Thanking people and religious heads for their cooperation in ensuring peace on Friday, the Hyderabad city police commissioner A K Khan said that the curfew will be relaxed on Saturday in a phased manner in all the 25 police stations in South and West Zone.
In a curious case of mistaken identity that could cause serious embarrassment to national selectors, a Saurashtra Cricket Association official on Sunday claimed that little known Punjab player Ravi Inder Singh was thought to be prolific all-rounder Ravindrasinh Jadeja and got selected for the Challenger Trophy.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz marked the start of the one-year countdown towards Euro 2024 by unveiling a competition.
No players from the south are part of Team India's playing XI in the ongoing T20 World Cup in England.
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North Zone IG Neeraj Kumar Gupta said the man, who was a beggar, is suspected to have done the act "due to mental trauma", as he could not get any money from begging in the state.
Blackburn Rovers leaped from 12th to seventh in the congested Premier League table following a comfortable 2-0 home win over West Bromwich Albion on Sunday.
The experience of playing three Deodhar Trophy matches at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack earlier this year came in handy for all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja who produced a career-best four-wicket haul to help India spank Sri Lanka in the third One-day International.
A case has been registered against Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi for threatening to kill controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen.
Israel needs to come terms with the new reality that they are no longer invincible or the dominant power in the West Asian region, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Ahead of the day-long Opposition meeting on Friday, Samvad Bhavan, Rajkiye Atithisala and Sadaquat Ashram have got a facelift.
A brace by Nitendra Chandra helped Mahindra United beat Churchill Bros 3-0 on the opening day of the Nike-Manchester United Premier Cup (under-15) South and West Zone football qualifiers at the Nehru stadium, in Margao, Goa, on Wednesday. The other goal was an own goal by Churchill Brothers' Jesel Baretto. In another match, played at the Raia Football ground, Mumbai Schools Sports Association were held to an 1-1 draw by Barca FC.
Peter Odemwingie scored a hat-trick as West Bromwich Albion triumphed 5-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday to move further away from danger and leave their beleaguered local rivals inside the Premier League drop zone.
Manchester City celebrated their Premier League title on Sunday, beating Chelsea 1-0 with an early goal by Julian Alvarez in the team's home finale at a sun-drenched Etihad Stadium.
Injuries to Worcestershire wicketkeeper Steven Davies and his county colleague Kabir Ali has necessitated the England and Wales Cricket Board to make changes in the England Lions Squad to take part in the Duleep Trophy tournament to be held in West Zone centres.
The move was apparently aimed at Israel, which neither admits nor denies possessing nuclear weapons but is perceived by the countries in the region to have such arms.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India issued a circular to all its 27 affiliated units asking them to ensure the Indian Premier League-contracted players appear for their domestic teams instead of joining the franchises to prepare for the T20 tournament, starting in UAE next month.
Three telecom companies - Spanco Telesystems and Solutions, TVS Interconnect Systems (a TVS group firm) and Acme Tele Power - have emerged as the front-runners for state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd's (BSNL) Rs 30,000-crore infrastructure contract.
Stoke thought they had secured all three points and their first away win since October when substitute Peter Crouch knocked a loose ball into the back of the net after West Ham's England goalkeeper Joe Hart spilled a shot after 79 minutes.
Ajinkya Rahane talks about his recent successes, the recent trip to the Rainbow Nation, interactions with Jonty Rhodes and Shaun Pollock and, of course, his idol Sachin Tendulkar.
Images from the Europa League semi-final first leg matches on Thursday.
Today, with China centrally seated and located, the Global South has an intriguing road ahead. Odds of it becoming a Chinese bloc in the emerging new bipolar world are higher than we'd wish them to be, observes Shekhar Gupta.
IMAGES from Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Gujarat opener Priyank Panchal is likely to lead India 'A' in three four-day 'Tests' against New Zealand 'A'
Zaheer Khan, who underwent a shoulder surgery in mid-July, is to return to cricket action during the West Zone Twenty20 league to be held at Pune from October 20-25.
Mumbai got a major boost with star players Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan joining the squad for the Ranji Trophy semi-final match against West Zone rivals Saurashtra to be played in Chennai from January 4 to 7. Tendulkar and Zaheer have replaced Praful Waghela and Rahil Shaikh in the squad that beat Himachal Pradesh by nine wickets at Ahmedabad in the quarter-final tie which ended on Monday.
Five persons, including two children and as many women, were killed and 10 others injured in a stampede near Kanakadurga Temple at Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday.
Everything you wanted to know about 'Sunny' Gavaskar.
After a controversy arose over some civic bodies' plans to act against handcarts selling non-veg foods on main thoroughfares, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday had said the state government has no problem with people's food choices.
'The world is watching carefully. The choices India makes today have consequences beyond its borders.'
The four-day Duleep Trophy match between West and Central Zone ended in a tame draw.\n\n
China has signalled that it will prevent India from assuming leadership of the Global South, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
An unbeaten century by all-rounder Yusuf Pathan 101 n.o. (72b, 5x4, 7x6) enabled Baroda beat Mumbai by four wickets in the opening match of the West Zone Ranji Trophy one day tournament played at the RMC ground in Rajkot.
Mohamed Salah was inevitably on the scoresheet as Liverpool took full advantage of the inactivity of their top-four rivals to thrash West Ham United 4-1 at Anfield and provisionally move into second in the Premier League.
Images from Sunday's action in the Premier League
'Replacement of the CM with a more acceptable face may be a good start towards resolving Manipur's problem.'
'In Mumbai cricket, your scores are only counted only if you score a hundred or more, below that doesn't mean anything.'
Mumbai Schools Sports Association qualified for the India finals of the Nike-Manchester United Premier Cup (MUPC) under-15 football Tournament. Joining the Mumbai lads in the India finals, scheduled to be held in Goa from December 1, are Viva Kerala, Salgaocar SC and Sporting Clube de Goa.
Mahindra United registered two impressive victories on the second day of the Nike-Manchester United Premier Cup (under-15) South and West Zone football qualifiers in Margao, Goa, on Thursday. First they beat Sporting Clube de Goa 1-0, and followed it up with a 2-0 win over Air India 2-0.
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