New Delhi, Mar 5 : The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) sent a revised schedule for the second session of Indian Premier League (IPL) to the Union Home Ministry on Thursday.

According to sources, the new schedule starts from April 10 and ends on May 24.

"We have taken care to ensure that host cities are not allotted a match two days before and after the polling day. We have submitted the schedule to the Home Ministry. It is up to them now to advice us," a top IPL source said.

Arurur (Tamil Nadu), Mar 5 : Hundreds of women residing in a village in Tamil Nadu have become self-reliant after the launch of numerous self-help groups in the area.

Women residing in Arurur village in Dharmapuri district in the state who have been involved in mat design industry, producing various types of color mats, are earning a good livelihood.

"We are making mats under the scheme organised by the local panchayat (village council). The Government of Tamil Nadu has given two lakh rupees for the development of this business. Lots of people have taken jobs under the scheme. With these self-help groups, we are now earning good income. It is very helpful to us," said Senthamari, one of the women benefited by the project.

New Delhi  - India's benchmark indices fell by about 3 per cent Thursday as investors booked profits after India's federal bank announced further interest rate cuts to boost a slowing economy.

Improved weekly inflation figures helped limit the losses, analysts said, with the two main indices ending about 2.5 to 2.9 per cent below their previous close.

India's weekly inflation rate, linked to a wholesale price index, stood at 3.03 per cent in the week ended February 21, its lowest in 14 months, according to official data.

Jaipur, Mar 5 : Bollywood actor and brand ambassador of Indian Premier League (IPL) team Rajasthan Royals, Shilpa Shetty has shot a music video for her team in Jaipur

Dancing on a chariot between elephants and artistes, Shilpa danced to the tune of a Rajasthani-folk number, ''Halla Bol'', the anthem of the team.

Since the official dress of Rajasthan Royals, champion of last year''s IPL is blue, Shilpa too wore the team''s official T-shirt during the shoot. She was accompanied by her sister, Shamita Shetty.

Mumbai, Mar 5 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state unit president Nitin Gadkari on Thursday objected to a Sena leader's comments that his party would back Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar for the prime ministerial post.

"I have just heard the remarks made by the Sena spokesperson that his party would support a Marathi person for the prime ministerial post. The Sena should make up its mind because earlier they backed BJP leader L. K. Advani for the post," Gadkari said.

New Delhi, Mar 5 : The Company Law Board (CLB) on Thursday asked the government to appoint four nominee directors on the board of Maytas Infra.

One of the four nominees would be the chairman of the board, it said.

The CLB has rejected the government's petition to supersede the Maytas Infra board.

The Law Board said that Maytas Infra authorizes the central government to appoint four nominees directors on the board of the company.