
Bangalore: The Karnataka Legislature Committee, which probed the infamous porn viewing scandal, has indicted a former minister and recommended his "admonition" but gave a clean chit to two others while proposing a ban on the use of mobiles in the House. The panel headed by BJP MLA, Srishailappa V Bidarur in its report tabled in the state assembly has concluded that there is a prima facie evidence that former minister...

07:58 PM, Mar 30, 2012

Dehra Dun: Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is here as a central observer, is holding talks with the 32 newly-elected MLAs of the party in Uttarakhand where factional feuds have created hurdles in Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader's election. The union health minister along with party general secretary Chaudhary Birendra Singh is holding one-to-one talks with the MLAs at Bijapur guest house in Dehra Dun following which they would...

11:58 AM, Mar 10, 2012

Thiruvananthapuram: The general practice in the Congress was that it would not project a leader as chief ministerial candidate during campaign for assembly elections, former KPCC president K Muraleedharan, who was recently taken back to the party, said on Monday. Addressing a meet-the-press programme here, he said the leader of the Congress legislature Party (CLP) would normally be chosen by the Legislature Party after the elections and it would be...

02:06 PM, Mar 07, 2011

The bill empowers the Centre to send forces to communally disturbed areas. ...

02:27 AM, Dec 05, 2009

At least 10 legislators were injured during the chaotic scuffle in Chaco. ...

10:00 PM, Dec 03, 2009

It's a move that may decrease the number of "wasteful arrests". ...

05:34 PM, Sep 02, 2009

Chander Mohan has formed another party with son Kuldeep Bishnoi. ...

02:40 AM, Dec 08, 2008

Colombo: Ticket sales for the upcoming ICC World Twenty20 tournament will start on Monday but the first four days will be reserved exclusively for fans from the host nation Sri Lanka. International Cricket Council [ICC] chief executive Haroon Lorgat said on Saturday that fans from other countries will be able to buy tickets online starting March 30. He said the ICC has taken steps to ensure tickets are accessible and...

05:57 PM, May 06, 2008

Johannesburg: South Africa named uncapped batsman Farhaan Behardien and wicketkeeper Dane Vilas to its squad Friday for a one-off Twenty20 game against India next week. One-day international player Faf du Plessis, who is yet to appear in T20s for the Proteas, was also named in the 13-man group, as was explosive batsman Richard Levi. South Africa's selectors rested all the members of the test team currently touring New Zealand with...

12:48 PM, May 06, 2008

Lahore: Misbah-ul-Haq's tenure as captain of the Pakistan One-day and T20 squads is likely to come to an end after the ongoing Asia Cup tournament in Bangladesh, with Shahid Afridi and Mohammad Hafeez's names being floated as replacements. Well-informed sources in the Pakistan Cricket Board and close to the national selection committee told PTI Tuesday that regardless of whether Pakistan win or lose in the Asia Cup final, Misbah would...

07:28 PM, May 05, 2008

Mirpur: Skipper Mushfiqur Rahim on Tuesday termed Bangladesh's maiden entry into the final of the Asia Cup as one of their biggest achievements and was confident that the team would do one better and cross the last hurdle. The final is one of the biggest achievements in our cricketing history. Hopefully we will cross that hurdle. It is a great boost to have the crowd supporting you, Mushfiqur said after...

07:05 PM, May 05, 2008

Australian fast bowler Ryan Harris made a hash of things in the third man position when he spilt a relatively simple chance at third man to let Praveen Kumar off the hook. It was the last ball of the 29th over and the bowler to suffer was Starc. However Harris took a stunner in the very next over of Clint McKay to send Kumar on his way and bring to ...

09:06 PM, Apr 19, 2008

New Delhi: Australian spin legend Shane Warne has said he has been offered roles in Bollywood films and that he would consider acting now he is retired from cricket. Warne devoted the final chapter of his sparkling career to the Indian Premier League (IPL) as captain of the Rajasthan Royals, and said he had developed a deep love of the country. "I've been getting offers. If something interesting comes up,...

08:55 PM, Jan 28, 2008
New Delhi: Ahead of the cricket World Cup, the ICC on Tuesday said it is ready to tackle ambush marketing to protect its sponsors, although it does not plan to add new companies to the existing list of over 10 partners. The International Cricket Council (ICC) also said it has seen a substantial increase in the total sponsorship revenues for the upcoming mega cricket event to be held in the...

03:59 PM, Dec 11, 2007
New Delhi: With the 2011 Cricket World Cup just a few days away, a Mumbai-based sports journalist tells the story of 11 cricketers from small towns who made it to international cricket with style. The story is about Indian players whose sparse means did not deter them from starting to play the game with a mere notebook or a flat piece of wood as a bat and a round something...

06:56 PM, Dec 10, 2007