Man shot at in Khar West
MUMBAI: In the third shoot-out of the day, a club watchman was shot at by two unidentified persons at Linking Road, Khar (west) late on Wednesday night. The incident occurred at around 10.05 pm opposite Neelkamal building near Pamposh Hotel.Honour for Sachin
NEW DELHI: Sachin Tendulkar has been chosen for the 1997-98 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award while former India hockey captain Harmik Singh, athlete Reeth Abraham, cricketers Ajay Jadeja and Saurav Ganguly are among the 20 sportspersons selected for the Arjuna Awards.
Taliban forces
MOSCOW: Pakistan-backed Afghan Talibans were seen moving in just five kms from the borders of countries south of Russia -- Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Rupee plunges
MUMBAI: Even though the Japanese yen staged a strong recovery, the Indian rupee plunged below the 43 level to touch an all-time low of 43.35 against the US dollar on Wednesday.
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