Beijing: American cartoon series 'Tom and Jerry' is among 1,500 hours of English and Chinese TV programmes translated into Tibetan language and on show daily through a local cable channel in Tibetan capital Lhasa, a top official said. Tenzin, a six-year-old first-grade student in Lhasa believes the US-born cat and mouse can actually speak Tibetan. "It makes me laugh to see the cat make a fool of itself every time,"...
01:04 PM, Jan 14, 2012
China has blamed pro-Dalai Lama "rioters" for the death of 21 people. ...
01:11 AM, Apr 09, 2009
The Olympic games will be held in Beijing in August. ...
11:48 AM, Jun 21, 2008
New Delhi: Following are a few little-known facts about Sachin Tendulkar, who became the first player to score a century of international hundreds on Friday. - Tendulkar has 13 coins from his coach Ramakant Achrekar. He would win a coin if he could get through an entire session of nets without being dismissed. - Tendulkar holds the unique distinction of scoring a century on debut in Ranji Trophy, Irani Trophy...
11:16 PM, May 03, 2008
New Delhi: In a significant move, the government of India made changes in the eligibility criteria for a person getting the Bharat Ratna. According to media reports, this move will pave way for Sachin Tendulkar to get the country's highest civilian honour. The Prime Minister's Office has accepted the Ministry of Home Affairs' recommendation of broad basing the Bharat Ratna category. The change in rules came at the behest of...
08:58 AM, Mar 31, 2008
Sydney: Dwayne Bravo hopes his participation in the Big Bash League Twenty20 would spark his revival and spur his return to the West Indies team. The 28-year-old Bravo arrived here on Monday following a 32-hour journey that started in his native Trinidad and took in stops in St.Lucia, London and Bangkok. Bravo has signed to play for the Sydney Sixers in the revamped Big Bash and wanted to use the...
06:26 PM, Mar 30, 2008
New Delhi: Umesh Yadav looked relaxed deep into the chair he had positioned along the boundary ropes at the Wankhede Stadium. In contrast, Varun Aaron after toiling for more than a day in Test cricket was a wicket-less bundle of nerves. The shadows had started creeping onto the ground after lunch on day two. India looked more like waiting for a declaration than forcing the issue. Aaron had at best ...
11:31 AM, Mar 24, 2008
London: Jailed Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir could be deported from the UK after the completion of their prison terms. According to a report in The Daily Mail, the trio jailed for being involved in the spot-fixing scandal, could face deportation by the British Government on their release from prison. Earlier this week Butt and Asif were transferred from Wandsworth Prison to HMP Canterbury, which in...
04:26 PM, Mar 18, 2008
Bulawayo: New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 34 runs on a thrilling final day Saturday in the one-off cricket Test, overcoming a brilliant century by captain Brendan Taylor. Taylor led Zimbabwe to 265-3 at the tea break, needing 101 more runs to pull off a remarkable victory at Queens Sports Club, but when he fell to the second ball of the final session the home side collapsed. Zimbabwe's middle order and...
02:55 PM, Mar 16, 2008
Wellington: Former Test star Martin Crowe will take his first step towards a return to first-class cricket at the age of 49 when he plays in a second-division club match in Auckland on Saturday. Crowe, who was forced into retirement by injuries in 1995 after playing 77 Tests and 143 one-day internationals for New Zealand, will bat at No 3 and captain the Cornwall reserve grade team in a match...
08:24 PM, Mar 15, 2008
Dubai: In the backdrop of three Pakistani cricketers being jailed for spot-fixing on Thursday, the ICC's anti-corruption unit chief Ronnie Flanagan has vowed that the world body will remain vigilant against corruption in the game. Ronnie re-iterated ICC's resolve for zero tolerance against corruption and said the world body will be the enemy of corrupt cricketers. When the ACSU was formed by Lord Condon more than ten years ago, it...
02:38 PM, Mar 15, 2008
New Delhi: The last time West Indies toured India for Tests was 2003. They were thrashed in the first Test in Mumbai, by an innings and 112 runs. In Chennai, they never got going; bowled out for 167 by Harbhajan Singh, they lost by eight wickets. In Kolkata they showed up rejuvenated and, fuelled by hundreds to Wavell Hinds, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Marlon Samuels, posted 497. The lackluster bowling attack...
11:54 AM, Mar 15, 2008
The people of Pakistan feel the verdict will act as a deterrent and help clean the country's cricket. ...
06:07 PM, Mar 14, 2008
In Tibet, Indian pop culture is much welcome. Be it films or soaps. ...
04:38 PM, Sep 30, 2007
There is a list of reasons Beijing may not be Olympic-ready just yet. ...
04:35 PM, Sep 30, 2007
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