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Mumbai Indians register fastest T20 win

Mumbai Indians registered the fastest win in Twenty20 cricket in terms of number of balls remaining when they beat Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets here Friday.

Rs.200 mn mutual fund scam unearthed in Chennai

Police are on the lookout for three men who duped hundreds of investors of Rs.200 million through a fake mutual fund scheme here.12:30 AM on May 17

Pollock, Jayasuriya star in Mumbai Indians win

Two old war horses of Mumbai Indians, Shaun Pollock and Sanath Jayasuriya, joined forces to give a mesmerising performance that blew away Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets in an Indian Premier League contest here Friday night.12:30 AM on May 17

CPI-M to try to repair Left Front cracks

With CPI-M patriarch Jyoti Basu acknowledging 'cracks' in West Bengal's three decades-old ruling Left Front, the party in a fire fighting effort said it would sort out the differences through discussions.12:02 AM on May 17

Controversial Kerala godman admitted to hospital

Controversial Kerala godman Swami Amritachaithanya alias Santhosh Madhavan, who was arrested on charges of rape and cheating, was Friday admitted to the Thrissur Medical College after he complained of chest pain.12:02 AM on May 17

Cyber cafes owner booked in Gujarat

The Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Gujarat police conducted searches in 35 different cyber cafes in Ahmedabad and booked 11 cafe owners for violating rules and not maintaining records of surfers, the police said here Friday.12:02 AM on May 17

Teenaged girl found stabbed to death in Noida

A 15-year-old girl was found dead with her throat slit and multiple stab injuries on her face and chest when her father opened her bedroom door at their home here Friday morning, the police said.12:01 AM on May 17

'India's border infrastructure with Nepal inadequate'

There is a need to dramatically improve the quality of the border infrastructure with Nepal, especially in the context of increased Chinese political penetration in that country, a former official in charge of internal security said here.12:01 AM on May 17

Posco, Tata projects may commence soon: official

Sounding an optimistic note on the stalled steel plant projects of South Korean steel major Posco and the Tata Group in Orissa, union Steel Secretary R.S. Pandey Friday said the projects may start by the end of June.12:01 AM on May 17

Scoreboard: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders

The following is the scorecard of the Indian Premier League match in which Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets here Friday.12:01 AM on May 17

Summer heat back in Delhi, rain in northeast

Residents of the national capital experienced the summer heat again Friday as the temperatures began rising after staying below normal for the past week following the cyclonic pressure over the Bay of Bengal.12:01 AM on May 17

Karunanidhi in hospital, but well: Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi's son M.K. Stalin Friday said that his father, who was hospitalised following a neck pain in the morning, was otherwise well and resting under medical advice.12:01 AM on May 17

Gail may be part of Trans-Sahara gas pipeline

Algerian Ambassador Noureddine Bardad-Daidj Friday said that the public sector Gas Authority of India Ltd (Gail) may be part of the $13-billion Trans-Sahara gas pipeline project.12:00 AM on May 17

Car runs over six kids, three dead

Three children died and three others were critically injured Friday evening when a car ran over them in Ghaziabad, the police said.12:00 AM on May 17

Andhra man tops civil services, Delhi boy No 2

A police officer from Andhra Pradseh has topped this years civil services examinations and a Delhi youth has come second. A total of 734 candidates have made it to the elite Civil Services, it was announced Friday.12:00 AM on May 17