to 2008. That has come down by 75% in the first quarter of this year.

Oil spill a major environmental disaster in American continent

As oil edged toward the Louisiana coast and fears continued to grow that the leak from a seabed oil well could spiral out of control, officials in the Obama administration publicly chastised BP America for its handling of the spreading oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico.

Yet a review of the response suggests it may be too simplistic to place all the blame for the unfolding environmental catastrophe on the oil company. The federal government also had opportunities to move more quickly, but did not do so while it waited for a resolution to the spreading spill from BP.

Gordon Brown bigot

On the morning after the final leader’s debate, Gordon Brown witnessed a potential disaster. Upon spying the Prime Minister on a street corner, a lorry driver swerved and a second vehicle veered off the road.

Though reassured to hear no one was hurt, Mr Brown might have reflected that this has been a week of car crash politics, albeit chiefly in a less literal sense. First, he forgot he was wearing a television microphone and committed the unimaginable gaffe of referring to Gillian Duffy, a Labour voter whom he had greeted warmly, as “a bigoted woman”.

Then his bravura comeback in the televised debate on the economy failed to procure the boost he might have hoped for. Despite a consensus that this was Mr Brown’s most impressive showing, most snap polls taken after the broadcast put him in third place.

Nokia to launch E72 white edition

When Elegance meets high performance it is equal to Nokia E72 White. This White version of Nokia E72 has joined black, grey, brown and purple editions. This white edition of Nokia E72 will be first launched at the end of April in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore.

The high performance handset is designed for unlined business and personal communication. Nokia E72 White comes complete with matching white accessories to accompaniment your style. The accessories include Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-216, Nokia StereoHeadset WH-205, white pouch, white strap and Nokia C-313 jewellery

Pan India 3G license fee raises to Rs.9521 Cr

India on Friday concluded 104 rounds of an auction to award spectrum for third generation (3G) telecom services in the country, with the provisional winning price for a nationwide licence crossing Rs 9,500-crore mark.

At the end of the 18th day of the auction, which began April 9, the provisional winning price for a pan-India licence stood at Rs 9,521.02 crore, up 172.03 per cent from the Rs 3,500 crore reserve price fixed by the government.

For the fifth consecutive day, Mumbai attracted the highest bid, at Rs 1,506.41 crore. The provisional winning price for Delhi stood at Rs 1,459.96 crore, followed by Maharashtra at Rs 1,010.63 crore, according to data available on the website of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).

China stepped up security after attacks in school

A Chinese city shaken by one of three back-to-back attacks on schools stepped up security and urged its citizens to "trust the government" Saturday, a day after parents of the injured children protested outside a local hospital.

A dozen police and security guards patrolled the lobby of the Taixing city People's Hospital the morning after marching parents chanted "We want the truth," asked to see their children and demanded a better government response to the crisis. Photos and video posted online showed hundreds of people massed outside the hospital Friday night, pushing so hard to get in that they shattered a glass door.

The school attack in Taixing came Thursday when a 47-year-old unemployed man armed with an 8-inch (20-centimeter) knife wounded 29 students aged 4 or 5 — five of them seriously — plus two teachers and a security guard.

The city government tried to ease fears in a mobile phone text message sent to citizens Saturday.

Corruption King Ketan Desai sent on judicial custody

A Delhi court today remanded MCI president Ketan Desai and three others to 13-day judicial custody after their arrest for allegedly taking bribe to allow a medical college in Punjab to admit students despite lack of infrastructure.

Additional Sessions Judge O P Saini sent them to jail till May 14 after the CBI told that their custodial interrogation was no more required in the investigation of the case.

Meanwhile, Desai moved his bail application in the court which has been fixed for hearing on May 3.

Men spray Acid on women

Men on a motorbike sprayed acid on three sisters in the Kalat, south-western Pakistan, yesterday, causing serious burns.

The sisters, aged between 14 and 20, were on their way home when attacked. The girls' father, Abdul Karim, said that he had no idea of the motive.

Up to 135 women were victims of similar attacks in 2009, either being set on fire or having acid thrown on them, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan said.

Diplomat Spy Madhuri gupta sent to judicial custody

Indian diplomat Madhuri Gupta held on spying charges, who was produced in Tis Hazari Court in Delhi on Saturday, was sent to 14-day judicial custody.

The Court rejected police request of 2-day remand for Madhuri Gupta.

Gupta faces charges of spying for Pakistani Intelligence agencies.

She was arrested in Delhi on April 27, after being summoned from Pakistan on the pretext that she was needed for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) meet in Thimphu.

India gain access to Headley after talks

Indian authorities have obtained access to David Coleman Headley and can question him about his role in the Mumbai carnage any time now, reports said on Saturday.

Moreover, the US has not imposed any pre-conditions for allowing access to Headley, who is currently under the custody of FBI.

The roadblocks, what so ever existed in the process, were cleared in a meeting between the Solicitor General of India Gopal Subramanium and the US Attorney General Eric Holder.

US issues advisory of possible attacks in NewDelhi

The U.S. on Saturday issued a fresh advisory asking its citizens to take precautions in view of possible “imminent” terror attacks in crowded markets in the Indian capital.

This is the third American advisory in a month. It advises Americans travelling or residing in India to maintain “a high level of vigilance” and watch out for unattended packages.

The American embassy said that terrorists had in the past targeted market places in New Delhi also frequented by U.S. citizens or Westerners.

India -Pak talks will resume soon

A day after Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and Yousuf Raza Gilani agreed to resume talks at the level of foreign ministers, Pakistan said the meeting in Thimphu had gone “better than expectations”, but sustained efforts would be needed to bridge the “trust deficit” between the two sides.

The outcome of the engagement had been “better than the expectations,” Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told a news conference here today. “It (the resumption of dialogue at the political level) is a step in the right direction, it is a concrete development and we will build on it.”

Raja turn to face the heat after Tharoor in 2g spectrum row

While former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor paid a heavy price for the allegations against him, it's now Union IT Minister A Raja's turn to face the heat on the 2 G spectrum issue. Can the Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) save Raja? DMK chief Karunanidhi will be in Delhi on Sunday to meet Sonia Gandhi.

From being a lawyer in rural Tamil Nadu to becoming the Telecom Minister, A Raja has come a long way. But with Opposition demanding his ouster over 2 G spectrum allotments, will he resign?

No way, say DMK sources. The reason -- Raja has emerged as the Dalit face of the DMK and enjoys a good rapport with his party chief Karunanidhi.

ICC world T20: Afghan Vs India

Match Facts
Saturday, May 1, Gros Islet
Start time 0930 (1330 GMT)

The Big Picture

    Mirwais Ashraf and Mohammad Shahzad are ecstatic after the fall of Mohammad Iqbal's wicket, United Arab Emirates v Afghanistan, ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, Super Four, Dubai, February 13, 2010
Will Afghanistan have further reason to celebrate? © International Cricket Council

Afghanistan make their big-screen debut on Saturday's morning show, a sleeper that suddenly became a smash hit by defying every script written for them. A team from a war-torn, dysfunctional country, with half their players born in refugee camps, they narrowly missed qualifying for the 2007 World Cup but are making up for it with this tournament. They have surprised many an Associate team during their stunning rise from Division Five to a world event. Yet they will know that what they are going to face - the pace of Zaheer Khan, the spin of Harbhajan Singh, the might of MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh - is nothing like anything they have faced so far.

Jharkand yet to see a stable Govt in the state

 Despite the numerous political outfits that have mushroomed in the past decade, there's no sign of any ideologically coherent and stable coalition. The state has already witnessed seven governments in last 10 years.

The only thing certain about politics in Jharkhand is that it's uncertain. The powerful tribal movement that led the struggle for a separate state is now fragmented.

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's move to allow the BJP to occupy the Chief Minister chair has split the party. JMM MLA Teklal Mahto claims he has the support of many MLAs and he is on his way to Delhi to meet UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.