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Twenty-seven passengers had a narrow escape Sunday when an explosive, a cocktail of sulphur, potassium chlorate and aluminum powder, was found in the cargo section of a Kingfisher flight after it landed here from Bangalore.

It's cricket chatter on Shashi Tharoor's twitter. Thrilled at Kochi bagging a team in the Indian Premier League (IPL), a jubilant Tharoor clarified that he was not part of the bid but was pleased to give this venture his "encouragement and blessings".

Irrepressible Shashi Tharoor added a new dimension to his expansive profile when he got leading business magnets to come together as Rendezvous Sports World Ltd. that bagged a team for Kochi in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

It was a narrow escape for 27 passengers of a Kingfisher flight from Bangalore when explosive were found in the cargo hold after they had deplaned at the airport here.

Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) A suspected explosive was found in the cargo compartment of a Kingfisher flight that arrived here from Bangalore, police said. The civil aviation ministry has ordered a probe into what officials admitted was a security lapse.

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Sahara Adventure Sports Group and Rendezvous Sports World Limited successfully bid for Pune and Kochi franchise teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction held here Sunday.

Kerala-based South Indian Bank (SIB) will Tuesday ink an agreement with Hatton National Bank (HNB), the largest private sector bank in Sri Lanka, to enable the exchange of expertise and services between the two financial institutions, an SIB official said here Sunday.

Rendezvous Sports World Ltd emerged as the surprise package in the Indian Premier League's (IPL) bidding for two new teams. It won the rights for Kochi.

Sahara Group and Rendezvous Sports, a consortium of business houses, pipped three other corporate biggies to win the bids for two new Indian Premier League teams from the next season.