Sachin sacked, it's Azza again
It's the end of Sachin Tendulkar's reign as Indian cricket captain. The national selectors have re-instated Mohammed Azharuddin's as the Indian captain for the three-nation limited overs tournament at Dhaka, the subsequent Test series against Australia and the triangular series at home which would also feature Australia and Zimbabwe.
Meet the greatest land-grabber among all parties, the Congress
If anything, it pays to be India's Grand Old Party. The Congress may have lost much of its support base and many of its leaders to rival parties, but not the prime real estate it has occupied in the Capital. The Congress has occupied as many as 15 bungalows in the heart of Delhi without paying for them.
Amethi for Sonia, Rae Bareli for Priyanka, say UP Congmen
In an unanimous resolution, presidents of all 83 District Congress Committees (DCCs) in Uttar Pradesh have appealed to Sonia Gandhi to contest for the Lok Sabha from Amethi. They also urged Priyanka Gandhi to contest from Indira Gandhi's constituency, Rae Bareli. The DCCs of Sultanpur and Rae Bareli districts had already passed similar resolutions earlier.
MTNL plans low tariff cell phone
The State-owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) is all set to give a run to private cellular operators for their money by launching a "low-tariff" mobile telephone service to cater to the salaried middle-class and students. MTNL is confident of launching its Rs 240 crore venture this year to initially cater to one lakh subscribers in Delhi and Mumbai.
Mexican volcano erupts, rains ash
Mexico's majestic Popocatepetl volcano boomed out a loud eruption, spewing out a massive gas cloud and setting off a series of tremors reaching up to 3.3 on the Richter scale. A massive explosion of Popocatepetl would be a major disaster for the 500,000 people living in the vicinity as also for the 18 million people living in Mexico city, just 64 km away.
Moi may win Kenyan polls
President Daniel Arap Moi and his Kenyan African National Union (KANU) party were poised for victory in Kenya's presidential and parliamentary polls. Seventy-three-year-old Moi has already retained his parliamentary seat polling 1.9 million votes against his former deputy and nearest challenger Mwai Kibaki's 1.6 million votes.
