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Police clash with fans outside Bangalore arena

Thousands of fans who had camped outside Bangalore’s stadium to buy tickets for Sunday’s World Cup showdown, clashed with police on Thursday.

Bangalore set to replace Calcutta as World Cup venue

The Indian cricket board has nominated Bangalore’s Chinnaswamy Stadium as a replacement venue for the World Cup match between India and England.

Ten wounded in India cricket stadium blast

At least 10 people were wounded when a bomb exploded on Saturday outside a packed cricket stadium in the southern Indian city of Bangalore.

Women’s Day marks crisis of poverty and violence

Women rallied worldwide on Sunday to demand equal rights and protest against domestic violence and growing poverty in the global economic crisis.

Teleradiology paves way for remote medical businesses

On a monitor in his office in Bangalore, radiologist Arjun Kalyanpur examines a scan of the skull of a six-year-old boy who fell off his bicycle.

India start well after Hussey century

India made a spirited reply to Australia’s 430 in the first Test on Friday, reaching 68 without loss in their first innings.

Indian army patrols cities as Islamist group claims bombings

Cities across India were placed on alert on Sunday with the army called out to patrol ”sensitive areas” after a wave of bombings left 46 people dead.

Bootleg liquor toll rises to 180 in southern India

The death toll in India’s worst bootleg liquor tragedy in recent years rose to 180 on Thursday as 30 more victims died, police said. Labourers in the southern states of Karnataka…

Indian girl born with eight limbs leaves hospital

A two-year-old Indian girl born with four arms, four legs and extra internal organs left hospital smiling on Saturday, nearly six weeks after doctors removed her extra limbs in…

Kumble magic helps India clinch series

Anil Kumble raised visions of a dramatic Indian victory with a five-wicket haul before Pakistan managed to escape with a draw in the third and final Test on Wednesday. The…

Ganguly makes 91 as Pakistan hopes fade

In-form Saurav Ganguly cracked 91 to lead India to 221 for five at lunch on the last day of the third and final Test against Pakistan on Wednesday. Ganguly and Rahul Dravid (42)…

Ganguly extinguishes Pakistan’s faint hopes

Pakistan grabbed two quick wickets to spark some life into the third and final Test on Tuesday after Misbah-ul-Haq’s unbeaten century brought the visitors 89 runs short of…

Stubborn Misbah, Akmal keep India at bay

Pakistan’s new crisis men Misbah-ul-Haq and Kamran Akmal defied India in an unbroken sixth-wicket stand after Younis Khan’s masterly 80 in the third and final Test on Monday.…

Singh, Ganguly on the attack against Pakistan

Yuvraj Singh and Sourav Ganguly hammered explosive centuries to lead India’s fightback in the third and final Test against Pakistan in Bangalore on Saturday. Yuvraj celebrated…

Eight-limbed Indian girl has successful surgery

Doctors in India have successfully operated on a two-year-old girl born with four arms, four legs and extra internal organs. A team of around 30 medics removed what amounted to…