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West Indies win by 8 wickets

Hosts West Indies levelled their four match one day international series among India here on Sunday with an emphatic eight-wicket victory, despite a magnificent 95 runs by Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni . Dhoni struck six fours and two sixes from 130 balls, as he almost single-handedly led an Indian revival, but West Indies' final target of 189 in 50 overs was never going to be treacherous. India bowled steadily, but West Indies reached the target with 95 balls to spare, following a workmanlike 85 from 102 balls from Runako Morton, and a typically robust 64 from 46 balls from Chris Gayle. India had won the high-scoring, opening match last Friday by 20 runs at the same venue. The series concludes with a pair of ODIs - this coming Friday and Sunday - at the Beausejour Cricket Ground in St. Lucia. India have only themselves to blame for their defeat, after they plunged to 82 for eight in the 22nd over after choosing to bat. But Dhoni staged a rearguard action in the form of a 10

Mumbai Taj Hotel his Fire

A fire broke out in the heritage wing of the Mumbai's Taj Hotel . Taj Hotel is one of the main sites that came under attack during November 26 terror attacks last year. Four fire tenderes include been rushed to the spot. Initial reports suggest that the fire was triggered by a short circuit. All present in the building have been evacuated with the situation is reported to be under control This is not the first time an accident has been repoted from the heritage wing post-26/11. In December too a fire had broken out on the 20th floor of the hotel.

Skip That Traffic; Fly Your Car shortly

America's Terrafugia Transition is planning to uncover it is car-cum-plane vehicle called ‘The Flying Car - Transition' If you wish you could own one of the slick vehicles that turned into robots during the 2008 movie ' Transformers ' - well, dream on. However, you could hope to hop into one of those cars that can fly! In a couple of years, when you're stuck in traffic, you'll have the option to fly off into a two-seater vehicle to reach your destination. An American company called Terrafugia Transition is planning to uncover its car-cum-plane vehicle called 'The Flying Car - Transition.' The car commenced its historic first flight On March 5 with 27 additional flights to be completed over the next several weeks. That's right. The Flying Car will let you take a spin on the roads where it will be capable to fold up it is wings after you've vroomed pass the stratosphere.

India beat West Indies's in 20 runs

A merciless 131 in 102 balls from Yuvraj Singh helped India to a 20-run victory over a battling West Indies in Jamaica on Friday in the first into a series of four one-dayers. Singh's powerful hitting helped India amass 339 for six, the second highest one-day international score at Sabina Park, but the determined hosts ran them close since they were bowled out for 319 in the 49th over. Chris Gayle (37) and Runako Morton (42) put on 65 inside 10 overs for the opening stand before Ramnaresh Sarwan (45) and an aggressive Shivnarine Chanderpaul (63) kept West Indies up with the run-rate. The home team needed 25 to won off the last three overs with two wickets remaining but RP Singh bowled Sulieman Benn for seven. Wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin, who had kept the flame burning with a smart 29 during 26 balls, was then caught by Harbhajan Singh off Ashish Nehra. Before Friday's game only Pakistan, against Zimbabwe into the 2007 World Cup, had managed to surpass 300 in an ODI at Sabina Pa

NASA Gives Media, Public Look Inside Apollo Moon Rock Vault

HOUSTON -- NASA will offer reporters an unprecedented chance to conduct interviews with scientists inside the lab that stores moon rocks Apollo astronauts collected during their six missions. The July 2 interview opportunities from the Apollo Lunar Sample Processing Lab and Storage Vaults at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston will take place nearly 40 years after humans first walked on the moon. Using the NASA Television's Live Interview Media Outlet satellite channel, news organizations will have a chance to talk with scientists who study the lunar samples. The interviews will originate from inside the lunar sample vault, amid the trays of moon rocks and soil samples. Among the samples are those Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin brought back to Earth in July 1969. Live interview opportunities will be available from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. CDT with lunar sample scientists Gary Lofgren and Andrea Mosie. Lofgren is the lunar curator at Johnson

With single Swerving Free Kick, Brazil Darts into Final against U.S.

On a rare night when Brazil be not always the better team, it remained the more patient one and ultimately prevailed, 1-0, over South Africa into the semifinals of the Confederations Cup on Thursday A late substitute, the defender Dani Alves, delivered his specialty into the 88th minute, drilling a free kick from 19 yards that nicked the inside of the right goal post and sent Brazil to the final against the United States on Sunday. The outcome was a familiar one for Brazil, the five-time World Cup winner , which does not panic, but calmly waits for its opportunities. It scored during the 90th minute of its opening match to defeat Egypt and won in the waning minutes again Thursday on a set piece, which has become Brazil’s most dangerous threat at this tournament. South Africa played with great resolve, compressing its defense, cluttering the middle of the field, largely preventing Kaká from making his penetrating runs on the counterattack. Instead, it is Bafana Bafana who surged with g

India will bounce back: Sourav Ganguly

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Thursday said Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s boys were capable of shrugging off their World Twenty20 disappointment also would bounce back in the one-day International series against the West Indies, which kicks off on Friday. “Sachin (Tendulkar), (Virender) Sehwag and Zaheer (Khan) will surely be missed… But I’m confident that the rest are quite capable of putting up a good performance against the West Indies as they are experienced in the ODIs,” Sourav Ganguly said at the felicitation of the youngsters at Videocon School of Cricket. The players recently won the Ambar Roy sub-junior meet, organised by the CAB. He, though, had a word of caution for the Indian team . “West Indies are a good team. They have some quality players in Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Dwayne Bravo and Shivnarine Chanderpaul who can change the outcome of a game. It’s going to be a tough series.” Sourav Ganguly downplayed India’s not-too-impressive performance in the World Twenty20

Michael Jackson, King of Pop, dies on age 50

Pop star Michael Jackson died Thursday following a cardiac arrest at his home in Los Angeles, officials held. He was 50. The King of Pop, whose life of stardom also scandal kept him permanently in the headlines, is found unconscious at his rented Bel Air mansion and was rushed to the UCLA Medical Centre. "We were notified by LAPD that Michael Jackson was transferred from his house to the hospital," said Los Angeles County Coroner Fred Corral. "He is unresponsive and pronounced dead at approximately 2.26 this afternoon." Corral said an autopsy would be performed to check for toxicology and other problems. The results are to be released Friday. A large crowd formed outside the medical centre also his home, playing Jackson's music , as news crews and reporters jostled for stories and as news helicopters hovered overhead. Corral said that he had suffered a cardiac arrest and local media reported Jackson had not been breathing when paramedics reached him. Reports fr

Bollywood’s most Smooch-able star!

Recently former Bond girl Denise Richards, who will be seen with Akshay Kumar into the movie Kambakkht Ishq, said in an interview that Akshay Kumar is a good kisser . "Akshay be so down to earth and very genuine. He made me feel very comfortable, plus he's a good kisser! I can see why he's India's sexiest actor ," said Richards. That got us thinking about the other hot B-towners also their Kiss-ablity! So flip and vote for the star you feel has lips that are the most kissable! Question: Which actor / actress be the most kissable? Leave your comments...

Ronaldo, Kaka could debut for Madrid into Ireland

Real Madrid's world record transfer signing Cristiano Ronaldo also Kaka could debut for the Spanish side on July 20 in a friendly match against Shamrock Rovers in Dublin, the Spanish club said on Monday on its Web site. Shamrock Rovers said the match, to be played at in the 3,500 seater Tallaght Stadium, is sold out. "Shamrock Rovers F.C. members and season ticket holders purchased over 3,000 tickets into the 48 hour window over the weekend," the Irish club said. Madrid are to spend July 13-22 preparing for the new season at the Carton House training ground in Ireland said director general Jorge Valdano. "We are delighted with the trip to Ireland we have prepared so as to begin this very important phase in our preseason training," Valdano said. "We know Shamrock Rovers is a very important team during Ireland and playing against them is going to suit us very well into our preparation," Valdano said. Madrid have agreed to pay Manchester United a record

Ms.Dhoni warns teammates against hiding injury

After an injury exposé, Team India has got a wake up call from captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni . Ms.Dhoni issued a no-nonsense warning to his teammates asking them not to repeat the mistake of hiding their injuries. Headlines Today had recently exposed how five crucial members of the Indian T20 squad hid their injuries. According to reports, Ms.Dhoni gave a dressing down to his teammates on Sunday. He then asked them to be truthful about injuries or any other personal issues that could affect the team's performance. This comes in wake of what happened when Virender Sehwag hid his injury from his skipper during the world T20. Ms.Dhoni said the team is more important than the individuals and also issued a warning to the seniors asking them to come up with ideas to improve the team's performance. This is exactly what Ms.Dhoni told his team: "For me, it's the team first and then the individuals and I hope it's the same for everyone in the group." "If rest

NASA Lunar Mission Successfully Enters Moon Orbit

GREENBELT, Md. -- After a four and a half day journey from the Earth, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully entered orbit around the moon. Engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt , Md., confirmed the spacecraft's lunar orbit insertion at 6:27 a.m. EDT Tuesday. During transit to the moon, engineers performed a mid-course correction to get the spacecraft in the proper position to reach its lunar destination. Since the moon is always moving, the spacecraft shot for a target point ahead of the moon. When close to the moon, LRO used its rocket motor to slow down until the gravity of the moon caught the spacecraft in lunar orbit. "Lunar orbit insertion is a crucial milestone for the mission," said Cathy Peddie, LRO deputy project manager at Goddard. "The LRO mission cannot begin until the moon captures us. Once we enter the moon's orbit, we can begin to buildup the dataset needed to understand in greater detail the lunar to

Slumdog 'goon' arrested

Ajit Pandey, 20, who starred in Slumdog Millionaire as the hired goon of the gangster played by Mahesh Manjrekar, seems to have taken the film’s message of rising against odds, to heart. With somewhat disastrous consequence. He was arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch on Sunday from his Bhayandar residence for allegedly extorting money and trying to bag film roles bsy threatening producers on phone. Pandey, who has also acted in TV serials like Saarthi and Oh Darling Ye Hai India, hit upon the novel idea of calling up film producers posing as a certain Irfan Husri, an associate of Chhota Shakeel. In his underworld avatar he would tell producers to give a break to “his man” Pandey in their films or face death. If they couldn’t offer a role then they needed to pay ‘Husri’ Rs 20 lakh. To cover his tracks, he would then call up the same producer again, this time as Ajit Pandey, saying that he’d got a threat from Irfan Husri that if he did not work with the said producer he would be bumped

Aishwarya and Abhishek plan to start a family after that year

A lot of people during the industry have been wondering why Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been working so hard lately even as she balances her time between her two sets of parents at Jalsa (the Bachchans) and La Mer (the Rais). Fact is that Aishwarya is into a hurry to finish up all her pending assignments so that she can keep a part of the year 2010 free for family affairs, and that includes motherhood. A source close to the couple said, “The two of them are fed up of relatives, stranger’s also relative strangers asking them when the stork is visiting. Secretly, they feel pressurised. It’s as if their parenthood is a public issue. Even when they are at airports waiting to board flights, over-exuberant ladies rush to them with an inquisitive look on their eager faces. Even before these fans open their mouth, Abhishek knows exactly what the question is, and he gets visibly annoyed. Aishwarya handles such over-inquisitive attention far more graciously.” Luckily there has been absolutely no

Akshay be a good kisser: Denise Richards

Former Bond girl Denise Richards has done some passionate scenes by Bollywood star Akshay Kumar into Kambakkht Ishq and says he is a good kisser. Richards insists that no man in Bollywood can match his skills, according to reports. "Akshay be so down to earth and very genuine. He made me feel very comfortable, plus he's a good kisser! I can see why he's India's sexiest actor," said Richards. She admits she struggled with the language barrier while filming her first Bollywood movie, but got a helping hand from her co-stars and hopes to do another Bollywood movie. Releasing on July 3, the movie also stars Hollywood actors Sylvester Stallone also Brandon Routh.

Apple feasts on demand for smart phones

The company sees sales of its 3G S pass 1 million units in just three days. A thirst among shoppers for stylish cellphones that can do more than make calls and take grainy snapshots has helped Apple Inc. ring up sales of more than 1 million units of its high-end iPhone 3G S just three days after the device went on sale, the company reported Monday. "Even with a down economy, food, shelter, clothing and now smart phones are becoming an essential part of people's lives," quipped Ken Dulaney, an analyst at Gartner Inc. Driving the enthusiasm for smart phones is a desire by consumers to use their handsets for a host of computer-like functions, such as browsing the Internet, sharing photos, updating their status on social networks, playing games with their friends and checking e-mail, Dulaney said. Apple, which launched its first iPhone two years ago, previously reported it had sold more than 21 million units by March 28. Market research firm ISuppli Corp. projects that by th

At 8%, India to grow fastest into '10: World Bank

The World Bank has projected an 8% growth for India during 2010, which will make it the fastest-growing economy for the first time, overtaking China’s expected 7.7% growth. The multilateral lender has revised upwards the development rate for the Indian economy this year to 5.1% from an earlier projection of 4%, according to its Global Development Finance Report released on Monday . India has consistently outperformed growth forecasts by the World Bank in the past. The prospects for the global economy remain ‘unusually uncertain’ despite recent signs of improvement into some parts of the world, the report points out. Barring a few countries, including India and China, the bank has cut 2009 growth projections for all other economies and expects the world economy to contract by 2.9% this year. "Developing countries are expected to develop by only 1.2% this year, after 8.1% growth in 2007 and 5.9% growth in 2008. "When China and India be excluded, GDP in the remaining developing

India's Satyam to announce new CEO, CFO - news

Indian fraud-tainted outsourcer Satyam Computer Services Ltd (SATY.BO), which be acquired by Mahindra & Mahindra (MAHM.BO) group, is expected to announce a new chief executive, the Economic Times reported on Tuesday. Satyam, which would be rebranded as Mahindra Satyam, be once India's fourth-largest outsourcer. It shocked investors in January when it revealed it had overstated profits for years. [ID:nBOM394323] C.P. Gurnani, president of international operations at group firm Tech Mahindra ( TEML.BO ), be expected to be appointed CEO of Satyam replacing A.S. Murty, the newspaper said. Mahindra & Mahindra Managing Director Anand Mahindra is scheduled to address a news conference on the group's IT business at 3 p.m. (0930 GMT). Subramaniam Durgashankar, who earlier headed the mergers and acquisition unit of Mahindra & Mahindra, the country's largest tractor also utility vehicle maker, is expected to take over as chief financial officer at Satyam, the Business Sta

‘Kites' to hit screens during December

Mumbai (IANS): The much-talked about Hrithik Roshan starrer "Kites" is scheduled for December release also producer Rakesh Roshan also director Anurag Basu have also agreed on how different the English and Hindi versions of the film would be. The supposed steamy scenes between Hrithik and his co-star Barbara Mori would be the same into both versions. "We can't cheat Hindi audiences. The so-called steamy scenes will be the same during both versions. The visuals will remain unchanged in both. There won't be anything radically different in the two versions because Hrithik and Barbara speak English-Hindi and Spanish, respectively during both English and Hindi," Basu told IANS. Also there would be voice-overs in Hindi and English, both done by Hrithik whose love story the film chronicles into a style that would recall David Lean's "Brief Encounter" and K. Balachander's "Ek Duuje Ke Liye". About being designated the director of the de

I won't mediate among Kat and Bips: John

It's a well-known fact in the movie industry that Katrina Kaif and Bipasha Basu can't see eye to eye. Almost similar is the case with John Abraham and Salman Khan. But the movie New York has done something unusual in these Bollywood relationships . This movie has brought Katrina Kaif and John Abraham so close to each other that the grapevine has been abuzz with rumours of an affair between them. Both are all praise for each other; also say that they had a gala time while shooting together for the Yash Raj movie directed by Kabir Khan. As expected, there was no love lost between John's New York co-stars with his long-standing girlfriend Bipasha Basu. So will John play the peacemaker among his two leading ladies? We asked John during an interview also this is what Dostana's hot dude had to say, "I am not here to play the role of a mediator. Bipasha is a grown up, mature woman. So is Katrina Kaif. They are both experienced enough to sort out their own issues. I was th

AI plans to save Rs 500 cr into wage bill

With the aim of reducing its employee cost by Rs 500 crore annually, loss-laden public sector carrier Air India will examine its existing wage agreements with its unions, representing nearly 31,000 employees, also review all performancelinked incentives (PLI) and flying allowances. The company has formed a four-member committee comprising members from finance and personnel to look into the wage structure with suggest ways of cutting the flab. Air India is estimated to have incurred losses of over Rs 3,000 crore in 2008-09 and be looking at financial help from the government to tide over the crisis. The country’s largest air carrier by fleet size has an annual wage bill of about Rs 3,000 crore of which Rs 1,400 is the performance-linked incentive. The company has a cumulative loss of about Rs 5,300 crore. Civil aviation secretary M Madhavan Nambiar, the company CMD Arvind Jadhav and financial advisor into the ministry E Bharat Bhushan met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s principal secre

Shahrukh Khan Sends chills down Karan's spine

The kind of backlash that Shahrukh Khan received for his recent comments on Prophet Mohammed, that too from his own community, seems to have sends chills down Karan Johar's spine. The incident has forced the terrified filmmaker to pick up his research book to make sure that his much-talked-about movie My Name be Khan doesn't fall into dirty waters. It is said that Karan is treading cautiously, as his movie My Name Is Khan , starring Shahrukh Khan and Kajol , is based on terrorism unlike his earlier movies. The film is about Islamic isolation and focuses on how a Muslim individual fights for his identity in this ruthless world. Rumours have it that protest against the film has already started and that the unit of the movie was denied shooting in the Mosque in US. But Karan Johar is unperturbed by all the rumours. He is not giving way to the protesters. It may be recalled that the police have filed a FIR against Shahrukh Khan following complain from Mumbai Aman Committee, a rel

Saif's highway trip for love!

Actor-turned-producer Saif Ali Khan recently hit the streets of San Francisco just before find a girl for himself. Relax, things are just fine between him also Bebo -- this was for his forthcoming venture Love Aaj Kal since the girls selected by the casting agent into the US were shot down by director Imtiaz Ali. Explains Imtiaz, "We had gone to the US to do a recce of the location twice also we got everything in place except for the blonde American-looking girl who would play an important person in Saif's life into the movie. It was an easy cast as everyone thought getting a blonde girl would be a no-brainer. The casting director there showed me many pictures but I somehow did not like anyone. We were very tense since we just had three days left to find someone, train her and shoot with her." At this crucial juncture, Saif and Imtiaz thought of holding on the highway auditions. "Still we were not getting anybody...till the last night before we were supposed to shoo

Sania Mirza 'dressed for achievement

India's Sania Mirza faces a triple challenge to reach the third round at Wimbledon: knock out a seed, beat one of her best mates -- with make sure she's got enough clothes. Mirza faces Romanian number 28 seed Sorana Cirstea in the second round -- now as soon as the pair works out whose kit is whose. French Open quarter-finalist Cirstea had to sort out her friend by some spare clothes before Mirza beat Germany's Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6-2, 2-6, 6-2. "We are really good friends. We're one of those very few who actually stay in touch even while we're not on the tour," Mirza told AFP. "We be joking about it just before. I didn't have any clothes also said 'can you please give me some clothes to wear'. "She said 'yes, I'll give it to you'. And I said 'yes, but if you win and I win, I play you, I'll need clothes since well!’ And she said 'I'll still give it to you!'. Thankfully the pair has now sorted out enou

England 'leaps also bounds' ahead into women's game

New Zealand captain Aimee Watkins said England were "leaps and bounds" ahead into women's cricket after the hosts won their second straight major final to lift the World Twenty20 trophy here at Lord's. England , who beat New Zealand to win the 50-over World Cup during Sydney in March, agaian proved too strong for the White Ferns at Lord's on Sunday into a six-wicket success. Fast bowler Katherine Brunt took three wickets for six runs since New Zealand, previously unbeaten at the tournament, were bowled out for just 85. England then saw star batsman Claire Taylor makes 39 not out since they won with three overs to spare. Several members of the England team are on contracts to coach cricket with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) also promote the sport in schools through the 'Chance to Shine' initiative. These contracts enable the players to participate in major tournaments without jeopardising their profits. It is a set-up that has helped propel Eng