New Delhi, Feb 28 – Industry organisations Monday hailed Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee for presenting a ‘development-oriented’ general budget. ‘Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has done a fine balancing act to sustain economic growth, curb inflation, promote inclusive growth and maintain fiscal consolidation,’ said Chandrajit Banerjee, director general, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
Los Angeles, Feb 28 – India’s celebrated composer A.R. Rahman bagged two Oscar nominations in the original score and original song categories for his work in Danny Boyle’s ’127 Hours’, but failed to repeat the success story of 2009 and lost out on both the awards at the 83rd Academy Awards here Sunday night.
New Delhi, Feb 28 – Upset over being scolded for not concentrating on studies, a class 8 student committed suicide by hanging himself at his home in east Delhi Monday, police said. ‘Gulshan Thakur, 13, was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his home at New Ashok Nagar area Monday afternoon,’ said a police officer.
New Delhi, Feb 28 – Scoreboard of the West Indies innings against the Netherlands in their World Cup Group B match here Monday: West Indies: Devon Smith c Barresi b Loots 53 Chris Gayle c Kervezee b ten Doeschate 80 Darren Bravo c Kervezee b Seelaar 30 Ramnaresh Sarwan lbw b Westdijk 49 Kieron Pollard c ten Doeschate b Mudassar Bukhari 60 Darren Sammy c Kervezee b Seelaar 6 Shivnaraine Chanderpaul b Seelaar 4 Devon Thomas lbw b Mudassar Bukhari 13 Nikita Miller not out 11 Sulieman Benn not out 3 Extras (b 3, lb 3, w 14, nb 1) 21 Total (for eight wickets in 50 overs) 330 Fall of wickets 1-100 (Smith, 16.3 overs), 2-168 (Bravo, 31.2), 3-196 (Gayle, 36.2), 4-261 (Sarwan, 42.1), 5-278 (Sammy, 43.4), 6-290 (Chanderpaul, 45.4), 7-312 (Pollard, 47.5), 8-326 (Thomas, 49.4) Mudassar Bukhari 10-1-65-2 Berend Westdijk 7-0-56-1 Ryan ten Doeschate 10-0-77-1 Bernard Loots 7-0-44-1 Tom Cooper 6-0-37-0 Pieter Seelaar 10-1-45-3 Toss: Netherlands, who chose to field Umpires: Amiesh Saheba and Simon Taufel (Australia) TV umpire: Richard Kettleborough (England) Match referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand) IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 – With not much policing to do, Delhi Police officials manning the Ferzoeshah Kotla took turns to enjoy the West Indies-Netherlands World Cup match in a rather innovative way here Monday. One policeman, posted at the entrance, instructed his colleagues in the stands to alert him with a ping on his walkie talkies whenever a boundary is hit.
Guwahati, Feb 28 – The budget for 2011-12 has evoked mixed response in the northeast, with industry captains and Assam’s ruling Congress party terming it balanced, while the opposition described it as directionless. The notable highlight in the budget for the northeast has been a 100 percent jump in the allocation for special assistance to Rs 8,000 crore for 2011-12.
Brussels, Feb 28 – European Union member states are to impose sanctions on Libya later Monday, following the UN Security Council’s call for punitive measures, a spokeswoman said. On Saturday, the Security Council called unanimously for sanctions to be adopted against the regime of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in response to his bloody crackdown on anti-government demonstrators.
Ghaziabad/Allahabad, Feb 28 – A CBI special court here Monday issued bailable warrants against Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, the parents of murdered teenager Aarushi Talwar, after they failed to appear before it, while the Allahabad High Court continued to hear their plea against their being tried for the crime. The Ghaziabad-based Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court, earlier this month, ordered that Aarushi’s doctor parents should be tried for the gruesome killing of their own daughter in Noida about three years ago.
New Delhi, Feb 28 – The West Indies piled up 330 for eight in their World Cup Group B match against the Netherlands here Monday. The West Indies top order made valuable contributions with Chris Gayle scoring 80.
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