- IPL-3: KKR win toss, elects to bat Kolkata Knight Riders captain Sourav Ganguly won the toss and elected to bat against Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League match at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Monday.
- SIT summons: Modi writes letter, explains his stand Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he shall respond to the SIT probing the 2002 Gujarat riots "fully respecting" the law, as he refuted reports that he had skipped appearance before the panel on Sunday.
- Delhi Budget: Diesel, LPG, CNG to cost more Delhiites will have to shell out more from their pockets for virtually everything from cooking gas to diesel with Delhi government on Monday withdrawing subsidy on LPG and increasing VAT on many items to "generate" additional revenue.
- US House passes landmark health care bill Marking the fulfillment of a decades-long goal of the Democratic party, the US House of Representatives on Monday passed the sweeping health care reform package, giving a political victory to President Barack Obama who had staked his presidency on the passage of this bill.
- Keep in mind Pak's track record of proliferation: India to US With the US expressing willingness to discuss a civil nuclear deal with Pakistan, India on Monday made clear its reservations against such a move and asked the Obama administration to keep in mind Pakistan's track record of clandestine proliferation.
- India to attract more Saudi students: official India expects a "substantial increase" in the number of students from Saudi Arabia with its latest move to allow international educational institutions to operate from the country, a senior Indian diplomat in Saudi Arabia has said.
- Nepal mourns as Koirala's body cremated Thousands of mourners on Sunday paid their last respect to five-time former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who was cremated here with full State honours at the banks of Bagmati river as per Hindu rituals.
- Indians taking away American jobs is a myth: Anand Sharma Urging the US to reform its visa policies, commerce minister Anand Sharma said in New York on Sunday that the paranoia of the Americans about Indians taking away their jobs, especially in the IT and services sectors, is a myth.
- FDI inflows likely to flat in 2009-10: Sharma Commerce Minister Anand Sharma on Monday expressed optimism that the total FDI inflows this fiscal will the same as in the previous year's at USD 27 billion.
- India to add 7,450 km to gas pipeline network in 3 yrs India will add over 7,450 km of gas pipeline network over the next 2-3 years to ramp up its supply lines to keep pace with the growing demand from the consumption centres in the country.
- India on course for 7.2 pc growth: Pranab The government expects the economy to expand by 7.2 this fiscal and increase by 8.5 per cent in the next, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said.
- Rupee eases by 4 paise against dollar in early trade The rupee eased by 4 paise in early trade on Monday on fresh capital outflows by foreign funds and the dollar's gain against other Asian currencies.
- Airtel ties up $8.3-bn debt for Zain deal Bharti Airtel on Sunday announced tying up of $8.3 billion debt for the proposed acquisition of the Kuwait-based Zain Telecom's African unit.
- 7 US banks bite the dust in a day,37 failures in 2010 A staggering 37 American banks have folded up in 2010, or an average of 12 entities going bust every month.
- Sensex falls by 167 pts on interest rate concerns Snapping a four-day rally, the BSE benchmark Sensex on Monday fell by 167 points on heavy selling in interest rate sensitive stocks, like reality and auto, by funds after the Reserve Bank raised key short-term lending and borrowing rates.
- Allawi leads Iraq vote, Maliki asks for recount Secularist challenger Iyad Allawi retained a slim lead in Iraq's tight election race after a preliminary count of 95 per cent of votes released on Sunday.
- Ban slams Israeli blockade of Gaza UN chief Ban Ki-moon has flayed Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip, saying the policy was causing "unacceptable suffering of human beings."
- Crew injured as Russian aircraft crash-lands in Moscow Crew injured as Russian aircraft crash-lands in Moscow Pilots and other crew members of a Russian airliner were injured as it crash-landed near Moscow's Domodedovo international airport early on Monday.
- Obama invites defiant Israeli PM for talks US President Barack Obama has invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet him at the White House even as the Israeli leader rebuffed a key US demand to halt settlement construction in east Jerusalem.
- Sarkozy to rejig government after poll defeat France's President Nicolas Sarkozy was left scrambling for a way to relaunch his once relentless reform drive on Monday, after a humiliating defeat in nationwide regional elections.
- Venezuela's Chavez rules out Internet controls Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denied that the government plans to impose controls on the Internet, saying that his administration aims to increase Web access rather than limit it.
- Nepal mourns peace architect Koirala Thousands of mourners on Sunday paid their last respect to five-time former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who was cremated here with full State honours at the banks of Bagmati river as per Hindu rituals.
- Iceland volcano eruption causes hundreds to flee An Icelandic volcano has erupted following a week of small earthquakes, spewing lava and ash into the air and forcing hundreds to flee on Monday, but causing no casualties.
- US House passes landmark health care bill Marking the fulfillment of a decades-long goal of the Democratic party, the US House of Representatives on Monday passed the sweeping health care reform package, giving a political victory to President Barack Obama who had staked his presidency on the passage of this bill.
- Patriarch of Nepal's politics GP Koirala passes away Nepal's five-time Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, a close friend of India and architect of the landmark peace deal with Maoists that ended a bloody decade-long insurgency, died in Kathmandu on Saturday of multiple organ failure at the age of 85.
- IPL-3: KKR win toss, elects to bat Kolkata Knight Riders captain Sourav Ganguly won the toss and elected to bat against Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League match at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Monday.
- IPL-3: KKR, MI seek to regain winning momentum Their winning streaks snapped, hosts Mumbai Indians as well as visitors Kolkata Knight Riders would be anxious to regain that momentum when they clash in the Indian Premier League match in Mumbai on Monday.
- FIH to allocate one tournament to India every year Lured by commercial success of the just-concluded men's World Cup, the International Hockey Federation has decided to allot one world-level tournament to India every year for next fours years.
- Confident Bangalore takes on wounded Chennai tomorrow On a roll with three successive wins, a Jacques Kallis-propelled Royal Challengers Bangalore juggernaut runs into a staggered but robust Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Tuesday.
- Pune, Kochi joins IPL bandwagon Business conglomerate Sahara bagged Pune while little known consortium Rendezvous Sports World Limited clinched Kochi as the Indian Premier League on Sunday unveiled two new teams joining the cash-awash Twenty20 league from the 2011 season.
- Kings XI beat Chennai Super Kings in Super Over Kings XI Punjab made a sensational fightback before scripting a dramatic victory over Chennai Super Kings via one-over eliminator in an Indian Premier League match in Chennai on Sunday.
- Chargers scalp Daredevils to complete hat-trick of wins Andrew Symonds produced a fine bowling display as defending champions Deccan Chargers Hyderabad continued their winning spree with an exciting 10-run victory over Delhi Daredevils at the Barabati stadium in Cuttack on Sunday.
- Big medal haul by Indians in 2nd Asian GP archery Indian archers added three more golds and a bronze to swell their medal tally on the final day of the second Asian Archery Grand Prix at Bangkok.
- SIT summons: Modi writes letter, explains his stand Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he shall respond to the SIT probing the 2002 Gujarat riots "fully respecting" the law, as he refuted reports that he had skipped appearance before the panel on Sunday.
- Delhi Budget: Diesel, LPG, CNG to cost more Delhiites will have to shell out more from their pockets for virtually everything from cooking gas to diesel with Delhi government on Monday withdrawing subsidy on LPG and increasing VAT on many items to "generate" additional revenue.
- HC rejects PIL for CBI probe into UP CM's multi-crore garland The Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking CBI probe into alleged expenses of about Rs 200 crore, including currency note garland of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, during BSP recent 'maharally' in Lucknow.
- Five special teams set up to probe bomb on plane incident The police on Sunday constituted five special teams to investigate the placing of a country-made bomb on the cargo deck of Bangalore-Thiruvananthapuram Kingfisher flight, which the authorities managed to detect and defuse.
- HC asks Nanavati Commission to clarify stand on summoning Modi The Gujarat High Court on Monday asked the Nanavati Commission, probing the 2002 riot cases, to clarify by 1st April whether it will summon Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the matter.
- Naxals gaining foothold in Gujarat, say police Maoist are slowly gaining a foothold in Gujarat, which despite of having a large tribal population has so far remained unaffected from the 'red terror', police said.
- MP govt introduces bill on the lines of MCOCA in Assembly The Madhya Pradesh government has plans to bring in force in the State a law on the lines of MCOCA (Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act) used to fight terrorism in Maharashtra.
- Vertical-launch version of BrahMos test-fired successfully The vertical-launch version of supersonic BrahMos cruise missile was on Sunday successfully test-fired by the navy from a warship in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Orissa.
- IGNOU's Silver Jubilee Seminar today The Silver Jubilee Seminar of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will be held on Monday at its campus in South Delhi.
- Hearing in cash-at-judge's door case adjourned till 26th March A designated court in Chandigarh on Saturday adjourned the hearing in the Cash-at-Judge's door scam till 26th March after conclusion of arguments by the prime accused arguing for himself in the case and the counsel for the petitioner.
- Maoists blast stretch of land along Rly tracks in West Bengal Maoists triggered a blast on a stretch of land along the railway track between Midnapore and Godapia Sal stations in West Midnapore district in the wee hours on Monday as the 48-hr bandh called by them began.
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