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India beat Malaysia 2-1 in their final league match to set up a championship clash against Argentina at the Azlan Shah hockey tournament.

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Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha L K Advani on Saturday urged Pakistan to hand over underworld don Dawood Ibrahim to India. Talking to newspersons in Hyderabad, the BJP's prime ministerial candidate said, "'There is a formidable basis for Pakistan to carry out its promise of handing him (Dawood Ibrahim) over to India."

Pakistan's envoy to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin, who was kidnapped by militants three months ago, has been freed after secret parleys between the government and local Taliban leaders.

Democratic Presidential front-runner Barack Obama has challenged President George Bush and presumptive Republican nominee John McCain to a debate on the foreign policy, saying they have a lot to explain on issues like Iraq war, Iranian nuclear programme and Middle East conflict.

Former South Africa captain Shaun Pollock claimed three wickets for 12 runs as Mumbai Indians shot out the Kolkata side for a paltry 67 before winning the IPL match by eight wickets.

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Smarting from the thumping eight-wicket defeat against Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders coach John Buchanan said Shaun Pollock's devastating spell blunted the gameplan of the Sourav Ganguly-led squad. "There was a gameplan but all credit should go to the Mumbai Indians. Pollock did exceptionally well and we could not recover after that," Buchanan said.

Mumbai Indians' medium pacer Shaun Pollock said the team is hoping to carry on the momentum after the resounding victory over the Kolkata side.

At a time when intelligence from India's eastern and western borders is of paramount importance, the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency, seems to be a divided house, a reliable source told rediff.com

Anticipating the possibility of more attempts by terrorists to cross the border, security forces in Jammu and Kashmir are carrying out 'strategic repositioning' to foil such bids. Troops already present in the state are being redeployed and repositioned to deal effectively with any attempt to cross the border, army sources said in New Delhi.

Bharatiya Janata Party emerged on top with 32-42 out of the 66 seats, which went to polls in the second phase of Karnataka assembly elections on Friday followed by Congress (15-20) and Janata Dal-Secular (8-12), according to an exit poll by NDTV news channel. Others were expected to win around 2-4 seats, the exit poll said.

The owner of SamorBagh restaurant in Udaipur, Kamal Joshi told the police on Friday that a person resembling the sketch, released on Thursday night, was seen in his restaurant on Sunday evening. He said that the man was accompanied by a young woman and both of them came to the restaurant at about 4 pm on Sunday. The woman entered the restaurant wearing a saree, but changed into a salwar kameez before leaving with the man, Joshi said, according to the police.

Vanquished Deccan Chargers captain Adam Gilchrist on Thursday night criticised the Delhi Daredevils for their pacer Mohammad Asif's off-and-on presence on the field during the IPL match even though his opposite number Virender Sehwag pooh-poohed the allegation. Gilchrist said it baffled him to see Asif bowling two overs and then going out before returning again to bowl his final two overs.

Delhi Daredevils beat Deccan Chargers by 12 runs in their Indian Premier League match against Deccan Chargers at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Thursday.