ROME: Italy faced political deadlock on Tuesday after a stunning election that saw the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement of comic Beppe Grillo become the strongest party in the country but left no group with a clear majority in parliament.

Chandigarh: Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday asked its mayor in Patiala to resign after he was named in a murder case. "Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal has directed Mayor of Patiala Municipal Corporation Jaspal Singh Pradhan to immediately tender his resignation from the post of mayor in view of the case registered against him," said party secretary Daljit Singh Cheema.

Shimla: The plan of Yoga teacher Ramdev to hold a rally in Solan district on Sunday received a setback after district administration refused to give permission for the February 27 meeting. "We had changed the venue from Sadhupul to Solan and assured that the rally would be completely peaceful, but surprisingly, the MC Solan has declined to give permission for holding the rally at Thodo ground on February 27 as scheduled," Laxmi Dutt Sharma, state in-charge of Patanjali Yogpeeth said.

Patna: Impressed with success of anti-polio campaign in Bihar, a four-member team from Pakistan is in Patna on the invitation of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to take tips about the programme particularly in minority Muslim dominated areas.

 NEW DELHI: India gained a valuable 192-run lead as their first innings ended at 572 runs against Australia on the fourth day of the first Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Monday.

Bidar: Social activist Anna Hazare on Sunday said he has decided to renew his movement against corruption in about one-and-a-half month.

CHENNAI: After making his second successive hundred in Tests and against Australia, Indian batsman Virat Kohli stressed on the importance of being hungry. "I took some rest and time off the game after the England series.

HAVANA: Raul Castro was re-elected as Cuba's president on Sunday, officially to his last five-year term, with a new regime number two: Council of State Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel, official media said.

NEW DELHI: Harbhajan Singh finally struck in his 100th Test, removing Peter Siddle on the second day of the first Test against Australia at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

CHENNAI: No one could believe what they were seeing when the team sheets were given out. Pragyan Ojha, with 20 wickets in the recently-concluded England series, was not there and it was Ravindra Jadeja who was playing ahead of the Hyderabad left-arm spinner.