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London: An anonymous gambler has struck an 82,000 pounds (USD 132,300) bet with a London bookmaker on India winning the Cricket World Cup, one of the biggest ever laid in the one-day game.

Tunisia’s ex-leader Ben Ali hospitalised ’in coma’

TUNIS (AFP) - Ousted Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali suffered a stroke and was "in a coma" in a Saudi hospital, a family friend said Thursday, as more details of corruption under his rule came to light.

World Cup final venue fails fire inspection

Mumbai: Expressing displeasure at the non-compliance of fire safety norms at the revamped Wankhede stadium, venue of the 2011 World Cup final, the city fire brigade department on Friday said it will seek a reply from the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) in this regard.

Saudi authorites detain founders of new party

CAIRO (AP) — Authorities in Saudi Arabia have detained founding members of a new political party and told them they must withdraw demands for political reform as a condition for their release, the party said Friday.

How India Can Win the World Cup

Is there such a thing as a template for good results in a World Cup? West Indies had exceptionally strong batting and vicious pace. In 1983, India batted deep and had many swing and seam bowlers. Australia in 1987 didn’t lose a single tight match with their deceptive slow bowlers. Pakistan peaked late in 1992, but did it with steady build-ups and explosive finishes. Between 1999 and 2007, Australia were — well — Australia.

Bahraini troops shoot at protesters in Manama: ex MP

Hubli jail break foiled

Advani apologises to Sonia for Swiss bank account report

Thackeray to decide if Pak team can play in Mumbai

Bangalore shines among India’s booming cities - report

Tech hub Bangalore tops the list in a new Morgan Stanley report on how India’s booming cities cope with problems from infrastructure to job creation, with Mumbai, India’s financial capital, trailing in 21st place.

BBC under fire over plans to end Hindi service

Mark Tully, the veteran BBC reporter whose dispatches have been followed by generations of Indians, yesterday led an angry attack on the corporation’s axing of its Hindi-language radio service. The BBC announced last month that it would cut foreign language output on the World Service network due to a reduction in government funding, in a move that has provoked widespread protests and questions in the British parliament.

US urges restraint in Bahrain amid Mideast unrest