Brisbane, Jan.31 : Former Test great Doug Walters and fast bowler John Hastings have backed stand-in Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke to silence his critics after responding well to what they called a “disappointing” Brisbane crowd on Sunday. Under fire for everything from his bad form to his use of social networking sites, Clarke was jeered by a packed Gabba when he strode to the crease in Sunday’s one-day clash with England. He ended up scoring a match winning 54 and helped Australia seal a series-clinching 51-run win.
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Bangalore, Jan 31 – Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Monday relied on Governor H.R. Bhardwaj’s Republic Day speech for some self-praise, though still seeking his recall for allegedly calling him a ‘thief’.
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Hyderabad, Jan 31 – In a significant development, senior Congress leader and Defence Minister A.K.Antony Monday met Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) president K.Chiranjeevi and reportedly sought his support to the state Congress government, sources said. Antony drove straight from the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport to Chiranjeevi’s residence in Jubliee Hills and held talks with him. The Congress’ Andhra Pradesh unit chief D.Srinivas was also present, PRP sources said.
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New Delhi, Jan 31 – Indian security agencies are probing the suspected terror links of the captured Somali pirates with Pakistan-based terror groups such as the Lashkar-e-Taiba. The suspicion comes in the wake of increased pirate attacks on merchant vessels passing through the sea lanes close to the Indian coast. Coast Guard Director General Vice Admiral Anil Chopra told reporters here Monday that it was but natural that there would be speculation about terror linkages when the pirates were operating so close to India in the recent months.
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Hyderabad, Jan 31 – Andhra Pradesh’s main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Monday urged the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to reopen the case relating to the murder of its leader and former minister Paritala Ravi in view of recent ‘revelations’ by Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy. A delegation of TDP leaders met CBI Deputy Inspector General (DIG) V.V.
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Islamabad, Jan 31 – Pakistan has banned BlackBerry services for all foreign diplomats working in the country with immediate effect, a media report said Monday. The orders to suspend all blackberry services for staffers of foreign missions stationed across Pakistan were conveyed by the government to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Aaj TV reported. PTA passed on the orders to all cell phone operators and the decision has been implemented forthwith.
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Melbourne, Jan 31 – Cricket Australia (CA) has called for one of its most important board meetings next Tuesday to get to the bottom of the Ashes mess. In the meeting, CA will try to chart a detailed plan for next summer’s expansive city-based Twenty20 competition, which will cause the greatest shift in the shape of the season since the World Series Cricket revolution of the late 1970s. Former captain Steve Waugh has been mooted as a possible overseer or contributor.
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Ranchi, Jan 31 – Maoist guerrillas killed four people, set a bus on fire and blasted a water tank and pump of paratroopers in four incidents in Jharkhand, police said Monday. The guerrillas of Jharkhand Liberation Tiger (JLT) raided Hulsu village on the outskirts of Ranchi late Sunday. Around 10 to 15 JLT Maoists abducted three youths – Alok Sahu, Mahabali Sahu and Bhola Sahu – and later killed them by slitting their throats, said the police.
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Islamabad, Jan 31 – A Pakistani national has startled his peers and countrymen by completing two PhDs in just four years. Kashif Mehmood has done his PhDs in Business Administration and Computer Science from two leading universities in France. Higher Education Commission (HEC) scholar Kashif Mehmood has made the nation proud by successfully completing two PhD degrees from France within a period of four years, APP reported Monday.
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