Storm lashes Bangladesh and India

A cyclone sweeping across eastern India and Bangladesh has killed at least 15 people and prompted the rescue of hundreds of thousands. Cyclone "Aila" flattened mud houses, uprooted trees and disrupted travel throughout West Bengal state.Soldiers and border guards were helping rescue stranded residents.Flooding and tidal surges hit coastal areas, with strong winds forcing the closure of the main ports of Chittagong and Mongla in Bangladesh.About 400,000 people were moved from five districts to cyclone shelters and schools before the storm hit.But a further 300,000 people were stranded in coastal villages.

Miss Russia is the Miss World

Ksenya Sukhinova of Russia won the Miss World 2008 crown on saturday in a glittering African themed paegent where she outshone 108 other contestants from various parts of the World.The first runner up was India's Parvathy Omanakuttan and the second runner up was Trinidad and Tobago's Gabrielle Walcott.The Russian became the 58th Miss World who takes over from Zhang Zi Lin of China.Hailing from Nizhnevartovsk in the north west of Siberia, Sukhinova was dressed in a purple gown, with a decorative neckline and flowing skirt.She is a student pursuing an engineering degree from the Tyumen Oil and Gas University.

England tour called off

The Engish team which is on a tour to India today has cancelled the tour due to the terrorist attacks in Mumbai.England team which is trailing in the series 5-0 had still 2 ODIs to play and 2 tests too.This comes as a total shock for the Indian public in general who thought that England will return home without even a win in India. As always the England players who fear for their safety in any place have decided to return home and its a good way of saving their face.

Anil Kumble quits cricket

Anil Kumble the bowling maestro of the Indian Team and the Captain of the Test team today announced his retirement all of a suddedn which shocked even his critics down. The leading wicket taker of the India with a 616 wickets in test cricket was struggling with form for few matches and his injury was not allowing him to give a rhythm to play to his best. His decision came as a surprise as no one felt that he may hang up his boots so soon and today he played his last match.It is really a pity that such a great cricketer had to end his career in such a manner.

India's Growth dips

India’s economy decelerated to its slowest growth rate in three-and-a-half years in the first quarter of this fiscal year, as higher interest rates forced companies to begin easing back on investment.Economists expect India to continue to lose steam in the coming months as it struggles to contain inflation that has tripled this year to 13-year highs of 12.4 per cent in mid-August.The economic headwinds have come as the Congress party-led ruling coalition is preparing for an election before May next year

Abhinav Bindra wins first gold

India's Abhinav Bindra wins India's first ever gold in any individual event for the past 86 years of olympic history. He achieved this glory by winning the Men's 10m Air Rifle Final. he achieved this by beating his nearest rival by total score of 700.5.China's Zhu Qinan, gold medalist at Athens 2004, won the silver medal with a total score of 699.7.