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Toss important in the second one-day against England: Dhoni

Toss important in the second one-day against England: DhoniIndore, Nov 16 : Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said that the toss will be very important in the second one-day match against England.

India would be playing its second One-Day International match against England in the seven match series on Monday in Indore of Madhya Pradesh.

Chennai man develops special wheel chair for his disabled pet

Chennai man develops special wheel chair for his disabled petChennai, Nov. 16 : A dog owner in Chennai has developed a special wheel chair for his pet, who is paralysed from waist down to the hind legs. The aid has enabled the dog to move around without any discomfort and even play with the owner. 

Julie, the pet, today moves around with the aid of stilted wheels, which is almost, like a ''wheel chair'' designed by its owner. 

France's Grange holds off Miller to win men's slalom in Levi

Levi, Finland - Jean-Baptiste Grange of France took victory in the opening men's slalom of the Alpine skiing World Cup season in Levi Sunday, beating American Bode Miller into second place.

Sprinkling holy Ganga water on roads to attract voters!

Sanganer, Nov. 16 : A maverick political candidate here has adopted a quite unusual method to draw voters'' attention. He sprinkles Gangajal or the holy water of River Ganges all around during his campaigning. 

Rajendra Patel is contesting elections for the Rajasthan legislature from Sanganer near Jaipur on the ticket of former BJP leader Uma Bharati''s newly floated Bharatiya Janashakti Party. 

He has undertaken the task of purifying his constituency by sprinkling holy water all around him, on roads in the lanes and by-lanes while campaigning in his constituency.

The drama appears to be to influence Hindus, who revere River Ganga. 

Captains of India Inc worried about global recession, but say can withstand

New Delhi, Nov 16 : With the signs of global reversionary trends setting in, Indian Inc say that while they are worried about the global meltdown, they are also confident that the Indian industry can sail through.

According to reports the Indian economy is likely to expand by 7.4-7.8 per cent during 2008-09 fiscal year, slower than nine per cent of last year, as credit crunch and global downturn trims growth.

At a three-day ''Indian Economic Summit'' organised by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi, captains of the Indian industry huddled to debate out issues related to the global downturn on Sunday.

The ten things you never knew about Prince Charles

London, Nov 16 : He might be a public figure, yet there are many things about Prince Charles that are still unknown.

Now, Times Online has provided a list of not very well known facts about the 60-year-old royal.

The 10 things you didn’t know about Prince Charles are:

1. When he was born, the fountains in Trafalgar Square ran blue ‘for a boy’. 

2. It was the first royal birth since the 17th century that wasn’t witnessed by a government minister.

3. Charles was christened using water from the River Jordan, a royal tradition thought to stretch back to the Crusades.

4. A video on YouTube claims to offer proof that Prince Charles is the Antichrist.

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