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Sachin says yes8217; finally

MUMBAI: Sachin Tendulkar has accepted the India captaincy, thus ending all speculation of his unwillingness to take on the mantle from Azharuddin, board president Raj Singh Dungarpur said here today. 8220;Sachin spoke to me around 1300 hours and said he was accepting the India captaincy. That puts an end to all speculation, I suppose8221;, Dungarpur said.

UP to move SC

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Government would file a writ in the Supreme Court tomorrow against the Election Commission directive banning the visits of state ministers during the Lok Sabha election period, Chief Minister Kalyan Singh said today. The Uttar Pradesh Government would be the first state in the country to challenge a directive of the election commission.