October 2014

Chennai, Oct 31: Gold medallists at the Asian and Commonwealth Games and other medallists as also the fresh Arjuna Award winner Anaka Alankamony were felicitated here Friday by the Squash Rackets Federation of India.Barring Saurav Ghosal, Alankamony and Mahesh Mangaonkar, the rest - Dipika Pallikal, Joshna Chinappa, Aparajitha Balamurukan, Harinderpal Sandhu, Kush Kumar - were present to receive a plaque each from the day's chief guest V.K. Jeyakodi, member secretary, Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu.…

Raia (Goa), Oct 31; United SC defeated Air India 2-1 in a crucial second round Pool B match to keep their semi-final hopes alive in the 127th Durand Cup football tournament at the Raia Sports Complex here Friday.United SC were beaten in their opening match of their group 2-3 by Sporting Clube de Goa. It was Air India who got off the blocks faster pulling ahead in the third minute through Nayak but from thereon it was all United SC. Their offensive players kept the Air Indian defence under pressure and deservedly…

New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Petrol and diesel prices were cut on Friday by over Rs.2 per litre each, effective minight, IndianOil Corp announced.While petrol will be cheaper by Rs.2.41 a litre in Delhi, diesel will cost Rs.2.25 less per litre. Prices of both fuels were also reduced earlier this month on the back of declining international oil prices.

New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) India on Friday denied any plans for a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif during the SAARC summit in Kathmandu.External affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin, in answer to a query at a briefing, said there is "no such proposal at hand" and that the issue is not under discussion. He added that no request has been received from Pakistan for such a meeting and that "there is no request that we intend to give". "That…

New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) The Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) has requested the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to take a comprehensive review of the merger and acquisition (M&A) guidelines."To facilitate consolidation in the sector, it is important that the M&A guidelines be reviewed and modified to promote orderly growth of the sector," COAI director general Rajan S. Mathews said in a letter to TRAI chairman Rahul Khullar. The guidelines were notified in February. Mathews…