Bridgetown, Apr 10: West Indies held the upper hand at the end of the third day of the first Test on Monday as they reduced Australia to 248 for 5, still trailing by 201 runs.

New Delhi: Teen Indian boxer Shiva Thapa today stunned former Olympic silver-medallist Worapoj Petchkoom 16-10 to enter the semifinals of the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Astana (Kazakhstan) and is now just one win away from booking a berth for the London Games.

Kota. Rajasthan Technical University (RTU) semester engineering exams this time the paper has proposed to the police stations. With permission from the Government next month starting this month or the semester examinations to secure the paper in front of police stations will be distributed by the Observer. Secret until now. Secondary Education Board papers are distributed to police stations. RTU 150 engineering colleges of the State Department's examination of the 50 test centers is considered sensitive.

Kota. State MBBS and BDS courses in medical and dental colleges in the Rajasthan Pre - Medical Test (RPMT, 2012) will be the first time online. Apply online for the exam will be Tuesday starting May 5th. Health and Science University of Rajasthan, Jaipur by students and parents to online RPMT were suggested.

Bhubaneswar: A new twist in the hostage crisis has been playing out in Odisha. The two Naxal outfits have made more demands in exchange for the release of BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka and Italian national Paolo Boscusco. This came even after the government bowed down to their demands earlier.

Ajmer: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari today offered prayers at the historic 13th century dargah of sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in this pilgrim town after which a one million usd donation for the shrine was announced.

Islamabad: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi has agreed to visit Pakistan on the invitation of Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.

Mumbai: Social activist Anna Hazare today said that people should first bring about a change in their own localities before thinking of changing the country.

Beirut: Syria on Sunday demanded written guarantees insurgents will stop fighting before it pulls back troops under the terms of a UN peace plan, and a rebel leader said the initiative was doomed.

Beijing, Apr 9: The Chinese official media has welcomed  Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari's visit to India saying better ties between the "two nuclear- armed heavyweight neighbors" will bring about regional stability.