It is suspected to be a suicide attack of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
The Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here, which will host four World Cup matches, has been turned into a virtual fortress with Delhi police personnel, gun-totting commandos and private security guards leaving nothing to chance ahead of Thursday's South Africa-West Indies clash.
Yet another Pakistan cricketer is in news for wrong reason as an FIR has been filed against paceman Mohammed Sami for rash driving, causing damage.
The police have put in place a three-tier vigil mechanism across the zone, he said.
Sri Lankan navy on Saturday handed over 94 Tamil Nadu fishermen taken into custody by them to the Indian Coast Guard at the International Maritime Boundary Line, police said.
As protests against the arrest spilled onto the streets, riot police used tear gas, water cannons and canes to break up thousands of clashing pro-Fonseka supporters and ruling party activists as the government said claimed that the arrest of the country's former four star general was 'not an act of vengeance'.
Forty one-year-old Arumugam Rajeevan has been charged with being a member of a terrorist organisation, providing support or resources to a terrorist outfit and making an asset available to a proscribed entity.
The men, who are Australian citizens, were arrested and released without charge in November 2005.
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Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy learnt the meaning of the word 'Kalu', a jibe which was directed at him during his Indian Premier League stint with SunRisers Hyderabad.
The vehicle met with the accident at Manamadurai, about 40 km from Madurai, late on Wednesday night.
India and Indians can ignore Pakistan, but that cannot be said of other nations in the neighbourhood, where New Delhi's 'Neighbourhood First' policy constantly reverberates. Four of the eight SAARC member-nations are Muslim -- Afghanistan and Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Maldives. The rulers decide the nation's India or anti-India policy in the first two, and street-opinion contributes to the same in the latter two, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
Earlier this week, Chadha filed a defamation suit before the high court against Ghosh for making a "false,baseless, indecent and derogatory" statement and sought damages.
The arrest comes a day after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam asked the Centre to send a 'firm message' to the island nation over continued apprehension of the state's fishermen.
They were arrested by the Sri Lankan navy with assistance from the coastal guard officials, Sri Lankan officials said.
Two persons committed suicide today in two separate incidents in Tamil Nadu, allegedly distressed over the plight of Tamils in war-torn Sri Lanka.
The World Bank also approved $200 million for Pakistan, $100 million for Afghanistan, $7.3 million for the Maldives and $128.6 million for Sri Lanka.
India are currently placed at the second position in the tournament standings with 13 points from eight matches.
Unless the anarchy in Manipur is brought under control quickly, we are sowing the seeds of a flare up in the entire North East and the end of our dream of checking China in South East Asia, warns Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
With the arrest of another Sri Lankan national for alleged spying for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, central security agencies have stepped up surveillance of vital installations including defence and foreign consulates in southern parts of the country.
In his condolence message, Israeli Prime Minister Lapid said that the thoughts and prayers of all Israelis are with the people of India following yesterday's devastating bridge collapse in Gujarat.
After carrying out searches at seven locations in the city on Wednesday, the NIA had detained six people for questioning and arrested prime accused Mohammed Azarudeen, who was a Facebook friend of Sri Lankan Easter Day blasts mastermind Zahra Hashim.
A current state panel umpire of the SCA is accused of giving a print order of 100-odd complimentary tickets as well as lunch and tea coupons for Sunday's India- Sri Lanka ODI.
Gota has to decide if he could order elder brother Mahinda's arrest as the agent provocateur of Monday's violence. Then he has to prepare for an interim government, in which no one would now want to become a cabinet minister leave alone prime minister, explains N Sathiya Moorthy.
Three male and two female police officers, two Catholic priests and a civilian were detained by the Tigers on Friday, after they ventured into rebel-controlled territory in Mannar.
A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court issued the order following a petition filed by a political activist group, Centre for Policy Alternatives, which argued that Thursday's action was a violation of basic human rights.
The three men were blown up while rigging an explosive device in the northern Periyarkulam village in the district of Vavuniya.
The court heard that Vinayagamoorthy bought 3500 electronic transmitters worth $97,000 between September 2003 and October 2005.
An SRP man suffered a massive heart attack while on patrol outside the cricket ground.
"The DDCA has 96 hours to try and meet the minimum requirements," said Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the leading men she's starring with.
The Sri Lankan off-spinner denied having close links with a Mumbai bar dancer being investigated by Indian police.
Thousands of ULFA cadres have either surrendered or been arrested, but none of them had confessed to any arms deal with the LTTE.
New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White said the country would now also need to accept they were no longer immune from acts of extreme violence and that would need to be factored in when they hosted sports events and teams.
The aim is to ensure that such crimes are checked and effective action is taken against the culprits.
The Colombo-bound bus tried to beat an express train at a crossing near Polgahawela, 80 km northeast of Colombo, the police said.
The South African team is scheduled to play two Tests and three T20 matches in Lahore.
Why is the BJP playing 'competitive politics' where there is scope or room for none? The release of 5 Indian fishermen on death row in Sri Lanka was a victory for India's quiet diplomacy of long years in the matter -- and not for loud politics by parties in the country.
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