Oslo (Norway): The right-wing fanatic behind a bomb-and-shooting massacre that killed 77 people in Norway admitted to the “acts” on Monday but pleaded not guilty to criminal charges, saying he was acting in self-defence.

Dubai: The 2013 Champions Trophy in England will bring the curtains down on the 14-year-old tournament, with the ICC moving towards having one championship for each of the game’s three formats from 2015.

BANGALORE: Until Chris Gayle began raining sixes, hammering as many as five successive ones off the hapless Rahul Sharma, the mood in the Bangalore camp was one of gloom.

He idolizes Rahul Dravid, but this cricketer, who steered Team Rajasthan to victory in their initial two matches, is now in the news for smashing the first century of IPL 5 against Bangalore on Sunday.

Kota. State government's first career point in the private sector Hadhuti University Act is passed. Assembly passed the Act after July 2012 the first phase of the academic course and the process begins.

Jaipur / Kota. Through subordinate in charge of taking bribe of Rs 60 thousand were arrested by ACB Jaipur Power Distribution Corporation (Xavivianel) Ftehsinh Meena, divisional chief engineer of the whole 'relationship' has been engaged in play. In addition to the ACB Director General of Police to arrest the CMD Kunjilal Xavivianel Meena wrote to immediately suspend Fateh Singh.

MUMBAI: The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has banned the use of live animals in dissection and other experiments in educational and research institutions. But scientists conducting new molecular research will be exempted from the ban.

Mumbai: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today alluded to Karnataka as a “snake” after expressing shock at Maharashtra Government’s decision to share water with people in scarcity-hit districts in neighbouring Karnataka. 

Kollam (Kerala): A court here today extended by another 14 days the judicial remand of two marines of Italian ship ‘Enrica Lexie’, charged with gunning down two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast in February. 

New Delhi: A stiff opposition from non-Congress Chief Ministers and a Congress ally over NCTC and other issues of Centre allegedly encroaching upon the states’ policing powers today cast its shadow at the conference on internal security here.