BJP on Tuesday said it will continue to raise in both Houses of Parliament the issue of diesel price hike, which is hitting the common man, but not stall proceedings. The matter was discussed at the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting attended by its top leaders on Tuesday morning. ...
01:31 PM, Mar 05, 2013
Demanding the scrapping of the Sethusamudran project, the BJP says the sentiments of crores of Hindus are attached to the issue and it will not tolerate any tampering with the Ram Setu. ...
10:59 AM, Feb 24, 2013
BJP on Saturday warned the government against going ahead with the Sethusamudram project, saying the sentiments of crores of Hindus are attached to the issue and it will not tolerate any tampering with the Ram Setu. ...
02:58 AM, Feb 24, 2013
SC bench sought the government's stand within four weeks. ...
03:02 AM, Nov 04, 2009
'Bridge' was destroyed by Lord Ram, says affidavit. ...
04:11 PM, Oct 14, 2008
Court chides him, TR Baalu for ignoring its notices. ...
01:25 PM, Aug 04, 2008
London: West Indian cricket legend Viv Richards has backed Sachin Tendulkar to continue despite his poor form, saying the senior Indian batsman is the best person to decide on his retirement and should continue as long as he wants. "Nobody is qualified enough to tell him [Tendulkar] when they think he should go," Richards told BBC Radio Shropshire. There have been questions raised about Tendulkar's position in the team as...
12:15 AM, Jul 30, 2008
Karachi: Top Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar on Thursday said he would not retire in the wake his criticism for some poor decisions during the India-England Mumbai Test, saying he has moved on. Dar said he would retire from the game the day he feels he cannot do his duties as international umpire properly. "Every umpire has a bad day and can make mistakes. It happens to everyone. But I will...
09:34 PM, Jul 24, 2008
Baroda's one-wicket victory over Haryana in the Group B encounter of the Ranji Trophy's fourth round on Tuesday was the 13th such occasion in tournament history that a team squeaked home that slim a margin. Baroda dominated the game for three days but found themselves in the doldrums on day four when they slumped to 108 for 9 chasing 132. The heart-stopping victory put Baroda on the top of Group...
10:35 AM, Jul 24, 2008
Wormsley (England): Batting let the Indian women's cricket team down as it was defeated by 29 runs as per Duckworth-Lewis calculations in the rain-truncated fifth and final one-dayer against England to lose the series 2-3 here. After restricting India to a mere 152 for eight in 50 overs, the English were at a comfortable 124 for four in 36 overs when rain forced an end to the proceedings. The Duckworth-Lewis...
01:45 PM, Jun 08, 2008
It isn't everyday in ODI cricket that England start as favorites over Australia, but that is the truth leading up to the first of five matches against the No. 1 team starting on Friday at Lord's. A record-breaking seven-wicket win in the Twenty20 at Trent Bridge on Sunday has further boosted England's confidence following their series win in the Tests and ODIs against West Indies, while Australia – without one...
10:25 PM, Jun 03, 2008
Chennai: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that playing an ODI against England in front of his home crowd in Ranchi will be a big occasion and the entire state is looking forward to it. "I have never dreamt of playing for India. I think this will be a big occasion. We have a new stadium which is well equipped. We have a five-star hotel also there and an airport....
08:15 PM, May 08, 2008
Melbourne: Stand-in Australian captain Shane Watson has paid glowing tributes to Rahul Dravid, describing the retiring Indian batting stalwart as a phenomenal man and the nicest guy he has ever met in cricket. Dravid, the second most prolific batsman in Test history, is expected to draw curtains to his 15-year-old marathon Test career at a press conference in Bangalore later on Friday. And Watson said Dravid, the skipper of his...
05:44 PM, May 01, 2008
Melbourne: Dumped from the one-day squad, former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting said it might actually help him prolong his Test career as he would be able to maintain the highest fitness levels. The two-time World Cup winning captain was axed after a string of low scores in the ongoing tri-series against Sri Lanka and India. Ponting hoped that the selectors' decision would positively impact his Test career. Yeah it might ...
10:34 AM, Apr 30, 2008
Subtract the date and all that has happened with Australia in the last two years and this was straight out of the mid-200s. Sunny Adelaide, the fourth Test of a one-way series, Australia win the toss and finish the day with more than 300 on the board for the loss of just three wickets, with Ricky Ponting unbeaten on a century. Simple. Except it wasn't, even considering India's woeful form...
07:54 AM, Apr 15, 2008
Bangalore: Riding on unbeaten half-centuries by Jacques Kallis and skipper Gautam Gambhir, Kolkata Knight Riders registered a convincing nine-wicket win over the Royal Challengers Bangalore in their must-win Champions League encounter here on Thursday. Kallis clobbered 64 off in just 47 deliveries, while Gambhir struck 55 in 32 balls. Chasing a competitive 170 runs for victory, KKR got off to a terrific start, with Kallis and wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin, who ...
09:41 AM, Mar 05, 2008
Hyderabad: Following the 50-run win over South Australian Redbacks in the Champions League Twenty20 on Sunday, Warriors captain Johan Botha said his team played to the plan and was now looking forward to the challenges ahead. "Two out of two at the start of the tournament is always important," he told reporters after Warriors scored their second successive win in the tournament. He was all praise for Jon-Jon Smuts, whose...
12:14 AM, Mar 04, 2008
Hyderabad: Auckland Aces skipper Gareth Hopkins on Tuesday said it was "gut-wrenching" for his side to crash out of the Champions League twenty20 after coming so close to victory. Auckland, who were beaten by Kolkata Knight Riders by just two runs last night, suffered a four-wicket defeat against Somerset on Tuesday night. "It is gut-wrenching to go this close and fall short. We were just looking to play straighter, but...
04:02 AM, Mar 01, 2008
Dharamsala: Paul Valthaty, 27, the Mumbai batsman who came into the limelight for his power-hitting during the last season of the IPL, said he is looking forward to playing for Himachal Pradesh in the upcoming Ranji season. HPCA secretary Vishal Marwaha confirmed last month that along with Valthaty, former India wicket-keeper Ajay Ratra (29) has also recently decided to join Himachal for the upcoming domestic season. Having represented Goa for...
11:16 PM, Feb 28, 2008
New Delhi: English Twenty20 champions Leicestershire Foxes will have their task cut out when they take on five other qualifiers who will fight for three spots available to complete the lineup of 10 teams for this years Champions League Twenty20. The Foxes made it to the six-team qualifying phase by virtue of winning Englands domestic T20 tournament, Friends Life t20. The other finalist Somerset will be the second team from ...
04:49 PM, Feb 28, 2008
