New Delhi: India will begin their campaign in the the last edition of the ICC Champions Trophy with their Group B match against South Africa at Cardiff on June 6. The biennial tournament is being wound up as the ICC is unable to slot it in the crowded cricketing calendar. India play their second group game against the West Indies at the Oval on June 11 before running into neighbours...
12:28 PM, May 01, 2013
Ahmedabad: Former Gujarat Minister and BJP leader Fakirbhai Vaghela passed away after suffering a heart attack on Tuesday in Gandhinagar, party sources said. He was 60. Fakirbhai, a prominent Dalit leader, is survived by his wife Kusum and two sons. The former Social Justice and Empowerment Minister complained of severe chest pain and breathlessness on Tuesday afternoon. He was rushed to the Civil Hospital at Gandhinagar but passed away while...
01:06 AM, May 01, 2013
Port of Spain: Former West Indies cricketer Bryan Davis says the side's progress in Test cricket could suffer if they do not get more matches under their belt. Davis was reacting to the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announcement that Pakistan's upcoming tour of the Caribbean will not include Tests. The West Indies will be limited to playing just four Test matches in 2013, two of which were against Zimbabwe...
01:35 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Kingston: South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs, the first man in history to hit six sixes in a single over in international cricket, has become the latest player to sign up for this year's Caribbean Premier league. Gibbs achieved the feat in the Caribbean, in St Kitts during the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup, when he dispatched Netherlands leg-spinner Daan van Bunge over the ropes six times in a row. And...
03:11 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Kingston: West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle who scored the fastest century in professional cricket says he is dedicating his history-making feat to fans in the Caribbean. Gayle established a series of records on his way to an undefeated 175 for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors India in the Indian Premier League match on Tuesday. The Jamaican batsman scored the fastest 50 in IPL history, fastest 100 in T20...
03:06 PM, Apr 26, 2013
St. John's, Antigua: The Sri Lanka A team will tour the Caribbean in June to play a series of matches against the West Indies A in all formats, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced. The West Indies tour will involve two Tests (4-day matches), three 50-over encounters and two T20s, a WICB release said on Wednesday. Warner Park in St. Kitts will host the first Test while the second...
02:49 PM, Apr 25, 2013
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Monday set aside a single Judge's recent order restraining oil marketing companies from charging higher price for diesel sold to state transport corporations in Tamil Nadu. Earlier, the High Court had restrained the Centre from charging higher diesel price from transport corporations in Tamil Nadu. The petition filed by the Petroleum Ministry had contended the single Judge ought not to have entertained the petition...
12:09 PM, Apr 22, 2013
We have spotted test mules of the upcoming Tata Nano diesel on various occasions but the engine specifications were always speculative. Not anymore though. Well known turbocharger maker Garrett has listed on it's webpage the details of the Nano diesel engine. The diesel Nano will be powered by a 0.8L common rail engine which will produce 40PS of power at 4000rpm and 94Nm of torque at 2500rpm. This 800cc engine...
06:29 PM, Apr 15, 2013
There is no question about it. Twenty20 cricket is a game of confidence. When we look at the way Chris Gayle bats in T20, this ...
11:38 AM, Apr 11, 2013
St. John's: The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has brushed aside media reports suggesting that Pakistan's tour of the Caribbean this year is in jeopardy. A WICB statement released on Monday says the board remains optimistic that the tour will take place in July as planned and says negotiations are still being held to finalise plans. A report said the tour is unlikely to take place after the WICB and...
03:28 PM, Apr 10, 2013
Port of Spain: Legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara says his decision in the past to select Darren Sammy as a member of the West Indies team was based more on the player's passion for the game and his dependability than cricketing ability. Lara has revealed that Sammy was one of the last two players he decided to select in a 14-man squad after ignoring suggestions to pick two other...
03:28 PM, Apr 10, 2013
Twitter was split in the middle in its reaction to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's speech on Monday at the annual general meeting of FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) on the status of women in India. ...
11:31 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, while speaking of empowering women on Monday at the FICCI Ladies Organisation meet, gave an example of Jasuben and her thriving pizza business in the state. "More people in Gujarat prefer eating pizza at Jasuben's outlet rather than Pizza Hut or some other big company," Modi said. Ahmedabadis would not agree more with what Modi said in New Delhi, while giving an example of...
08:11 AM, Apr 09, 2013
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was the toast of the day as he took to the stage on Monday, first at an event hosted by the FICCI Ladies Organisation and later, at the Network 18's first Think India Dialogue in the capital. At the former, he wooed women entrepreneurs with talks on the need for their empowerment, education and safety, during the latter, Modi spelt out his definition...
10:14 PM, Apr 08, 2013
CNN-IBN's national bureau chief Bhupendra Chaubey joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on Modi's address to FICCI Ladies Organisation. Q. Modi did not had any relevant data on his women empowerment schemes. Is this just another political stunt, taking an alternative route of speaking at a national level. Asked by: Gautam A. Modi from now on is totally focussed on hardselling himself as the champion of development. In course of...
03:53 PM, Apr 08, 2013
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reached out to women, saying they are ahead of men today while addressing the FICCI Ladies Organisation in New Delhi. Addressing the FICCI Ladies Organisation, Modi called for the need to integrate and financially empower women to achieve growth and make India a developed country. ...
02:56 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reached out to women, saying they are ahead of men today while addressing the FICCI Ladies Organisation in New Delhi. Calling for the need to integrate and financially empower women to achieve growth and make India a developed country, Modi said that they constitute 50 per cent of the country's population and India could become a developed nation only if the...
02:38 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: Twitter was split in the middle in its reaction to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's speech on Monday at the annual general meeting of FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) on the status of women in India. Soon after Modi began his speech addressing the women present at the venue as his 'beheno' (sisters), the two hash tags, diametrically divided in their praise and mockery of the leader, started trending...
01:30 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reached out to the women of the country saying women and mothers are supreme and are held in the highest regard in the country. Addressing the FICCI Ladies Organisation, Modi said, "A mother's place is supreme in our culture and values. We call river Ganga our mother, India is also mother India. A mother's place and a woman's place in our...
12:57 PM, Apr 08, 2013
Mohanlal will play a very different alcoholic in his new movie 'Ladies and Gentleman' coming from hitmaker Siddhique. The director who explains how he got hold of the star after a twenty years from their last in Vietnam Colony says that he was not that convinced as Lal agreed to do the film with a lead character who drinks alcohol. More over he has already done a similar role in...
10:18 AM, Apr 08, 2013
