Mumbai: Breaking News! The D-day has finally arrived. The Indian Premier League or IPL T20  is back! The IPL 3 fever has gripped the entire cricket-crazy nation. The first match of IPL 3 will be played between the Deccan Chargers (DC) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Mumbai tonight.

Washington: Breaking News! Leading Industrialists Mukesh Ambani and Lakshmi Mittal are figured among the top 10 Billionaires in the world, according to the latest Forbes' list. Mexican tycoon Carlo Slim Helu is the wealthiest person in the world.

Bhubaneswar: Breaking News! The Orissa Police slapped the National Security Act (NSA) on a mining mafia, Jitendra Jha for his involvement in illegal mining and criminal activities. Jha was arrested last Saturday from his house in Barbil, Keonjhar.

New Delhi: Breaking News! A new era in India Politics commenced today, as Rajya Sabha passed the historic Women's Reservation Bill today, despite the opposition from some political parties such as RJD, SP and JD-U. The focus will now be shifted to Lok Sabha.

New Delhi: The International Women's Day is being celebrated on March 8 to pay tribute and give respect to modern women, who have learnt to stand up on their own and exercise their rights in the society. Hats off to those women, who dared to fight against the odds and reached the top today.

New Delhi: Breaking News! According to latest reports, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) has reduced the three-match ban imposed on Indian striker Shivendra Singh to two matches. The decision was taken by a three member panel of the FIH.

New Delhi: Breaking News! While the news of resumption of bank withdrawals using PayPal from March 3, came as a big relief for millions of people in India and world, a new issue called 'Export Code' has put them in a big dilemma. It's not very easy to obtain an 'Export Code', says experts. Read Below for latest update.

New Delhi: Breaking News! The much-awaited Common Admission Test (CAT) Online, 2009 results have been declared. Visit the CAT IIM Website at http://www.catiim.in/ to get your scorecard.

New Delhi: Breaking News! According to a latest research, at least 50 per cent women in India get married even before attaining the age of 18 years. The study, released by Union Health Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad, gave a gloomy picture about the so-called women empowerment.

 

"Marriage happens very early for most of the women in most states - one fifth were married below the age of 15 years and 49 percent were married before turning 18," said the study.

 

They study was conducted in six Indian states - Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. The data was collected from over 58,000 youths in the age group of 15-29 years.

 

According to the findings, situation in Bihar is very alarming. At least 77 per cent in Bihar get married before the age of 18, concluded the study.

 

The study was carried out by the Population Council, Delhi and International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai.

Srinagar: While the Border Security Force (BSF) admitted to shooting 17-year-old Zahid Farooq in Srinagar last Friday, a soldier Lakhvinder Kumar has been suspended and detained in connection with the killing.