The Madras High Court Thursday pulled up revenue officials for disobeying its orders to inspect alleged illegal groundwater tapping in a village in Tiruvallur district.
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In a jolt to the Andhra Pradesh government, the World Bank has “dropped” out of the Amaravati Sustainable Infrastructure and Institutional Development Project, pushing the state capital citys development into further jeopardy.
Neesham and Martin Guptill were in the thick of things at Lord’s on Sunday when Gordon passed away due to a heart ailment. Needing 16 to win the title in that super over, New Zealand scored one less for a tie in the arguably the greatest World Cup final, missing out eventually on boundary count.
The 38-year old Dhoni, whose finishing abilities with the bat has been on the wane, would be the centre of discussion amid speculation that the Jharkhand player is contemplating retirement even though he hasn’t spoken about it till now. Dhoni’s selection or omission would be an indicator of things to come in the future.
Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today moved the confidence motion in the State Assembly with the 14-month old Congress-JDS government headed by him hanging by a thread after a rebellion by a section of ruling coalition lawmakers.
The Supreme Court today allowed mediation process in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case to continue and sought a report on its outcome by 1 August.
Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday endorsed a second super over to decide the winner instead of considering the boundary count if such an extraordinary situation arises like it did in the World Cup final.
Former Sri Lanka coach Dav Whatmore Tuesday weighed in on the boundary count rule which handed England the World Cup, and said that the trophy could have been shared with New Zealand as it would have been a fair reflection of the two teams’ tenacity.
Already out of reckoning for a berth in the final, India produced their best performance of the tournament to play out a 1-1 draw against Syria in the final league match of the Intercontinental Cup football tournament here Tuesday.