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Title aspirants India will have revenge on their minds when they launch their 2011 cricket World Cup campaign against co-hosts Bangladesh in the tournament-opener in Mirpur on Saturday, fully aware that any slip-up could prove costly. 

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday joined 13 other skippers in predicting a closely contested World Cup and echoed the team which maintains consistency throughout the tournament will win the showpiece event.

Pictures / Photo of Opening Ceremony of World Cup 2011 Stumpy the elephant, the mascot of the World Cup at the opening ceremony at Dhaka's Bangabandhu Stadium on Thursday

The 10th edition of the 2011 World Cup is underway in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh as total of 14-team are competing in the event along with hosts India and Sri Lanka. 

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.