New Delhi: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar disapproved of young batsman Virat Kohli swearing at the Australian players after scoring a century in the final Test at Adelaide on Thursday, saying it was like having a school kid temperament. Kohli had a wild celebration after reaching his century, using the choicest of words against the Australian players, and Gavaskar said that was unnecessary. Not just Virat, some other Indian players...
11:20 PM, Apr 15, 2008
Chittagong: Opener Mohammad Hafeez smashed an aggressive 143 and Younis Khan was unbeaten on 96 as Pakistan strolled to 415-4 on the second day of the first Test against Bangladesh on Saturday. Pakistan has a commanding lead of 280 runs after resuming on the overnight score of 132-0. Asad Shafiq was alongside Younis on an unbeaten 40 at stumps. After being dismissed for 135 before tea on the first day,...
06:55 PM, Mar 28, 2008
Hobart: Ricky Ponting said on Wednesday he has no regrets about quitting the Australian captaincy and welcomes having fewer responsibilities ahead of this week's second Test against New Zealand. Ponting led Australia in 77 Tests before he stood down as Test and one-day skipper after the World Cup earlier this year, making way for deputy Michael Clarke to take charge. Ponting, who turns 37 this month, has continued as a...
05:11 PM, Mar 27, 2008
New Delhi: Indias selectors were due to announce the replacement for an injured Praveen Kumar in the Test squad to tour Australia sometime after 8pm on Tuesday night in Ahmedabad, during the third ODI against West Indies. Their official announcement came via an email at 10:43pm. What took them so long isnt certain, but two theories can be surmised: one, that they were waiting to see if Karnataka fast bowler...
12:24 PM, Mar 27, 2008
Chennai: James Tredwell labelled the circumstances of his World Cup debut as "the toughest you can get" as he helped England stay alive in the tournament. The 29-year-old off-spinner was summoned from the sidelines and responded in style with a superb return of four for 48 as England defeated the West Indies by 18 runs in a must-win Group B clash. Not only did Tredwell, wicketless in three previous one-day...
06:24 PM, Jan 03, 2008
Colombo: If you know your Irish folk tales, it was a night for Darby O'Gill and the little folk. They paraded the Shamrock and green of the emerald isles in the shape of Kevin O’Brien and the uncertain glory and mystery of the game, which even left former Australian skipper Ian Chappell impressed. There we were at the fancy watering hole known to locals as the Cricket Club Cafe in...
08:51 AM, Dec 25, 2007
The Govt, meanwhile, has warned Europe of possible retaliatory steps. ...
02:15 PM, Oct 30, 2007
Ministers like Chidambaram and Kamal Nath have begun announcing sops. ...
09:07 AM, Oct 10, 2007
India has been ranked World No 1 in the AT Kearney Global Retail Index. ...
11:58 AM, Oct 08, 2007
Kamal Nath said slowdown in industrial growth was not a matter of concern. ...
12:32 PM, Sep 14, 2007
Kamal Nath has been honoured as global FDI Personality of the Year. ...
11:32 PM, Jul 20, 2007
An immediate hike in the cement prices may be expected with a parliamentary panel suggesting hiking the cess on cement. ...
07:12 PM, May 05, 2007
Measure will help country achieve target of $160 billion in exports in 2007-08. ...
04:13 PM, Apr 19, 2007
The Empowered Group of Ministers on special economic zones met on Thursday to give a go ahead to 83 more SEZs. ...
11:07 PM, Apr 05, 2007
In the
Hindustan Times Luxury Conference everyone agreed that India is the final big destination for luxury brands. ...
08:39 PM, Mar 30, 2007
Kamal Nath said India expects to correct the high duties imposed on imported wines and spirits. ...
04:26 PM, Mar 30, 2007
Due to prevailing high international prices, cement imports have failed to take off despite cut in import duties. ...
10:32 PM, Mar 24, 2007
In an exclusive interview with Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, Minister of Industry and Commerce Kamal Nath discusses issues like Nandigram violence, SEZs and FDI in retail sector. ...
08:29 PM, Mar 18, 2007
Kamal Nath has expressed optimism that the Group of Ministers will soon clear several SEZs. ...
10:45 AM, Mar 17, 2007
Kamal Nath told Karan Thapar in Devil's Advocate the Nandigram violence is not going to hurt the future of SEZs. ...
08:12 AM, Mar 17, 2007
