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Kerala speedster S Sreesanth today replaced injured spaceman Praveen Kumar in the Indian squad for the upcoming cricket World Cup starting later this month.  Praveen who sustained an elbow injury during the South Africa ODI series failed to recuperate in time and was ruled out after it became clear that he won't be fit by the time India play their first match against Bangladesh on February 19. 

German, Swiss Govts promise help on black money;assert secrecy  Germany and Switzerland have promised full support to India in unearthing black money stashed in their countries, but have asserted that their secrecy clause - barring Indian government from making the names public - be strictly dhered to.

 The list of  Indians who have stashed ‘black money’ After two years of debates and controversies the list of eighteen Indians who have stashed ‘black money’ in the LGT bank of Liechtenstein is out. The list which was officially handed over to the Indian Government on March 18, 2009 includes 12 trusts and 26 beneficiaries. 

Dhanu Yatra  World's biggest open-air theater Odisha is considered as the land of colourful fairs and festivals. There are 13 festivals in 12 months of a year. In this plethora of festivals, Dhanu Yatra of Bargarh in Odisha is remarkably distinguished from rest in sense, style, grace and grandeur. It also happens to be a great mass festival. Every year in the month of Sagittarius, it is celebrated for eleven days of the month from the 5th day of the bright fortnight till the full moon day.  It is believed to have started after harvesting season of 1947-48 soon after India's independence as a reflection of joyous atmosphere in the society for the end of British misrule. Since then it has become more popular all over the world with every passing year. During the Dhanu Yatra, Bargarh city, about 330-km from Bhubaneswar, becomes Mathura, the river Jeera becomes river Yamuna and Ambapalli situated on the other side of Jeera becomes Gopapura. For all the e...

The ICC World Cup 2011 trophy was handed over to the Bangladesh Cricket Board last evening at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur on the outskirts of Dhaka.  The cup which arrived in Dhaka by a special flight from India was taken around the city in a colourful road show before being handed over to the Bangladesh Cricket Board President AHM Mustafa Kamal. Bangladesh is co hosting the Cricket world Cup for the first time along with India and Sri lanka.

As Sachin Tendulkar gears up to play probably his last World Cup, the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Indian cricket team is desparate to make it a special one for him by gifting the champion batsman the trophy which has eluded the side for 28 years.

DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT CTMIS  CTMIS stands for :  Comprehensive Treasury Management Information System EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  The Comprehensive Treasury Management Information System (CTMIS) pilot project digitally linked three central level treasuries and one district treasury in the state of Bihar. Upon the success of the pilot, it was expanded in May 2008 to all 59 treasuries in the state. Today, the programme enables the regulation of expenditure in a transparent and efficient manner.