KOLKATA: A bookie and nine of his associates were arrested in Kolkata, police Thursday said, adding that they were investigating if the culprits had links with the ongoing IPL spot fixing controversy.Bookie Ajit Surekha and others were nabbed Wednesday night from their hideout in north Kolkata and several mobile phones, a laptop and cash were seized, police said. By Arun Kumar
WASHINGTON: Ahead of an expected Senate vote on the nomination of Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth 'Sri' Srinivasan to a top US court, 21 lawmakers have penned their support for him.Srinivasan, 46, currently principal deputy solicitor general of the US last week won unanimous approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee for his nomination as a judge on the US Court of Appeals for the American capital. SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh Transport Minister G.S. Bali submitted his resignation to senior Congress leaders as he was allegedly unhappy with his portfolio, party sources said. The minister himself refused to comment on the issue.Bali was allegedly upset with the style of functioning of the five-month-old Virbhadra Singh cabinet, they said, adding that Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh was in Delhi. JALANDHAR: Dabur Mumbai Magicians face a do-or-die battle when they take on Jaypee Punjab Warriors in their fifth encounter of the Hockey India League (HIL) at the Surjit Singh stadium here Thursday. The Ric Charlesworth-coached side has failed to win any of their league encounters so far and need inspiration to turn their fortunes around in the tournament's inaugural edition.
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government has initiated a probe into the distribution of text books containing allegedly vulgar and irrelevant content in government schools, a minister said Wednesday. Ludhiana bags top position by providing 12.83 % services
CHANDIGARH: Right to Service Act 2011, implemented by Punjab Government has set new milestones in the efficiency, transparency and hassle free delivery of services to the citizens across the state by providing more than 89 lakh services to the citizens in a time bound manner.
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Governor and Administrator UT Chandigarh, Shivraj V Patil, after inaugurating a seminar to highlight problems of counterfeit, fake and smuggled goods and their impact on the economy, said that this is a very complicated problem which can be solved by all those who are involved in the activities of producing commodities and goods, services and intellectual property, traders and media.
GURGAON: India faces a spectrum of security challenges and there is need for reorientation of the country's strategic thinking as well as reappraisal of its higher defence organisations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Thursday.
ROPAR: Four youth on a bike were killed in an accident here, police said Monday.The mishap took place at Ropar near Samundarian village when the four aged between 20-21, when their bike hit a tree, they said.
SAS NAGAR: The Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum SAS Nagar has ordered a real estate developer JTPL( Just The Place To Live) to pay a compensation of Rs.1.75 lakhs to a complaint who approached the consumer forum alleging that poor quality material was used in the flat purchased by him in JTPL complex.
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has said that she would look into the issue of allowing Sikhs in her country to wear the turban while at work and also while riding motorcycles.
 BATALA: City police claimed to have unearthed a brothel while arresting a woman and two persons from Prem Nagar locality here last night.
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government today announced a new scheme to increase employability of educated unemployed youth named as Maharaja Ranjit Singh Vocational Skill Scheme.
LONDON: Time spent by asthma patients soaking up the sun may help in the treatment of the illness, a research has said.
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ISLAMABAD: Though Hindus have richly contributed in the economic prosperity and development of Pakistan's restive Balochistan province since pre-partition days, they are today faced with the dilemma of survival and living "dangerously".Historically, it is not clear in documents to assert how and when Hindus originally settled in Balochistan. But the Balochistan-based Baloch and Hindu historians and writers agree that Hindus have been living here since time immemorial along with Buddhists, according to columnist Muhammad Akbar Notezai of the Daily Times.
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By Ravinder Singh Robin
BHINDI CHHANA (Ajnala): Panic has gripped the family of Rattan Singh and Piari in the wake of the murder of Sarabjit Singh, a resident of Bhikhiwind village in a Pakistan prison , since their son, Nanak Singh, is also a case of mistaken identity in Pakistan.
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By Uma Ramasubramanian
MUMBAI: Rishi Kapoor admits that "films are our family business", is happy that his son Ranbir entered filmdom and praises him for taking an unconventional route to stardom without his help.Rishi told MEDIA : "I am very proud that my son is trying to keep the flag of the Kapoor's flying. I always encourage him and want him to do better work."Rishi wants Ranbir to be successful while being level headed.
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By Aditi Chandra
MUMBAI: He admits to having been closed to doing anything on TV, but never say no is the mantra for actor Abhay Deol, who carved a niche for himself with 'zara hatke' roles in films like "Dev D". He will now be seen on the small screen, which he says was completely unplanned."I never thought of being a part of the small screen. If anything they said was for TV, I would say no without even thinking about it," Abhay, who will be hosting Zee TV's new show "Connected Hum Tum", told media.
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