Colombo, Sep 24: West Indies entered the Super Eights of the ICC World Twenty20 by virtue of superior net run-rate after their final group league encounter against Ireland was called off due to heavy downpour at the R Premadasa Stadium, here today.

Despite both finished on a point each having lost their respective match against Australia, it was West Indies who qualified with a superior run-rate of -1.855 than Ireland’s -2.092 and will be playing the Super Eights against New Zealand, England and hosts Sri Lanka.

MUMBAI: Consumers may get some relief as oil marketing companies (OMCs) plan to revise petrol prices downward due to falling international crude oil prices and a strengthening rupee

NEW DELHI: The Medical Council of India (MCI) has finally cleared introduction of the three-and-a-half-year long medical course. Calling it BSc in Community Health, it will be open to anybody after class 12.

Speaking to TOI, MCI board chairman Dr K K Talwar said this special cadre of health workers will be trained mainly in district hospitals, be placed in sub-centres or primary health centres and will be taught "some module of clinical work".

MUMBAI: Banks in Maharashtra have lost more money to heists since 2007 than elsewhere in the country. The state tops the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) list, with Rs 18.97 crore lost to bank heists from 2007 to 2011. Among cities, while Mumbai topped the list with Rs 11.43 crore burgled, two other Maharashtra cities, Nashik and Pune, were among the top six.

Thiruvananthapuram: Veteran Malayalam actor Thilakan passed away at a hospital here early Monday. He was 74.

Two Delhi University students were allegedly raped by three men after being offered drinks laced with sedatives at a get-together in Bawana area of the outer district.

Two of the accused have been arrested, identified as Vicky and Ajit, while the third one, Sunil, was absconding after the incident on Friday last, a senior police official said on Sunday.

Cairo (CNN) -- A leading figure in the Sunni Islam world called for fellow believers to respond to recent controversial portrayals of Mohammed -- which he said "spread hatred" -- just like the prophet himself would, "through patience and wisdom."

OSLO: A young woman of Pakistani-origin has found a place in the Norwegian cabinet.

 

Hadia Tajik, 29, a Muslim of Pakistani descent, was appointed as Norway’s minister of culture.

LONDON: A new virus belonging to the same family as the Sars virus that killed 800 people in 2002 has been identified in Britain in a man who had recently been in Saudi Arabia, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Sunday.

KOLKATA: Indian recurve archer Deepika Kumari became the second Indian ever to win a medal in the World Cup finals when the teenager picked up a silver medal at Hibiya Park, Tokyo on Sunday.

Deepika fought bravely till the very last shot before going down to the World No. 1 KI, and KI Bo Bae of Korea 6-4 in the final under heavy rain.