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MI defeat RR in a close game; Yusuf’s fastest IPL hundred goes in Vain

MI defeat RR in a close game; Yusuf’s fastest IPL hundred goes in Vain

Yusuf Pathan’s fastest IPL hundred goes in vain as Rajasthan Royals lose closely to Mumbai Indians in the 2nd IPL match.
Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat first and scored 212/6 in 20 overs. Sanath Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar gave Mumbai a flying start with both of them taking on the likes of [...]

Bahrain GP: Vettel grabs the pole & Chandhok to start last

Bahrain GP: Vettel grabs the pole & Chandhok to start last

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing has grabbed the pole position and will start ahead of all other drivers in the innagural race of the 2010 F1 season in Bahrain on Sunday. 
Sebastian Vettel won the qualifying round with a blistering 1:54.101, shattering Ferrari’s hopes of all-red front row. The two Ferraris of Fernando Alonso and Felipe [...]

IPL-3 Opening Ceremony : Deepika Saves the Day

IPL-3 Opening Ceremony : Deepika Saves the Day

The third edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) was officially declared open on Friday night during a gala opening ceremony in Navi Mumbai.
Having witnessed marvellous opening and closing ceremonies in South Africa last year, expectations were high for this year’s opening ceremony. There were some top entertainers like Lionel Richie, Ali Campbell of UB40’s and [...]

Free Heart, Bone & Kidney Treatment for the needy

Free Heart, Bone & Kidney Treatment for the needy

The not so well-to-do patients suffering from heart, bone and kidney ailments are all set to get some relief thanks to the Ministry of Health.
Heart, Bone and Kidney patients below poverty line (BPL) will be offered free treatment for heart and kidney disease at government hospitals or the government will reimburse full amount to them.
During [...]

Pakistan’s 18 Hockey Players Resign & PHF sacks officials after poor WC

Pakistan’s 18 Hockey Players Resign & PHF sacks officials after poor WC

Following Pakistan’s miserable show in the Hockey World Cup, the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) sacked its selection committee, team management, coach Shahid Ali Khan and manager Asif Bajwa on Thursday.
The 18-member strong squad took up moral responsibility for the poor show and all the players resigned later.
“Yes we have resigned. We have taken this decision [...]

Bollywood takes a Back Seat as IPL steps in

Bollywood takes a Back Seat as IPL steps in

The next few weeks are going to be very dull for Bollywood and other film industries across India. March-April usually lack lustre in the Box Office due to the board exams. But since last 2 years, IPL has been adding fuel to fire and this year it will be harsher. Indian Premier League matches will [...]

Kapil Dev enters the Hall of Fame

Kapil Dev enters the Hall of Fame

India’s only world cup winning captain and all-round legend Kapil Dev has entered the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame. ICC in association with the Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) honours the masters of the game by giving them a place in the Hall of Fame.
ICC president David Morgan presented Kapil Dev with a [...]

SRK throws a party to Akon, dumps Farah Khan

SRK throws a party to Akon, dumps Farah Khan

Shah Rukh Khan threw a party to the famous international R&B musician Akon in Mumbai’s JW Marriot hotel on Monday. Akon is in Mumbai to record a song for Shah Rukh’s next film RA 1 in which he is rumoured to be a part of the cast.
Akon sang his ever popular song ‘Smack That’ which [...]

Karun Chandhok gears up for a tough debut in Bahrain

Karun Chandhok gears up for a tough debut in Bahrain

This weekend Karun Chandhok will become only the second Indian driver to participate in a Formula 1 Grand Prix when he gets to race for Hispania Racing. He will be racing with Bruno Senna for the Spain-based team.
Securing a spot in the elite list of drivers by itself is a great achievement, but Karun Chandhok doesn’t have enough [...]

BSE and NSE to get Longer Trading Hours

BSE and NSE to get Longer Trading Hours

Indian stock markets BSE and NSE will soon trade for longer hours, and that means they will handle higher volumes. This is an initiative that will give investors more flexibility to trade. But it will make life in the dealing room and the back-office far more demanding.
Capital market regulator SEBI has permitted the stock exchanges [...]

India face Australia in a 7-Match Series that will tell the Fate of ODIs

India face Australia in a 7-Match Series that will tell the Fate of ODIs

India take on Australia in Seven ODI Home Series, that kicks off on Sunday. Australia-India encounters are always big and exciting. But this one is not a just another big series,  the very future of the 50-over format of the game will be known.  Things do not look too bright for ODIs as they struggle to cope with the T20 onslaught. [...]

Nokia Sues Apple for Patent Infringement

Nokia Sues Apple for Patent Infringement

The war between Nokia and Apple just got ugly with a bruising legal battle. Finnish Mobile Phone maker, Nokia, has filed a legal complaint against Apple for as many as 10 patent infringements. Nokia took the ultimate step to sue and extract the royalty payments from the iPhone maker, for allegedly “trying to get a [...]

Rajesh Khanna says Yes to Bigg Boss

Rajesh Khanna says Yes to Bigg Boss

Rajesh Khanna will now be part of the reality TV show Bigg Boss 3. The famous actor of yesteryears will now be introduced as a wild card entry in the show within the next two weeks. This comes just after Kamaal Khan’s booting-out on Wednesday.
Khanna was a strong contender when the contestants were being finalized [...]

Indian Armed Forces to Get Military Satellites Soon

Indian Armed Forces to Get Military Satellites Soon

Indian Armed Forces are working hard to secure the nation and are gearing up to protect the nation from the final frontier of space. India’s first dedicated military satellite will be launched early next year. This will give the armed forces an eye in the sky.
It is a naval communication satellite that will be launch [...]

India Seal Hockey Super Series Against Canada with 4-0 Lead

India Seal Hockey Super Series Against Canada with 4-0 Lead

On Sunday afternoon in Surrey, B.C., the largest crowd so far in the 7 Test Super Series turned up for the fifth test match between Canada and India. Some 2,500 fans were treated to an exciting show. India defeated Canada with a 3-1 score line to seal the series. With this victory India have an [...]

Make Over For Delhi, Estimated at Rs.270 Cr.

Make Over For Delhi, Estimated at Rs.270 Cr.

Delhi is getting a make over with the Commonwealth Games coming up soon. Well, it is at least on the cards. We have a whopping Rs. 270 crore estimation for streetscaping and beautification drive being undertaken jointly by CPWD, MCD, NDMC, DDA and PWD. Only time will tell whether it comes into effect.
If it happens, [...]

Marathon Operation : 10 Transplants in 2 Days

Marathon Operation : 10 Transplants in 2 Days

Doctors and a few great donors in Gujarat created history with marathon transplant operations from cadaver donations in two days. 10 such organ transplants were successfully done in 48 hours.
Kins of four brain dead people in Gujarat decided to donate their kidneys and liver giving a fresh hope of life to 10 people. All the [...]

Chennai & Kolkata Airports to Levy UDF

Chennai & Kolkata Airports to Levy UDF

Chennai and Kolkata were the only metro airports in the country that didn’t impose User Development Fee (UDF) on passengers. Well, this is about to change now with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) proposing to charge an UDF at these airports to meet the expenses of upgrading. AAI will seek approval for the levy from the civil aviation ministry [...]

King Khan becomes “Black Belt” Khan

King Khan becomes “Black Belt” Khan

Indian Cinema and King Khan cannot stop scaling new heights. Now, Shah Rukh Khan is all set to be honoured by the South Korean Government.
The South Korean Embassy, in a gala event at the Taj Lands End Hotel, will confer two special honours to Shah Rukh. One of which will be given for his contribution to [...]

Eight Teams Left in the CLT20 Battle

Eight Teams Left in the CLT20 Battle

After 12 exciting matches in the first round of the inaugural Champions League T20 tournament, eight teams are left in the battle to win the coveted trophy.
IPL Champions Deccan Chargers, after their close defeat against Trinidad and Tobago, are out of the tournament. The other three teams that are out of the tournament are Sussex [...]

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