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Pratibha Patil claims it was her idea, not Sonia Gandhi's. ...

09:27 PM, Jul 27, 2009

Subsistence farmers depend on monsoons and borrowed money. ...

05:15 PM, Dec 08, 2008

In Vidarbha field after field is barren and there is little to show that sowing has begun. ...

02:59 PM, Jul 12, 2008

Farmers find out their debts have only been partially waived off. ...

12:48 AM, Jul 08, 2008

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday invited a Pakistan team to participate in the Champions League Twenty20 tournament, scheduled to take place in September this year. This will be the first time since 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai that a Pakistani team has been invited to play in India. BCCI chief N Srinivasan confirmed that an invitation has been sent to the Pakistan...

09:02 AM, May 22, 2008

New Delhi: Bottom-placed Deccan Chargers captain Kumar Sangakkara has predicted that Shahrukh Khan-owned Kolkata Knight Riders will win the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). On form, I would say Kolkata [Knight Riders], Sangakkara was quoted as saying. Talking about other teams' chances, Sangakkara said Delhi Daredevils and Chennai Super Kings had a balanced side while Chennai's inconsistency could prove costly for them. The Sri Lankan was all...

01:58 PM, May 21, 2008

Chennai: Deccan Chargers skipper Kumar Sangakkara Friday blamed the fielders for their 10-run defeat to Chennai Super Kings, saying his team dropped far too many catches to win a close game. It is about holding catches, I know mistakes happen but we dropped far too many to win a close game. We batted and bowled well but our fielding has cost us many games this season, Sangakkara said after Deccan...

04:11 PM, May 19, 2008

Bloemfontein: South Africa sneaked a four-run win over Sri Lanka on the Duckworth/Lewis method in a rain-affected third one-day international on Tuesday to clinch the five-match series 3-0. South Africa were 179-5 after 34 overs chasing Sri Lanka's 266-9 when rain came down at Chevrolet Park. Umpires called the game off about an hour and 20 minutes later, handing South Africa a narrow victory and first series win under new...

10:37 AM, Apr 12, 2008

Perth: He might be drawing flak for his flopshow in the ongoing Test series against Australia but veteran Indian batsman VVS Laxman has no plans of hanging up his boots just yet. Contrary to reports in India and some scathing reactions by experts and former cricketers back home, a fellow cricketer said, He (Laxman) is not retiring yet. The impression that he has given to us is that he would...

08:31 AM, Apr 12, 2008

Nashik: Goa, Maharashtra and Hyderabad registered wins in the Ranji Trophy Plate Division, defeating Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand and Assam respectively on Sunday. Maharashtra registered a comprehensive nine-wicket win over Jharkhand on the final day of their Group B match in Nashik. Resuming at 218-6, Jharkhand were all out for 282 in their second innings, setting Maharashtra 106 to win. Maharashtra overhauled the target in 21 overs and won the...

11:24 AM, Mar 22, 2008

Mumbai: Soon after former India cricketer Vinod Kambli claimed that the infamous 1996 World Cup semi-final against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens was fixed, the then manager of the Men in Blue, Ajit Wadekar rubbished all claims. Trashing all allegations, Wadekar first questioned the timing of the claims. My question is, if he knew everything, why did he wait for 15 years, Wadekar said on Friday. Kambli said he...

08:31 AM, Mar 21, 2008

New Delhi: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly declined to react to the comments made by Greg Chappell in his autobiography 'Fierce Focus.' I have no comments to make. I haven't read the book and I really don't want to speak on this issue, Ganguly told reporters on Tuesday. Revealing details of the tumultuous relationship he shared with former captain Ganguly, Chappell, who was India coach from 2005-07, revealed that there...

05:58 PM, Mar 17, 2008

London: Disgraced Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif, imprisoned at the high-security jail in Wandsworth, is likely to be moved to an open prison, a report said on Saturday. The move would mean that Asif will have more freedom and privileges than at a closed prison where more dangerous criminals are housed. I have only spoken to Asif a couple of times on the phone. I haven't been able to visit...

04:26 PM, Mar 16, 2008

New Delhi: As anticipation builds up for Sachin Tendulkar's 100th international ton, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the team is hoping that the veteran cricketer achieves the milestone in the very first Test of the three-match series against the West Indies, starting in New Delhi on Sunday. It is (Sachin's 100th ton) bound to happen. Hopefully, he gets it here and then we will celebrate and go ahead, Dhoni...

01:37 PM, Mar 16, 2008