PANAJI: The anti-corruption branch of the directorate of vigilance has registered a case against former Congress chief ministers Digambar Kamat and Pratapsingh Rane, former mines minister Somnath Zuwarkar, and politically influential mine owner Prafful Hede and six others in connection with illegal mining in Goa. The case pertains to alleged illegality in granting of no objection certificate for mining lease to Hede, apart from treating the offender as if the offence hadn't taken place.

KOCHI: The focus during the Champions League T20 final was on two great servants of Indian cricket, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, who were playing their last game in the shortest version of the game.

BEIJING: Former doubles world No. 1 Mahesh Bhupathi has logged in successive first-round losses - in New York, Bangkok and Beijing - in his last three starts, raising questions why the 39-year-old, owner of 12 Grand Slam crowns, is going through the motions on the Tour.

NEW DELHI: He has been the finest ambassador for India in the traditional form of the game and Rahul Dravid, after calling time on his cricket career, remained true to his first love -- Test cricket.

WASHINGTON: The United States moved closer to the possibility of the first-ever default on the government's debt Sunday as Speaker John Boehner adamantly ruled out a House vote on a straightforward bill to boost the borrowing authority without concessions from President Barack Obama.

CAIRO: At least 50 people were killed in clashes between Islamists and police in Egypt, as thousands of the military's supporters marked the anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.

LAMPEDUSA, ITALY: Pairs of divers plumbed calmer seas off the Italian island of Lampedusa on Sunday to recover the corpses of would-be asylum seekers who died when a fishing boat packed with 500 African migrants capsized within sight of land. By nightfall, 83 bodies had been retrieved, including one child, raising the official death toll to 194.

NEW DELHI: Its not just the US, France and Russia that have a problem with India's nuclear liability law. The Indian nuclear industry has asked the department of atomic energy (DAE) that the provisions of the law should not apply to their supplies for nuclear reactors, marking the first clear domestic opposition to the law. Thus far, opposition has come largely from US companies and the Russian government.

VADODARA: It is a jaw-dropping opportunity for art collectors. A unique exhibition in Vadodara is selling some works of Anjolie Ela Menon for Rs 10,000 — small change for the work of an artist who commands lakhs in the international market. And there are even more surprises on offer.

NEW DELHI: The Centre may have a tough task in rolling out the UPA's flagship food security law with several states seeking more financial assistance but the mega social welfare scheme has attracted the world's attention. Member states of Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of United Nations have shown keen interest in learning more about the programme.