Nearly after a span of six years, the Indian cricket team will tour New Zealand in March to play two tests and five one-day internationals.

According to a press release by the cricket board, the tour would last from March 6 to April 7, 2009.

Before playing the one-day series against the host Kiwis, the Indian team will open its tour with a 20-20 international at Wellington on March 6.

The two nations will play five ODI’s at Napier, Hamilton, Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

The Indians will also feature in a three-day match against New Zealand XI in Christchurch before tests at Hamilton from March 26 and Wellington from April 3.

The Indian team last visited the island nation in 2002-03.

New Delhi, Aug 29: Nepal's Foreign Affairs Upendra Yadav has said that India has offered to help his country in tackling floods.

Yadav, the chief of the debutant Terai party, Madhesi Janadhikar Forum, discussed issues of mutual importance to both countries with his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday and was happy to receive help from India.

"We talked about solving the problem of floods and related problems faced by Nepal. Pranab Mukherjee said the Indian Government will help us in that," Yadav said.

Dhaka, Aug 29: The 9th Home Secretary level talks between India and Bangladesh will begin here today.

The two-day meeting is expected to discuss various security related issues, border management issues as well as ways of enhancing cooperation between the law enforcement agencies of both sides.

The Indian delegation is led by the Union Home Secretary, Madhukar Gupta and the Bangladesh delegation by their Secretary, Ministry of Home Affair, Mohammad Abdul Karim.

The last meeting was held at Delhi on August 2-3, 2007.

Wanna experience saas-bahu relationships in a new bottle, be ready to watch ‘Main Kab Saas Banoongi’ from September 1 on the Hindi general entertainment channel, Sab TV.

The channel, which boasts for telecasting nearly seven comedy shows like Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashmah, Lo Ho Gayi Pooja Iss Ghar Ki, etc., will showcase the new show produced under Deepti Bhatnagar Productions from Monday to Thursday at 8 in the evening.

New Delhi - The Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, was taken to hospital in the Indian city of Mumbai with complaints of stomach pains, the Times of India reported Friday.

"There is nothing major to feel concerned about," his personal secretary Tenzin Taklha was quoted as saying by the newspaper. "But he has been admitted to the because he was feeling some discomfort in his abdomen."

Jammu, Aug 29: The fourth round of talks between Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti (SASS) and the panel appointed by the Jammu and Kashmir Governor headed by SS Bloeria will be held here today.

The talks, which were scheduled for Thursday, could not take place due the minor illness of Bloeria, who is leading the government side in the talks.

The samiti had earlier held three rounds of talks with the panel on August 23, but the talks remained inconclusive.