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Murder in Gurgaon

      Gurgaon: In another broad daylight murder in Guragon in less than a month, a brother of former corporator Leelu Kataria was killed this evening. Incidentally, Leelu was killed less than a month ago. As many as five bullets were pumped into Karambeer, the deceased, near Raj Mahal Delux hotel at the New Colony crossing. The incident occurred at the deceased's shop Bittoo Motors. According to the eye-witnesses, the assailants fled the scene and no arrests have been made so far. The police have cordoned off the area, and traffic is being diverted to avoid breaking off any riots, district officials said. Confirming the incident, a police official at the Gurgaon City police station said the murder took place at around 5 p.m. The assailants shot five rounds at Karambeer and later pulled him out of his shop to make sure that he was dead, he said. According to the local residents, both Leelu and Karambeer had criminal background. Nearly a week a before being murdered, Leelu had returned from Bangkok. He had constructed a lavish house in the city's Sector 5 in front of which unidentified men had killed him. Even though one month has passed since his murder, no arrests have been made so far.

Rice sworn in as new US Secretary of State (Go To Top)

     Washington: Condoleezza Rice was on Thursday sworn in as the new Secretary of State at a White House ceremony following her confirmation as America's top diplomat by the US Senate. The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Rice as President George W Bush's new Secretary of State in an impressive 85-13 vote, making her the first black woman to hold the post. She is likely to go to the State Department early this morning to greet the staff and move into her new office. Rice, 50, National Security Adviser in Bush's first term in office, succeeds Colin Powell.

Soccer players injured in accident in eastern India (Go To Top)

     Kolkata: Players of a soccer club were injured here on Wednesday when their bus turned turtle while on way from the airport. De Goa Sporting Club officials said 16 players received first aid and four of them were seriously injured when the driver tried to save a scooterist from head-on collision. "There was a two wheeler which suddenly came in front of the bus and the driver tried to save him and in turn the bus turned," said Sandesh Gadekar, a player. Doctors at Suraksha Nursing Home said two players were in Intensive Care Unit after receiving serious head injuries. "Five of them have attended our emergency. Out of them the coach was also there. He was released after first aid. Four patients have been admitted out of which Joseph Periera and Peter Periera are in Intensive Care Unit," said doctor Sahay. Officials said the team which was supposed to play favourites Mohan Bagan in a tournament, would now cancel all games till all the players are out from the hospital.

Sania Mirza gets big reception (Go To Top)

     Hyderabad: New tennis sensation Sania Mirza came home to a rousing welcome today as hundreds came on to the streets to congratulate her for making it to the third round of a grandslam, the first-ever by an Indian woman. Although her historic run at the Australian Open was ended by former world number one Serena Williams, the 18-year-old has won hearts of millions back home, who prayed for her as she beat Australian Cindy Watson and Petra Mandula of Hungary to reach the third round, an effort she admitted was well beyond her expectations. Mirza, who won the junior doubles title at Wimbledon in 2003, now plans to improve her ranking to 50. "I dont want to play, I want to beat Serena. (laughing). Well, when I am going to play more big games, big players, more tournaments, I hope the results are more on my side. I wanted to play the doubles. But my ranking is 170 and it is not really good enough for the grand slams," Mirza said. The young star was later also felicitated by the Andhra Pradesh state governor Sushil Kumar Shinde. Born in Mumbai but raised in Hyderabad, Mirza began playing tennis aged six and quickly rose through the ranks, winning 12 titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, including five in 2004. With around a billion compatriots keeping tabs on her efforts, Mirza said she expected tennis to really take off in India over the next few years.