In a recent article in Wisden India sports journalist Anjali Doshi has raised serious objections about the women presenters being chosen by IPL broadcaster Set Max saying that the choice of glamorous women over sports journalists not only trivialises cricket but also stereotypes those women who report on sport. ...
11:55 PM, May 07, 2013
Leaders insist on sticking to the time-tested formulae of either functional leadership-that focuses on operational excellence or smart leadership-that focuses on growth. When a leaders focus is too functional, the organization becomes introverted and can focus too much on bottom-line profitability while missing out on top-line growth opportunities. But when leaders focus too much on smart leadership, the organization may experience quick growth but lose its effectiveness quickly. To strike...
05:06 PM, May 01, 2013
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Regina Hall, Lindsay Lohan, Simon Rex, Ashley Tisdale, Snoop Dogg Director: Malcolm D. Lee Rating: 1 out of 5 If you are weak-hearted, then this film is for you! No it will neither make your heart stronger nor help you get rid of your troubles, but it will surely keep you in splits. For the un-initiated, the 'Scary Movie' series is supposed to be a comedy series....
01:19 PM, Apr 20, 2013
Johannesburg: South Africa dominate the Wisden 'Cricketers of the Year' list for 2012 with three players -- a feat accomplished for the third time in the country's 150-year history. The three Proteas named are Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis and Dale Steyn. The others named in Wisden's Five are West Indies allrounder Marlon Samuels and South African-born England opening batsman Nicholas Compton. Previous Wisden triples from South Africa were Graeme and...
10:47 AM, Apr 11, 2013
London: Kevin Pietersen has come under sharp attack in the 150th edition of Wisden Almanack, which has described the star batsman's behaviour as "arrogant" during South Africa-England series last year when the SMS saga led to his ouster from the national side. Lawrence Booth, in his Notes by the editor in the latest Almanack, said the big money which Pietersen had secured with his contract to play in IPL, made...
05:26 PM, Apr 10, 2013
It started as the work of a former cricketer looking to secure an income in his retirement and was priced at a modest one shilling. By contrast, today saw the publication of the 150th edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, with the hardback edition a somewhat more expensive 50 (USD 76, 59 euros). In the intervening years the publication founded by John Wisden - an English professional bowler known for his...
02:51 PM, Apr 10, 2013
Every year
Wisden picks Five Cricketers of the Year to salute a player's influence on the previous English season. Is it time the list was renamed 'Five Cricketers of the
English Year'? Or its reach broadened to international not just domestic cricket? Or do we need another list to mark international achievement? ...
02:36 PM, Feb 08, 2013
As the fable goes, in the summer when the ants were busy gathering food, grasshoppers lived a carefree life. Come winter, the ants lived off their store, while the grasshoppers were left starving. It appears that this lesson was eventually learnt by humans, who shifted from hunting and gathering to agriculture. The wisdom of ants that they borrowed did not end here but helped to lay the foundation of economics...
04:57 PM, Jan 07, 2013
New Delhi: Telecom regulator TRAI has asked telecom companies to de-activate the international calling facility in pre-paid numbers and restore it only after a subscriber gives his explicit consent to avail this facility. "Inform all pre-paid subscribers having ISD facility, through SMS, within 10 days of the date of issue of this direction, that ISD facility of the subscribers shall be discontinued after sixty days," Telecom Regulatory Authority of India...
11:14 AM, Sep 09, 2012
New Delhi: Telecom regulator TRAI has asked telecom companies to de-activate the international calling facility in pre-paid numbers and restore it only after a subscriber gives his explicit consent to avail this facility. "Inform all pre-paid subscribers having ISD facility, through SMS, within 10 days of the date of issue of this direction, that ISD facility of the subscribers shall be discontinued after sixty days," Telecom Regulatory Authority of India...
01:20 AM, Sep 09, 2012
Los Angeles: Mean Girls star Lindsay Lohan is reportedly in talks to join horror-film spoof Scary Movie 5. The 26-year-old troubled actress will star opposite Ashley Tisdale in the fifth installment of the franchise, reported Ace Showbiz. Details of the character that Lohan will play are still unclear. Representatives for the production are yet to confirm her casting. The film will also star Anthony Anderson, Regina Hall, Craig Bierko and...
04:48 PM, Jul 12, 2012
Tendulkar was presented the Wisden India Outstanding Achievement award for completing a century of hundreds. ...
04:57 PM, Jun 11, 2012
Shobit Arya, the founder and publisher of Wisdom Tree on what we can expect from the Indian publishing next year. Technology is like an object in your rear-view mirror. It is always closer than you think it is. In fact, for us in Indian publishing, it may actually just be ready to jump out of the mirror. Let me first put this in perspective. Last year around the same time,...
12:13 PM, Dec 23, 2011
Sourav Ganguly talks exclusively to CNN-IBN about the Wisden India venture, his latest Ranji century and India's upcoming tour of Australia. ...
06:55 PM, Dec 03, 2011
New Delhi: In the face of financial pressure, private sector telecom major Airtel has increased international call rate tariffs by up to 10 per cent for some destinations for all customers and reduced certain benefits on add-on services for its pre-paid subscribers. "Tariff rationalisation is a continuous process and a function of market dynamics. With the correction of tariffs for a few international destinations, we continue to remain competitive and...
05:46 PM, Nov 16, 2011
New Delhi: Loss-making BSNL may get financial compensation for maintaining unremunerative services, like its offerings in rural areas as part of the Universal Service Obligation, or would be allowed to take a commercial decision to continue or exit from such services. "...if BSNL is being asked (by DoT) to maintain an uneconomic service and not to exit from it even if its commercial decision is to exit then they (BSNL)...
11:37 AM, Oct 30, 2011
Mumbai: A case of negligence has been registered against the owner, captain and engineer of MV Pavit by Mumbai Police. MV Pavit has been grounded off the coast of Juhu since Sunday. MV Pavit is a Panama flagged oil tanker and is stranded in shallow waters near Juhu. The Mumbai Police have taken preemptive measures to avoid any mishaps or instances of drowning. All access points are being manned by...
03:54 PM, Aug 01, 2011
Onondaga: Police say a motorcyclist participating in a protest ride against helmet laws in upstate New York died after he flipped over the bike's handlebars and hit his head on the pavement. The accident happened Saturday afternoon in the town of Onondaga, in central New York near Syracuse. State troopers tell The Post-Standard of Syracuse that 55-year-old Philip A. Contos of Parish, New York, was driving a 1983 Harley Davidson...
08:25 AM, Jul 04, 2011
Mumbai: After nearly three weeks of being stranded at Mumbai's Juhu beach, cargo ship MV Wisdom has been successfully hauled back to the sea. Tug boats pulled the ship into the sea completing the salvage operation that was on since June 17. The ship had been stuck at the beach since the June 12. MV Wisdom became a tourist spot for the people of Mumbai. Three people drowned while trying...
06:06 PM, Jul 02, 2011
Mumbai: The MV Wisdom ship is still stranded on Juhu Beach in Mumbai. Lifeguards have rescued 15 curious onlookers from drowning but there have been three deaths. Lifeguards have been scouring the waters near the stranded MV wisdom at Juhu. A now familiar ritual since the ship arrived on these shores. But the curiosity about it has killed another Mumbaikar. This is the third death at Juhu since June 11...
09:33 AM, Jun 28, 2011
