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Please don't smoke in films: Ramadoss to SRK

New Delhi: Lalit Modi, the sacked Indian Premier League commissioner, has accused the Indian cricket board secretary Narayanswamy Srinivasan of going out of his way to favour his franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Modi said the Chennai Super Kings are such a good team that they can win the IPL without Srinivasan propping them up. It's a pity Srinivasan is resorting to all that. CSK is a mighty fine team...  

Attention SRK! Movies do inspire kids to smoke

New Delhi: India's bowling coach Eric Simons is keenly looking forward to working with Duncan Fletcher and says that for the former Zimbabwe captain, coaching the World champions will be a big challenge. The 49-year-old South African, whose contract was extended by the Indian board on Wednesday, told IANS that he expected Fletcher to bring in fresh ideas like the way he did when he was in charge of the...  

John Abraham out mountain-climbing

New Delhi: Delhi Daredevils skipper Virender Sehwag said the pitch for Tuesday's match against Bangalore was not of their liking but blamed poor bowling for their three-wicket defeat here on Tuesday. Chasing 161 to win, Bangalore romped home with three balls to spare. "The ball was not coming on to the bat. It's difficult to hit boundaries, until the ball is there to be hit. They cut a lot of...  

Smoking is injurious to your character

After two weeks and 20 matches, IPL is still as riveting as it was in the last three seasons, says CNN-IBN's cricket experts. ...  

Hearing problems? It may be due to smoking

Mumbai: Having assured themselves of a place in the quarterfinals of the World Cup, New Zealand will go into Friday's match against Sri Lanka with the aim to finish in top-two of Group 'A', off-spinner Nathan McCullum said on Thursday. We can go on to win tomorrow's game and finish in the top two. That's obviously our target and not who we are playing against in the quarterfinals. (We are)...  

How to stick to your New Year's resolutions

Mumbai: Slamming the International Cricket Council's move to relegate associate countries like Canada to the confines of T20 cricket in future, former Tamil Nadu leggie Wandavasi Balaji Rao said it would badly hurt the development of slow bowlers. "Spinners have no role in T20 cricket unlike in Tests and even the 50-over games. There is no scope for the younger spinners to develop through T20. The ICC's decision to ask...  

SRK spits fire over legal notice for public smoking

Melbourne: England's bowling trio looking to replace the injured Stuart Broad failed to take a wicket on Saturday as Victoria took an overall lead of 310 runs into the final day of its three-day tour match against England. Victoria reached 278-6 at stumps following some strong hitting by tailenders Clint McKay and Jayde Herrick against the bowling of Andrew Strauss (1-51 from four overs) and Eoin Morgan (0-37 off three...  

Filmy Fiscal: Film-o-metre finally announces a hit

New Delhi: There's a perfect solution to Kolkata Knight Riders's and the Indian Premier Leagues's woes. Turn the tournament from a T20 format into a Test match special. The tournament, which has been dogged with controversy for close to six months now, will have a fresh lease of life, while the team - which has failed to settle down in the three seasons of the IPL - will have enough ...

Is Mumbai flouting the ban on public smoking?

It's difficult to change the habits of smokers, especially with legislation. ...  

Grooms wanted in Kochi, smokers needn't apply

Since smoking in public is banned, men smoke at home instead. ...  

Filmy Fiscal: Shahid, Kareena rock BO but John is all smoke, no fire

Find out what the film-o-meter has this week for the filmdom. ...

Lock Horns: Every coin has two sides, here is the flipside!

Where cigarettes are concerned, the entire nicotine issue is up in smoke again. ...  

I have reservations about No Smoking, says producer

New Delhi: The stalemate between former IPL chairman Lalit Modi and the BCCI seems to continue as there is still no news of any settlement between the two. Modi and the Cricket Board had been given six days to reach a compromise and the Supreme Court has now adjourned the hearing of the case till November 11. Earlier, Modi had offered to make himself available in London for interrogation by...  

Now, case against SRK for appearing in liquor ad

'Master Stroke Delux Whisky' is the brand endorsed by the film star. ...  

NGO's Gen Sec talks about SRK's notice

Shahrukh Khan has been sent a legal notice for smoking in public. ...

John sends No Smoking message in Rome

Karachi: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif on Saturday clarified that he had withdrawn his appeal to lift the provisional suspension as he got the documents late from the ICC and not because there was incriminating evidence against him in the spot-fixing scandal. Asif said further steps in the matter will be taken after his lawyers go through the details of the documents provided by the sport's world governing body. Asif...  

Review: No Smoking is a colossal disappointment

Margao: Unseasonal rains have cast a doubt over Sunday's third and final one-day international between India and Australia, who desperately need a win to square the series and avoid their first series defeat against the hosts in over two decades. Rains started lashing this Goan town last evening and continued until past midnight before letting off. However, it started raining again in the morning and also denied the two teams...  

NGO slaps legal notice on SRK for smoking in public

The actor smoked in public at the HT Summit and Twenty20 match. ...  

Hot picks at box office this weekend

Margao: Still looking for its first win in the ongoing tour of India, the depleted Australian cricket team on Thursday lost two more key players in pacer Doug Bollinger and batsman Mike Hussey for the deciding third and final one-dayer here on Sunday. While Bollinger has been forced out due to a stomach muscle strain, Hussey will have to be available for a Sheffield Shield match for Western Australia as ...

No Smoking director Anurag Kashyap on Jab he met Imtiaz Ali

New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals on Monday assured its contracted players that their payment issues and other obligations would be honoured by the IPL franchise which was expelled by the BCCI last Sunday. The expulsion of Rajasthan Royals from the IPL have caused uncertainty about the future of the cricket league and top players from the side are concerned about their salaries and present status. There has been news in certain...