Explosive West Indian all-rounder Kieron Pollard and ageing Kiwi paceman Shane Bond turned out to be the most expensive players, sold for a whopping USD 750,000 (app Rs 3.42 crore) at the third Indian Premier League auction here today.

Bangalore:Carlton towers, a multi-storey building with several offices and commercial establishments was caught under fire when a major fire broke out on the seventh floor of the building. Nine people died and approx. 13 injured. Some casualties apparently occured when few people jumped out of the building in panic.
Nearly 5 fire tenders including 2 rescue [...]

The chairperson of Infosys Foundation has agreed to take up a role in “Prarthane” (Prayer), a Kannada film currently being shot with actors Ananth Nag, Pavithra Lokesh and Prakash Rai in the cast.
Scenes involving her would be shot this month.
source: TOI

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) imposed punishments to national players in recent memory, banning a number of senior players and implementing heavy fines on others, accepting the recommendations of an inquiry committee formed to look into Pakistan’s disastrous tour to Australia.
Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan have been banned for a year. The Akmal brothers and [...]

Live in couple and television actors Raja Choudhary and Shraddha had been in a committed relationship for a year now. Despite repeated warnings from her beau’s friends and Shweta Tiwari (television actress and Raja’s ex-wife) about his infidelity, Shraddha hoped to tie the knot with Raja soon.
Raja was caught making an indecent proposal… [...]

Hyderabad, Mar 2 (PTI) The Andhra Pradesh Assembly today adjourned briefly as the opposition created a ruckus over the issue of rise in petrol and diesel prices.
As soon as the House met for the day, members belonging to TDP, CPI, CPI-M, BJP and Praja Rajyam Party demanded that the issue be discussed through an adjournment [...]

New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) The ban on him has been reduced by a match but Indian forward Shivendra Singh today said even the lighter penalty amounts to “injustice” on him as he has been punished for no fault. He would be sitting out of the matches against Australia and Spain
Tournament Director Ken Read, while [...]