In the Ranji Trophy Super League Group B match, Railways defeated Andhra by seven wickets at the Karnail Singh Stadium. Railways needed just 10 overs and less than an hour on the fourth and final day to notch up a comprehensive seven-wicket victory.

Railways lost the wicket of Milind Tamhane (44) just before they needed 37 runs to reach the winning target of 90. Tamhane hit five fours in his 88-ball knock, before being dismissed by M Suresh.

Sanjib Sanyal wrapped up by making the required three runs. Harshan Rawle, who was on four overnight, remained unbeaten on 33.

Even as India and Pakistan renew efforts to resolve contentious issues through dialogue, it seems that a virtual war is going on between the two countries in cyberspace.

The latest news is that the official website of the Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department (CID) has been hacked by pro-Pakistan hackers.

It is believed that the hacker who claimed himself to be Pakistani, also fiddled with website of a news channel and that of Bank Of Baroda. However, when accessed in the last evening, both these websites were found to be in the working condition.

The Hubble Space Telescope has just offered a better view of our Milky Way Galaxy's most massive stars. The image shows a pair of colossal stars, WR 25 and Tr16-244, located within the open cluster Trumpler 16. This cluster is embedded within the Carina Nebula, an immense cauldron of gas and dust that lies 7,500 light years from Earth.

The recent terror attacks in Mumbai cast its shadow on the ongoing International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2008 in Panaji.

The IFFI observed a moment of silence in the memory of those who died in the recent terror attacks in Mumbai.

“Wherever possible, I will personally go to the theatres to observe one-minute silence,” stated Festival Director S M Khan.

The state police have beefed up the security of hotels around the IFFI venue.

DLF Assets (DAL), promoted by K P Singh will raise USD 450 million from private equity investors by December for part payment to another promoter group firm DLF Ltd. DLF Assets Ltd has been established to acquire commercial projects of DLF, the country's largest realty firm.

Bharti Teletech, one of India's top makers and distributors of telecom & allied products, announced that it has pocketed a major order from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), India's major telecom operator, to make fixed line phones.

Under the deal valued at over Rs 350 million, BSNL will make and supply more than 9 lakh CLIP phones for BSNL within the next 5 months.

The pact further strengthens Bharti Teletech’s association with BSNL.