Quicktakes

Cellphone rates

NEW DELHI: TRAI today announced proposals to drastically slash cellphone rentals and airtime rates and allow free incoming calls on cellphones by November 1. The TRAI has proposed that rentals be reduced to Rs 475 per month for cellphones present Rs 600 with peak airtime being slashed to Rs 4 per minute currently Rs 6.

Srinath axed

MUMBAI: The National cricket selectors today axed paceman Javagal Srinath, leg spinner Anil Kumble and batsman Vinod Kambli in thewake of India8217;s poor showing at Colombo while announcing the team for the three-match limited overs series against the West Indies to be held at Toronto on Sept 11, 12 and 14.

Trader8217;s murder

BHUBANESWAR: In a knee-jerk reaction to the gruesome August 26 killing of Sheikh Rehman, a youth belonging to a minority community in Padiabela village in Mayurbhanj district, four cops have been placed under suspension for dereliction of duty.

Indian Othello8217;

NEW DELHI: A city-based theatre group, United Players Guild, has bagged the coveted First Fringe8217; award in Edinburgh for Othello: A play in Black and White8217;, an adaptation of Shakespeare8217;s Othello.

An earlier recipient of the award, given by The Scotsman newspaper on the basis of reviewers8217; recommendations, was Habib Tanvir8217;s Naya Theatre in the 19808217;s.