AC Milan survived an almighty scare against a rejuvenated Arsenal to scrape into the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals 4-3 on aggregate on Tuesday despite being thrashed 3-0 by the London side.
The first of such trains are expected to be introduced in Eastern Railway between Howrah and Dhanbad by Christmas.
Living up to his promise of presenting a people-friendly Rail Budget, with one eye on the general elections to be held due next year, Indian Railways Minister Lalu Prasad tabled a populist budget in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Encouraged by the success of a premium AC special train between Delhi and Mumbai, Railways have decided to run 17 more such trains.
Arsenal's bench celebrated Monday's 1-0 win at Crystal Palace as if it was the Premier League title decider despite only being the second week of the season.
Injury-hit AC Milan kept their slender Serie A title hopes alive when a second-half Clarence Seedorf goal secured a 1-0 home win over in-form Cagliari on Sunday.
Spanish striker Raul scored twice in an impressive 3-1 victory.
According to the latest data released by the two zones, the South Eastern Railway cancelled trains such as the Chennai-Howrah Mail, the Darbhanga-Kanniyakumari Express and the Kamakhya-LTT Express journey commencing on June 3.
AC Milan's poor early-season form continued on Sunday when they lost 2-0 at Genoa for their second consecutive defeat.
The Brazilian World Cup winner is free to find a new club when the transfer market re-opens.
In other Champions League matches, Manchester United beat Scottish champions Rangers while Chelsea impressed while beating Lazio.
Italy fullback Gianluca Zambrotta has completed a move to AC Milan from Barcelona, the Serie A club said on Saturday.
AC Milan won the Italian Cup with a 2-2 draw with AS Roma in the second leg of the final on Saturday.
While the second-class fares may not be hiked, AC travel will be more expensive.
AC Milan have agreed a two-year loan deal with Chelsea for Fernando Torres but the Spain striker has yet to agree terms, the Italian club said in a statement on Friday.
A dominant AC Milan beat Serie A leaders Inter Milan 2-1 on Sunday to blow open the title race with second-placed AS Roma winning 3-0 at Sampdoria.
Xerox Corporation will acquire outsourcing entity Affiliated Computer Services for about $6.4 billion in a cash and stock deal.
Manchester United beat AC Milan 5-4 on penalties after their International Champions Cup match in Cardiff's Millennium Stadium ended 2-2 in regulation time on Saturday.
The Italians scored with a flattering 4-1 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk in Champions League Group D on Wednesday.
There is still confusion on whether the food delivered at the doorsteps from such eating joints would attract service tax or not.
Holders Real Madrid will play 2021 winners Chelsea in the Champions League quarter-finals while Manchester City's Pep Guardiola will visit his former club Bayern Munich.
With sales of cooling products turning out dismal this summer due to unseasonal rains, the stocks of related companies are now off their March highs. Shares of fan and air conditioner makers such as Voltas, Symphony, Orient Electric, Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning and Crompton Greaves are down 5-23 per cent since March when the summer season saw a firm onset. In comparison, the BSE Sensex index is up 10 per cent.
AC Milan striker Marco Borriello has been suspended after testing positive in a routine doping test.
Real Sociedad will join Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, and LaLiga champions Barcelona in Europe's elite club competition next season.
Massimiliano Allegri is on course to become AC Milan's next coach despite a hold up over his contract at former club Cagliari.
AC Milan snapped up Manchester City's Brazilian forward Robinho on transfer deadline day on Tuesday, the latest piece in a jigsaw which the Rossoneri hope will bring them the Serie A title.
AC Milan host Manchester United in the return leg of their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday.
Kolkata Police commissioner Vineet Goyal said on Friday that there was no situation where attendees were short of space at Nazrul Manch here during singer KK's performance on Wednesday.
Milan are still looking for their first league win at the San Siro this season and after eight games they are 11th with 10 points.
Air-conditioned double decker railway coaches are likely to be introduced into the network during the current financial year.
AC Milan reached an agreement with Barcelona on Saturday to bring former Inter Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic back to Italy in a move the club hope will ignite their title chances.
AC Milan survived a grilling at Arsenal to reach the Champions League quarter-finals 4-3 on aggregate despite losing the second leg of their last 16 tie 3-0.
The 30-year-old striker, three-times FIFA World Player of the Year, has signed a deal until June 30, 2008 for an undisclosed fee.
Roundup of Champions League matches played on Wednesday night
UEFA delayed a decision until next week on whether to allow AC Milan to participate in this season's Champions League.
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