On Talking Point, Rajdeep Sardesai asks, 'Should the Government have given tax waiver to the ICC for World Cup?' ...
10:15 PM, Apr 04, 2011
New Delhi: Several governments have already showered crores of rupees as prize money on the World Cup winning squad, but that's not the end of the windfall for the cricketers. The win also means that more endorsements could come their way. Its India's biggest cricketing moment and the cup has brought along with it prize money, rewards and now more brand opportunities for the Men in Blue. This is a...
08:34 PM, Apr 04, 2011
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On Saturday, April 2, 2011, a new glorious page got added to the book of Indian history, or I'd rather say, a new book itself ...
07:18 PM, Apr 04, 2011
Mumbai: Iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar will be the first recipient of the 'Sai Ratna' award instituted by the famous Saibaba temple trust at Shirdi in Maharashtra. "Members of the Sai Sansthan met on Monday and it was unanimously decided to confer the Sai Ratna award on Sachin," chairman of Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Jayant Sasane, told PTI. The award is likely to be given to Sachin after the IPL tournament,...
06:11 PM, Apr 04, 2011
The Indian cricket players can't seem to put it down but the World Cup trophy they have with them is actually just a replica as the original is still lying with the Indian customs department. All said and done we are still the world champions. But is the victory still as sweet?
11:52 AM, Apr 04, 2011
BCCI has announced Rs 1 crore for each player and Delhi Rs 2 crore for Dhoni. ...
10:31 AM, Apr 04, 2011
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In journalism fancy headline writing is a much admired skill. But in the aftermath of India's World Cup victory, the phraseology to describe Indian skipper ...
09:17 AM, Apr 04, 2011
New Delhi: It's raining rewards for the winning squad. Not only a 10 million largesse from BCCI, state governments are also queuing up to shower the cricketers with big money. Rajasthan has announced a complimentary trip on "Palace On wheels" for all the players. Kapil Dev and MS Dhoni have led Team India in contrasting styles, but the end result has been the same - the ICC cricket World Cup....
07:05 AM, Apr 04, 2011
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday announced to felicitate Indian cricketers Suresh Raina and Piyush Chawla with Kanshiram International Sports award after the team's historic victory in the World Cup on Saturday night. "By helping the Indian team in reaching the final match and making important contributions in winning the World Cup, these two players have done the state proud," Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati said here. She said...
03:59 PM, Apr 03, 2011
Mumbai: President Pratibha Patil on Sunday said watching the thrilling final of Cricket World Cup was a 'mesmerising' experience and lauded the 'tenacity and hard work' of the Men in Blue. "Team India played with utmost patience, dexterity and displayed superb skills, both with bat and ball," the President told PTI in an exclusive interview at Raj Bhawan. "Indian players showed their mettle and brought back a game which could...
02:08 PM, Apr 03, 2011
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has congratulated Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the Indian cricket team's victory in the cricket World Cup and expressed the hope that sports links between the two countries will be "fully restored in the near future". In a message sent to Singh on Saturday, Gilani said the World Cup has been "successful in bringing the cricketing fraternity even closer and making this sport...
01:04 PM, Apr 03, 2011
People all over the country come out on streets to celebrate India's victory over Sri Lanka. ...
12:55 PM, Apr 03, 2011
Jharkhand fans proud of India's victory over Sri Lanka in WC final and MS Dhoni. ...
12:40 PM, Apr 03, 2011
Fans from Mumbai congratulated team India for their win over Sri Lanka in Final. ...
12:30 PM, Apr 03, 2011
BJP leader LK Advani congratulates team India on their win in WC final. ...
12:22 PM, Apr 03, 2011
Bangalore kids chose to watch WC final match over the preparation of their ongoing exams. ...
12:12 PM, Apr 03, 2011
Fans from Kolkata celebrates India's victory over Sri Lanka in the World Cup final. ...
11:57 AM, Apr 03, 2011
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Sunday announced an award of Rs 2 crore for Indian cricket team captain MS Dhoni and Rs 1 crore each for four Delhi players after their historic victory in the World Cup. "The Chief Minister has decided to honour the Indian captain MS Dhoni by awarding him Rs 2 crore and also decided to give Rs 1 crore each to Virender Sehwag,...
11:18 AM, Apr 03, 2011
New Delhi: The Indian cricket team was swamped with congratulatory messages from Bollywood celebrities, politicians, cricket administrators and fellow players on twitterati for lifting its second World Cup after 28 years. From spin legend Shane Warne and other sportspersons such as Mahesh Bhupathi, Sania Mirza, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Karun Chandhok to Sports Minister Ajay Maken, Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty all came together on Twitter to congratulate Team India on their...
11:02 AM, Apr 03, 2011
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday night came out on the street of Delhi and joined thousands of ecstatic fans in celebrating India's World Cup cricket triumph. As soon as the Sports Utility Vehicle carrying her stopped on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg near the busy ITO crossing at around 11pm on Saturday, a beaming Gandhi came out of it, waved the national flag, shook hands with the fans,...
07:52 AM, Apr 03, 2011
