November 2013

Tejpal, who was at the Crime Branch office since 4.30 p.m., was taken into custody soon after the verdict was announced. The much-delayed order on Tejpal's bail plead was pronounced just a shade past 8 p.m. by North Goa District and Sessions judge Anuja Prabhudessai. The order, which allows Tejpal to avail of home food, bedding and clothing during his time in police custody, came nearly three and a half hours after 4.30 p.m., the time by which Prabhudessai was initially scheduled to make the…

Pune, Nov 30 (IANS) There were no upsets recorded in the first qualifying round matches of the NECC-ITF women’s $25,000 tennis tournament at the Deccan Gymkhana courts as the seeds had a easy day here Saturday.With the top four qualifying seeds getting a bye, Ukraine’s fifth seed Anna Shkudun was the highest seed in action, and she didn’t disappoint. The Ukraine girl eased past India’s Sahan Shetty 6-1, 6-3. Among Indians, Natasha Palha, Bhuvana Kalva, Sharmada Balu, Sai Samhita Chamarthi, Sowjanya…

Pune, Nov 30 (IANS) After two consecutive draws, Pune FC will be keen for a win when they face United SC in an I-League football round 12 encounter at the Balewadi Sports Complex here Sunday.Back in familiar surrounds, Pune FC over the past two rounds locked out with back-to-back away draws (v/s Salgaocar FC and Dempo SC) in tough conditions. The results have made an effect on Pune FC’s standings after working hard to line up a chance to steer into clear leadership. Pune FC Coach, Mike Snoei, said: “Sometimes…

Chandigarh, Nov 30 (IANS) Air India and Andhra Pradesh registered contrasting victories to lift the boys' and girls' team titles, respectively, in the 38th Inter State-Inter Zonal Badminton Championships here Saturday.While Air India had to come from behind to beat Kerala 2-1 to lift the Narang Cup, Andhra Pradesh blanked Air India girls 2-0 to carve their name on the Shafi Qureshi Cup. In the boys' final, Air India were dealt with an early blow when Aditya Joshi was upset by Arun George 21-23, 21-15,…

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Baroda, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh scored outright victories with a day to spare in the fifth round of Ranji Trophy cricket matches Saturday.At the Moti Bagh Stadium in Vadodara, hosts Baroda registered a massive 246 runs over Madhya Pradesh in a match that saw 40 wickets falling inside three days. The writing was already on the wall for Madhya Pradesh as they resumed the day at 58 for five in the second innings, needing 279 runs to avoid an embarrasing defeat. It took just a little more than…