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Three injured in explosion ahead of Bangalore IPL match

Three policemen were injured when a power generator exploded at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here Saturday, nearly 90 minutes before an Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Mumbai Indians.
There was panic near the second entrance gate as hundreds had gathered when the explosion took place.
Police and IPL organisers said the [...] Continue reading Three injured in explosion ahead of Bangalore IPL match

Obama to visit India in August or October: Manmohan

US President Barack Obama will visit India in August or October, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Saturday.
Obama will come to India in August or October, the dates have not yet been finalised, Manmohan Singh told journalists when asked about the US president’s visit to India.
The prime minister Saturday returned home after an eight-day visit to [...] Continue reading Obama to visit India in August or October: Manmohan

No relief from blazing heat in Uttar Pradesh expected

There will be no immediate relief from the blazing heat in Uttar Pradesh, the state Met department said Saturday.
Owing to dry hot winds, the maximum temperature and the minimum temperature would continue to remain 4-6 degrees Celsius above average in almost all parts of the state, it said.
Banda remained the hottest in the state Friday [...] Continue reading No relief from blazing heat in Uttar Pradesh expected

S.M. Krishna to attend Polish president’s funeral

Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna will head the Indian delegation that will attend the funeral ceremony of President Lech Kaczynski who was killed Saturday in an air crash in Russia.
World leaders, including President Barack Obama, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, are expected to gather in Krakow, [...] Continue reading S.M. Krishna to attend Polish president’s funeral

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here on Saturday on a four-day visit during which he will attend the Nuclear Security Summit tomorrow and meet U.S. President Barack Obama and some other world leaders.
At the Nuclear Summit to be attended by leaders of 46 other countries also, Dr. Singh is expected to pitch for firm response [...] Continue reading Manmohan in Washington for Nuclear Security Summit

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