Bangalore: A bustling Virat Kohli half-century was the highlight of Royal Challengers Bangalore's seven-wicket win as the home team leveled the scores with Sunrisers Hyderabad following their Super Over loss to the same opponents on Sunday. Set a target of 162, RCB lost their openers in the space of six deliveries after a brisk start but found their hero in skipper Kohli whose IPL-best 93 not out off 47 balls...
03:53 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Royal Challenger Bangalore have a tough task on their hands when they play the in-form Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in IPL 6 on Tuesday. Playing at home on Sunday, Hyderabad got the better of Bangalore in a Super Over thriller thanks to Cameron White's heroics with the bat. In their first match on April 5, they had beaten Pune Warriors India after Amit Mishra, Thisara Perera and Dale...
03:01 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Bangalore: In the battle for Karnataka, the biggest poll issue for capital Bangalore is not infrastructure or jobs, but garbage disposal. Bangaloreans say they will vote for the party that helps them lose the stink. Heaps of garbage at almost every street corner are reducing Bangalore to a stink that hasn't gone till now. For the past six months, garbage disposal has been the single-most important issue in the country's...
09:34 AM, Apr 09, 2013
Bangalore: Royal Challengers Bangalore bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad Monday said his side depended on Chris Gayle to an extent but still have the firepower to win matches even without the explosive West Indian batsman. "The team depended on Gayle to a certain extent, but we still have fantastic fire power which was very well reflected in captain Virat Kohli's last innings against Hyderabad, which came when the chips were down...
10:11 PM, Apr 08, 2013
Bangalore: Karnataka High Court on Monday ordered issue of emergent notices to Congress President Sonia Gandhi and state PCC chief G Parameshwara on a petition seeking a probe into alleged collection of funds from party members seeking tickets for the May 5 state Assembly polls. Justice Abdul Nazeer ordered issue of notices also to the Election Commission and state Chief Electoral Officer on the plea by V Shashidhar, who, claiming...
09:56 PM, Apr 08, 2013
Bangalore: Royal Challenger Bangalore have a tough task on their hands when they play the in-form Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in IPL 6 on Tuesday. Playing at home on Sunday, Hyderabad got the better of Bangalore in a Super Over thriller thanks to Cameron White's heroics with the bat. In their first match on April 5, they had beaten Pune Warriors India after Amit Mishra, Thisara Perera and...
07:11 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: Jagadish Shettar will be the BJP's chief ministerial candidate in the Karnataka Assembly polls, Rajnath Singh said on Monday, even as he downplayed the issue of corruption that has plagued the party-led government in the southern state. Singh, who was addressing a Bangalore rally through video conferencing after his aircraft developed some snag and he had to return mid-way, also announced that BJP leaders LK Advani and Narendra...
04:30 PM, Apr 08, 2013
Bangalore: Bangalore-based astronomer, Ashwin Mahesh isn't gazing at the stars for now as he has hit the campaign trail. He along with icons like former Infosys Director Mohandas Pai, and other prominent citizens are addressing voter concerns and raising awareness ahead of May 11 polls. "Representation and public participation is required in a democracy and if an opportunity has presented itself why can't we take it up and do something,"...
09:28 AM, Apr 08, 2013
In an another low scoring thriller, Sunrisers Hyderabad prevailed over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first Super Over of IPL 6 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad on Sunday. Hyderabad scored 20 runs in the Super Over with Cameron White hitting two sixes off Vinay Kumar. In reply, Royal Challengers Bangalore fell short by six runs with Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli scoring 15 against Dale Steyn in...
12:05 AM, Apr 08, 2013
After a dream start to IPL 6, Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday. Both teams won their opening match. Hyderabad, riding on Dale Steyn's three wickets, beat Pune Warriors India in their opener. Bangalore on the other hand beat Mumbai Indians in their first match. Chris Gayle made a brilliant 92 in his team's win. ...
07:11 PM, Apr 07, 2013
After a dream start to their IPL 6 campaign this season where they beat Pune Warriors India in the opening encounter, Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore in the seventh match on Sunday at the Chinnaswamy stadiun in Bangalore. RCB's campaign too started on a bright note after they defeated Mumbai Indians in their opening match in a last-ball thriller. Riding high on Chris Gayle's 92,...
12:13 AM, Apr 07, 2013
PCC chief G Parameshwara and CLP leader Siddaramaiah figure in Congress' first list of 177 candidates released on Friday for the 224-member Assembly elections in Karnataka on May 5. Former Chief Minister late S Bangarappa's son Kumar Bangarappa S has been fielded from Sorab assembly seat. The list also includes former PCC chief RV Deshpande, sitting MLA Krishna Byregowda, a former Karnataka Youth Congress President who is perceived close to...
12:57 AM, Apr 06, 2013
New Delhi: PCC chief G Parameshwara and CLP leader Siddaramaiah figure in Congress' first list of 177 candidates released on Friday for the 224-member Assembly elections in Karnataka on May 5. Former Chief Minister late S Bangarappa's son Kumar Bangarappa S has been fielded from Sorab assembly seat. The list also includes former PCC chief RV Deshpande, sitting MLA Krishna Byregowda, a former Karnataka Youth Congress President who is perceived...
09:47 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Bridgetown (Barbados): New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor has become the latest international cricketer to link up with the inaugural Caribbean Premier League (CPL) set to begin in July. Taylor, one of the hottest commodities in Twenty20 cricket, has been confirmed as the tournament's third international franchise player, organisers announced on Thursday, reports CMC. The former New Zealand captain has played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) since its inception in...
05:56 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Bangalore: Complying with an Election Commission directive, the BJP government in Karnataka on Friday transferred Bangalore Police Commissioner BG Jyothiprakash Mirji ahead of the May 5 Assembly elections. Home Secretary Raghavendra H Auradkar, who was posted in his place, took over charge. According to sources, the Commission had shot down a panel of three names suggested by the state government and insisted on Auradkar's appointment. "This order is issued as...
11:02 AM, Apr 05, 2013
Bangalore: Royal Challengers Bangalore, inspired by Chris Gayle and indebted to Vinay Kumar, made a winning start to their IPL 6 campaign in nail-biting manner by beating Mumbai Indians by two runs over at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday. Defending 10 runs off the last over of Mumbai's innings, Vinay removed half-centurion Dinesh Karthik and Ambati Rayudu in consecutive deliveries before bowling a blockhole-length final ball to Kieron Pollard...
11:57 PM, Apr 04, 2013
Bangalore: The average asset of a minister in Karnataka is Rs 6.96 crore, a jump of 665 per cent over the previous 2004 ministry, an NGO claimed. Karnataka Election Watch and Association of Democratic Reforms had analysed the affidavits, filed with the Election Commission, of 24 out of 27 Cabinet Ministers including the Chief Minister. The data regarding the three remaining Ministers - S Suresh Kumar, Revu Naik Belamagi and...
10:53 PM, Apr 04, 2013
