After a 10-year-long wait, the International Cricket Council has finally invited Thrissur resident V. Jayadevan to Hong Kong on June 27 to make a presentation on his “VJD” method of deciding rain-interrupted matches. The method is considered way better than the present Duckworth-Lewis (D/L) system.

After gunbattles, Naxals have engaged security forces in language war in the insurgency-hit Bastar region of Chhattisgarh.
Almost following footsteps of Naxals, security forces are now learning tribal dialects through a crash course to be able to connect better with the local tribals in the conflict zone. Linguists have been hired to train the Central paramilitary troopers in different tribal languages of Bastar.

The new chief minister, Mr Oommen Chandy, does not face an immediate threat to his government which runs on a slender majority since even the Opposition Left Democratic Front would not aspire to create instability and risk another election.

Actress Minissha Lamba was detained at Mumbai airport Wednesday morning when she arrived from France via Dubai after undeclared jewellery worth over `40 lakhs was allegedly found in her baggage.

The Orissa police on Wednesday breathed a sigh of relief following surrender of top Maoist leader Azad alias Keshava Rao before the Andhra Pradesh police. It now plans to bring Azad in remand for questioning in connection with at least fifty cases, including the sensational attack on Nayagarh police establishments and murder of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati and his disciples.

The bonhomie with chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa apart, governor H.R. Bhardwaj made it clear on Wednesday that he had no intention of stepping down because of the frequent tussles with the BJP government in the state.

The race to occupy the Cabinet Secretary’s post has begun. Current Cabinet Secretary K.M. Chandrasekhar completes his tenure on June 13 after what will be a fairly long innings of four years as the country’s top-most civil servant.

Two more CRPF jawans succumbed to their injuries at Jagdalpur hospital early on Wednesday morning taking the total death toll in Tuesday’s Maoist landmine blast in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district to seven, the police said.

Veteran Congress leader Tarun Gogoi here on Wednesday scripted a new history by taking over the office of Assam chief minister for the third successive term. Assam governor J.B. Patnaik administered the oath of office and secrecy to 76-year-old Gogoi in Assamese at Durbara Hall of Raj Bhavan.

Four Indian Navy personnel, including two officers, died and a dozen others were reportedly injured when a floodgate at the ship repair unit of the dockyard collapsed during routine operations at the Visakhapatnam Naval Dockyard on Wednesday.