Shops remained closed in some parts of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan for a few hours and internet services were restricted in sensitive areas to check 'rumour-mongering', but normal life remained largely unaffected
Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Saturday said he saw nothing wrong in the I-T department sending notices to social activist Arvind Kejriwal.
Run-machine Sachin Tendulkar has been nominated in ESPNCricinfo's awards list for the best ODI batsman in 2010. Tendulkar, who scored an unbeaten 200 -- one-day cricket's first double hundred -- against South Africa in Gwalior on February 24, is among ten batsmen in the list, which includes compatriots Virender Sehwag and young Virat Kohli. India's ever reliable VVS Laxman earned a nomination for the best Test batsman.
Burnt remains of the pilot of the ill-fated MiG-29 fighter aircraft have been found by Indian Air Force search teams, 19 days after the plane crashed in Lahaul Valley in Himachal Pradesh.
Though there was no clear roadmap, the farmers, belonging to multiple groups, including 30 from Punjab, appeared clear in their resolve, some saying that they would not disperse till the laws were repealed and others that would ensure their voices are heard.
Jauhar is a recurrent theme in the history of that period. And Khilji was hardly the only Muslim invader whose onset forced women to self-immolate. Nearly the entire Mughal clan, including the benevolent Akbar, forced jauhar on the defeated, says Vikram Johri.
An Indian Air Force MiG-21 'Bison' fighter aircraft crashed on Friday, apparently due to an engine problem, while on a routine sortie in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district, but the pilot ejected safely.The plane went down at 11.25 am near Bela-Bhimlat village, at approximately 150 km south-west of Gwalior air base after taking off from there. A rescue helicopter was sent to fetch the pilot, the spokesman said, adding that a court of inquiry has been ordered into the incident.
Poor travellers and migrant labourers will get a comfortable night-stay and dinner for Rs 7 in four major towns in the state - Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior and Jabalpur.
Scindia, who was also named as its Rajya Sabha candidate from Madhya Pradesh by the BJP, hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his "competence and complete dedication" to serving India and asserted that the country's future is fully secure in his hands.
The development came against the backdrop of the ruling party accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of trying to poach its MLAs to topple the Kamal Nath-led government, which enjoys a wafer thin majority in the House, and imminent expansion of the state Cabinet.
'When he came to Bombay, he lived on the streets with his mother.' 'He had to sell whatever little they had in their bags -- their clothes, his toys.' 'When they did not have money, a bakery would sell the bread crumbs fallen on the floor for one paisa in a newspaper.' 'But before eating, they had to take out the rat and cockroach shit from the crumbs.'
Violence marred Muharram processions on Saturday leaving one person dead and at least 12 injured.
Counting of votes is underway in assembly byelection to 58 seats in 11 states including Madhya Pradesh where the results will decide the fate of the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government.
Sachin Tendulkar hit the first double century in the history of ODI cricket to lead India to a crushing 153-run victory against South Africa in the second One-Day International, in Gwalior, on Wednesday. Tendulkar was at his vintage best as he blazed his way to 200 from a mere 147 deliveries, inclusive of 25 boundaries and three sixes. In carrying his bat through the innings he propelled India to a mammoth 401 for three in 50 overs.
Twenty people were killed and 50 injured when a goods train hit the stationary Indore- Gwalior Intercity Express head-on in Madhya Pradesh after it overshot the signal amid heavy rains and poor visibility in the early Monday.
Praising Mahendra Singh Dhoni's efficient leadership, out-of-favour Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh said that the team's spectacular showing in this edition so far makes him believe that the Men in Blue can retain the trophy.
Sachin Tendulkar will grace the cover page of the April issue of the Wisden Cricketer magazine, which is recognising the Indian batsman's historic ODI double hundred against South Africa last month.
"We want to live in an environment where we love our fellow men. We don't shoot them, we don't kill them. We don't hold them hostages but give a bit of ourselves and we give and take," Tata added.
In a major goof-up, an advertisement inserted in newspapers by the Eastern Railways showed Delhi in Pakistan and Kolkata in the Bay of Bengal.
Kartik Aaryan of Pyaar Ka Punchanama series is in a happy space after the second installment of the film became a smash hit like the first.
After brickbats, it is now bouquets for cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar from the Shiv Sena.
India's iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar has jumped to third position in the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen after belting a record-breaking double-century in the second One-Day International against South Africa in Gwalior on Wednesday.
Suspense still prevails over Virender Sehwag's availability for the second one-dayer against South Africa in Gwalior, with India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni opting to wait till Wednesday morning to decide on including the explosive opener in the team.
The Centre assured that adequate security would be provided to the three-match cricket ODI series between India and South Africa starting February 21.
The scion of the erstwhile Gwalior dynasty garlanded the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi on the stage before sitting on the 'satyagraha'.
Maharashtra Police found over 300 migrant workers holed up inside two container trucks meant for carrying essential commodities from Telangana to Rajasthan.
The counting will begin at 8 am, and as per the Election Commission's COVID-19 guidelines, a candidate, his poll agent and counting agent can remain present in the counting hall, officials said, adding various measures have been taken to ensure social distancing and avoid crowding.
Harshvardhan (Harsh) Rane, a popular face in the Hindi serial Left Right Left talks about how he landed his Telugu debut, Thakita Thakita.
Out of form South African middle-order batsman J P Duminy has returned home owing to injuries, making him unavailable for the third and final One-dayer against India in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
Sachin Tendulkar's stupendous feat of becoming the first cricketer to score a double century in One-dayers was on Thursday hailed by the British media, which described the little master as the 'finest batsman' ever.
India's injuries worries continued with opener Virender Sehwag struggling with a sore back during the first One-Day International against South Africa in Jaipur, on Sunday.
Two new Indian Premier League franchisees will be unveiled on March 8, IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi said on Wednesday.
The past two years have seen a 30 per cent jump in the number of cities with Ford outlets.
Will he leave the party? Will he float a new one? Or join an existing one? As speculation is rife over Jyotiraditya Scindia's next move, the Madhya Pradesh Congress unit appears to be divided on the rift between him and Chief Minister Kamal Nath, reports Sandeep Kumar.
Shaken by the match-fixing scandal, Indian cricket was going through a turbulent time at the start of the 21st century when Sourav Ganguly took charge of the team.
The Aditya Birla Group has received in-principle approval from the Kerala government to set up a Rs 4,000-crore (Rs 40 billion) IT and Biotech Knowledge Park and a branch of Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences (BITS) at Kozhikode.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management, Gwalior announces admissions to MBA programme for academic session 2009-11.
After a marathon meeting of its Central Election Committee, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday announced the names of some senior women leaders, who will contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. The names include Sushma Swaraj from Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh, Yashodhara Raje from Gwalior, Sumitra Mahajan from Indore, Karuna Shukla from Korba, Kamla Patle from Jangir-Champa, J Shanthi from Bellary and Bindu Chaudhary from Nagpur.
Master batsman Sachin Tendulkar said records are meant to be broken and he would be glad to see an Indian eclipsing his epic unbeaten 200 that he smashed against South Africa in Gwalior on Wednesday.
Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to score a double century in One-Day Internationals, accomplishing the feat in the second one-dayer against South Africa in Gwalior on Wednesday. The master batsman, who holds the record for most runs and centuries in Test (13,447) and one-day (17,398) cricket, scored 200 not out off 147 balls as India amassed 401-3 in 50 overs. A look at the highest ODI scores.
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