TATE’S HELL, Fla. — Gary Revell gets up every morning before sunrise, heads into the woods and grunts.

Habib Tanvir’s death an irreparable loss: Theatre fraternity

NEW DELHI - Habib Tanvir was one of the towering personalities of Indian theatre and his death early Monday marks the end of a “people’s era” on Indian stage, say members of the country’s theatre fraternity as they mourn “the irreparable loss”.

Nitish Kumar’s development factor helps JD-U sweep Bihar polls

PATNA - The Janata Dal-United’s (JD-U) near sweep of the Lok Sabha elections in Bihar is being widely attributed to the development work done by party leader and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

BJD heading for landslide win in Orissa (Third Lead)

BHUBANESWAR - Orissa’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) was far ahead of its rivals - the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress - as counting of votes for the state’s 21 Lok Sabha and 147 assembly constituencies was underway Saturday.

Lok Sabha battle ends, exit poll puts UPA ahead (Evening Lead)

NEW DELHI - The curtains came down on the staggered Lok Sabha elections Wednesday with millions of Indians voting peacefully in the fifth and last round covering 86 constituencies, and the first exit polls putting the Congress-led coalition on top of a fractured verdict.

Marbury, Big Baby lead Celtics to 92-88 victory over Magic and 3-2 playoff series lead

BOSTON — Ray Allen’s 3-pointer with 1:20 left gave Boston its first lead since the opening minutes and the Celtics beat the Orlando Magic 92-88 on Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Marbury, Big Baby lead Celtics to 92-88 victory over Magic and 3-2 lead in series

Orlando Magic fan wants apology from Boston Celtics’ Davis for post game-winner bump

ORLANDO, Fla. — The father of the 12-year-old boy bumped by Celtics big man Glen “Big Baby” Davis after Sunday’s game-winning shot is demanding an apology.

Glen Davis’ buzzer beater lifts Celtics over Magic 95-94, evening series at 2-2

ORLANDO, Fla. — The defending champions aren’t giving up their crown easily. Glen Davis made a 21-foot jumper as time expired to help the Boston Celtics hold off a furious rally and defeat the Orlando Magic 95-94 on Sunday night to even their Eastern Conference semifinal at two games apiece.

Glen Davis’ buzzer beater lifts Celtics over Magic 95-94, evens series at 2-2

ORLANDO, Fla. — The defending champions aren’t giving up their crown easily.

Chuck Daly, who led US Olympic team to gold and won 2 NBA titles with Pistons, dead at 78

DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons made plenty of enemies while winning titles and throwing blows two decades ago. Chuck Daly, though, was universally admired for his class and coaching acumen.

Maybe they should stop this one: Cavaliers on a record roll, while Hawks are all banged up

ATLANTA — If this was a heavyweight fight, the referee might have already stepped in to stop it.

Former MSG Sports president Steve Mills to leave company in June, work with Magic Johnson

NEW YORK — Steve Mills, who hired Isiah Thomas and later was demoted after Thomas’ turbulent tenure at MSG, is leaving the company in June.

Kobe Bryant scores 40 to lead Lakers to volatile 111-98 victory over Rockets, tying series 1-1

LOS ANGELES — Two ejections. A handful of technical fouls. One bloody cut on Derek Fisher’s shaved head. Oh yeah, the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets actually played some basketball, too.

Rondo’s triple-double, House’s 3s deliver 112-94 win over Magic for Celtics and tie series 1-1

BOSTON — Rajon Rondo took the pass from Eddie House and bolted for the basket, cutting between 6-foot-11 Dwight Howard and 6-10 Rashard Lewis for a thunderous dunk.

Who will get to rule India? No one knows

NEW DELHI - With more than half of India having voted, political players have begun to hunt seriously for new allies as they anticipate one of the most splintered parliaments ever.

Congress doors open to new partners, says Pranab

NEW DELHI - Senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee Sunday indicated that his party’s doors were open to alliances with parties other than its partners in the United Progressive Alliance but said all would depend upon election results.

G4S reverberates with joy as it celebrates Happy Day with deprived children across the world

Mumbai, March 4, 2009: G4S, a world leader in security solutions, celebrated Happy Day on Tuesday, March 3, 2008 at ADAPT" (Able disabled all people together, formerly known as The Spastics Society of India) as an initiative to spread happiness to underprivileged, differently-abled and orphaned children in the region. The chief guest at the occasion was Jackie Shroff (Actor) and Master Avinash Mukherjee (acting as Jagdish in TV Serial Balika Vadhu)

Injured Magic guard Courtney Lee cleared to play, but will not be back for start of Round 2

ORLANDO, Fla. — Starting guard Courtney Lee has been medically cleared to play but is not expected back for the Orlando Magic anytime soon as he recovers from surgery on his fractured sinus.

Dwight Howard’s 24 points, 24 rebounds power Magic to 3-2 series lead over 76ers

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Magic are going back to Philadelphia with a chance to close out the 76ers. Dwight Howard made sure of it.

Hrithik teams up with Ganesh Hegde again

MUMBAI - Hrithik Roshan and ace choreographer Ganesh Hegde created magic with the dance moves in ‘Koi Mil Gaya’ and the two have teamed up again - but this time for a TV commercial for popular biscuit brand Hide-n-Seek.

Hayden, Muralitharan star in Super Kings’ IPL win

PORT ELIZABETH - Matthew Hayden and Muttiah Muralitharan turned the clock back with a virtuoso performance as Chennai Super Kings thumped Banglaore Royal Challengers by 92 runs in an Indian Premier League match here Monday.

Jacko’s plans jungle-themed O2 tour with real elephants, monkeys, parrots

LONDON - Fans who attend pop king Michael Jackson’s upcoming stage shows at London’s O2 arena will surely get to enjoy the feeling of being in a jungle, for the superstar singer has plans to inject some animal magic into his gigs with real elephants, monkeys and parrots.

Pietersen may face testing time with Bangalore Royal Challengers

LONDON - Kevin Pietersen faces more testing times than his club mates as he is expected to excel not only as a batsman, but also as a captain of a team which finished seventh out of eight teams in the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League.

Ancient Jews used human skulls in ceremonies despite ban

JERUSALEM - New archaeological evidence has emerged which suggests that ancient Jews used human skulls in ceremonies, despite a strict prohibition on touching human remains.

Origins of ‘Rx’ traced back to 5000 years in Egypt

LONDON - In a special report, the Voice of America has traced the origin of the sign ‘Rx’, the history of which goes back to 5000 years in Egypt.

PML-Q chief asks PML-N to stop ‘horse-trading’

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhary Shujaat Hussain has asked the PML (Nawaz) to stop horse-trading in its quest to poach its candidates to reach the magic number in Punjab.

Daughter of rapist BJP leader took courage from Mumbai case

AMRITSAR - The college-going daughter of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader who has accused her father of raping her for the past eight years gathered the courage to approach the police after reading about a similar case in Mumbai last week.

Ciara does free lap dance for Justin Timberlake

WASHINGTON - American R and B singer Ciara has released a new video of hers in which she can be seen giving pop singer Justin Timberlake a free lap dance.

No plan to retire from politics: Pranab Mukherjee

KOLKATA - Senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee has said he had no plans to retire from politics at the moment, and clarified that his comment that the 15th Lok Sabha polls could be his last was made ‘casually’.

Researcher believes fear of moles makes worms surface when ‘grunters’ go hunting for fish bait