Portal:Current events/India/2006 October 20


 * The death sentence for Mohammad Afzal, the key accused in the December 13 Parliament attack, which was supposed to be executed today, stands deferred as the President is yet to decide on the mercy plea. (The Hindu)
 * Ratan Tata's Tata Steel, in its biggest ever acquisition, purchases London-based Corus Group Plc, for £ 4.3 billion, to become the fifth largest steel producer in the world. (Bloomberg)
 * 2006 ICC Champions Trophy: Sri Lanka beats New Zealand by 7 wickets in the fifth cricket match at Mumbai. (CricInfo.com)
 * The life ban on Mohammad Azharuddin may be repealed by BCCI, even as it enters into crossroads with International Cricket Council over the authority to repeal life bans on national cricket players. Azharruddin was banned from playing cricket for life by the Indian board (BCCI) in 2000 after a federal inquiry found him guilty of match-fixing.(CricInfo.com)
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