The incident had a ripple effect in Indian cricket and
Delhi's fate as an international venue now hangs in balance
with the Ferozeshah Kotla facing a 1-2 year ban.

Some of India's finest achievements came in badminton
with Saina Nehwal living up to the expectations and the mixed
doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and V Diju cracked the top 10

It broke a 29-race jinx and team owner Vijay Mallya
proved he had not been talking through the hat when he
promised points in 2009.

Spaniard Jose Brassa took over as the new coach but he
soon was at the loggerheads with the government officials.

Amlan Chakraborty
New Delhi, Dec 30 (PTI) Saina Nehwal broke the Chinese
stronghold in badminton, Vijender Singh pushed the boxing

The weapon system should also have image downloading and
transmission capability so that the enemy could be located and

New Delhi, Dec 30 (PTI) Learning from the 26/11 terror
attacks, the Indian Army is buying specialised weapons that
enable its commandos to "observe and fire" at the enemy hiding

Carriers in the US and Europe were asking passengers to
carry only one hand baggage and arrive at airports early for
additional security checks.

New Delhi, Dec 29 (PTI) A multi-tiered security apparatus
is functioning at major airports across India as part of
efforts to beef up vigil at all aviation installations, days

New Delhi, Dec 30 (PTI) Receiving a political push at the
top, officials from India and Japan will meet here two weeks