Orissa Steelers beat Imphal Rangers via a golden goal to go to the top of the table with 12 points in Tier II in the Premier Hockey League.
A 4-3 victory over last-year's first division runners-up gave the Nawabs their first victory in the Tier II.
Skipper Raju scored thrice in a 5-1 victory in a Tier II match in the Premier Hockey League.
Australian hotel major Accor, with its joint venture partner Interglobe, has earmarked Rs 600 crore (Rs 6 billion) for constructing mid-scale and economy hotels in Tier I and Tier II cities of the country.
They were beaten in straight sets by Italy's Maria Elena Camerin and Gisela Dulko of Argentina.
She went down to 98th ranked Russian Vasilisa Bardina in the first round of the Bank of the West Classic.
Surpassing Tier I and Tier II cities in cost advantages, five Tier III cities Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Indore, Kolkata and Nagpur are all set to emerge as major hubs for IT offshoring in next five years, said a global realty consulting firm.
Western Union Financial Services, a money transfer company, will fund the two Premier Hockey League teams for three years.
They beat Maratha Warriors 2-1 in the Premier Hockey League.
Globus has signed bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor as its new brand ambassador. Another cinestar Soha Ali Khan endorsed the brand for a while.
Bank of India, the first public sector bank to establish a foreign branch, would open another five overseas offices and raise tier-II capital of Rs 300-500 crore (Rs 3-5 billion) to improve its capital adequacy ratio.
Some of the proposals include redrafting transfer and placement policy for IRS officers, strengthening the cadre restructuring, rebranding of IRS, robust deputation policy and creation of encadred post in other ministries and government department.
Indian Hotels Company Ltd's Ginger Hotels will invest over Rs 204 crore (Rs 2.04 billion) to set up 17 budget hotels in tier-II cities in the next 12 months.
The hotels in the pipeline will include a range of Marriott brand portfolios such as JW Marriott, Tribute Portfolio and Sheraton.
The Indo-South African pair lost to Mashona Washington and Tathiana Garbin in the doubles quarter-finals at the WTA Tier II tournament in Paris.
The Indian ace beat Flavia Pennetta 6-2, 7-6(5) at the Open Gaz de France in Paris
The Reserve Bank of India's recent move will make home loans up to Rs 20 lakh cheaper. But that would be just good enough to buy you a house in Tier-II and Tier-III cities.
Chennai Veerans beat Lucknow Nawabs 3-2 via a silver goal in Tier II of the Premier Hockey League.
Defending champions Hyderabad Sultans will take on Maratha Warriors in the first Tier-I match of the second Premier Hockey League.
New-generation Yes Bank is in talks with Asian Development Bank for Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) debt.
While the premier IIMs Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta have yet to conclude the final placements, last year's (2006) figures reveal that the average salaries hovered below Rs 10 lakh.
The second edition of the Premier Hockey League will also have a best-of-three final.
East Bengal will open their campaign with a home match against Muktijoddha of Bangladesh on March 9.
Vijaya Bank has planned to open four foreign offices, including a full-fledged branch in Hong Kong while considering to raise about Rs 200-250 crore (Rs 2 to 2.5 billion) tier-II capital after December this year.
The third seeds went down to Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan of the US in the semi-finals of the Legg Mason tennis tournament.
The Indian teenager will take on seventh seed Anna-Lena Groenefeld at the USD 170,000 Cincinnati Open.
The proposed investment will be made over a period of five years in our India operations, which includes an R&D facility at Pune and another centre at Vadodara.
The Indian went down to Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn in the first round qualifying match.
