Kathmandu: A 72-year-old Nepalese man who is about the size of a toddler on Sunday became the world's shortest person ever recorded. A doctor and Guinness World Records official measured Chandra Bahadur Dangi to confirm his height of 21.5 inches (54.6 centimeters). Guinness official Craig Glenday presented Dangi with two certificates for being the world's shortest living man and the world's shortest person recorded in Guinness' 57-year history. "I am...
09:20 AM, Feb 27, 2012
One Delhi based middleman, who had allegedly helped the two has also been nabbed. ...
08:48 AM, Jun 09, 2010
Supreme Court asks Paramananda Jha to take oath in Nepalese, he says no. ...
01:46 PM, Aug 30, 2009
Most Nepalese migrants are shocked and hurt at being stamped as criminals ...
12:28 AM, Jun 13, 2008
Though they won just one league match, Tamil Nadu were spurred on by their big bats namely Abhinav Mukund's 871 runs and some clutch performances by lesser-known players to consistently claim first-innings lead points. Their mantra was simple: bat first and bat big. Once they reached the knock-out round, Tamil Nadu found considerable lift from their bowlers who successfully secured the first-innings points against Maharashtra and Mumbai. After eight years,...
03:23 PM, Apr 12, 2008
Australia First Innings: 3:30 Australia trail India by just 12 runs at the end of day one with openers David Warner (104*) and Ed Cowan (40*) at the crease. 3:15 David Warner brought up his century off 69 balls with a six off Vinay Kumar. 3:05 Warner is struck on the helmet by a Umesh Yadav bouncer and the physio has been called up. 2:50 Warner is nearing his century...
11:12 AM, Apr 10, 2008
Perth: Australia may be tempted to play four pacemen at the WACA pitch against India but former Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait says his personal experience says that it would be a bad idea to go in with four quicks. Tait was a part of quartet when Australia chose to field four pacers at the WACA the last time around against India and went on to lose the match by...
02:52 PM, Apr 09, 2008
One thing is sure; after the second day at the Sydney Cricket Ground, India need a performance of biblical proportion or a great piece of luck to avoid defeat against an Australian team that's growing in confidence by the day. India, defending only a first-innings total of 191, were humiliated by the Aussie batsmen. Especially Michael Clarke, who scored 251 not out - his first double hundred. Ricky Ponting, under...
08:59 AM, Apr 07, 2008
While Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke garnered standing ovations for their respective centuries, three of India's bowlers received cheers when they each conceded 100 runs. Ishant Sharma raised three figures in the 92nd over when Clarke stole a single off the last ball, cuing tongue-in-cheek cheer from the SCG fans. In the 111th over, offspinner R Ashwin became the second Indian bowler to conceded 100 runs, and he too was...
08:25 AM, Apr 07, 2008
Colombo: Australian fast bowler Trent Copeland boosted his hopes of making his Test debut in the upcoming series against Sri Lanka with a five-wicket haul in a practice match on Thursday. Copeland, 25, finished with 5-47 off 20 overs as the tourists bowled out a Sri Lanka Board XI for 258 in the first innings on the opening day of the three-day game in Colombo. Paceman Ryan Harris and left-arm...
11:38 AM, Feb 25, 2008
A 22-year-old cop from Darjeeling, a top contender at
Indian Idol, has become the new icon for the Nepalese. ...
09:15 AM, Jun 09, 2007
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