Over 400 people on Thursday were detained from across Punjab to thwart road block plans of farmers, who had called an agitation in protest against the arrest of their workers, even as a policeman died in Tarn-Taran while conducting raid at a hideout of union workers. ...
01:47 AM, Mar 08, 2013
With a high five from 9-year-old actress Quvenzhane Wallis, and a pledge that Oscar night will have something for everyone, the Academy Awards kicked into high gear on Monday at a luncheon for more than 160 nominees. ...
10:59 AM, Feb 05, 2013
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday sought a report from the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on the alleged embezzlement of funds from a trust run by External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and his wife. ...
01:25 AM, Jan 17, 2013
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police's Economic Offences Wing on Monday began its probe into the alleged financial irregularities in a trust run by Union Minister Salman Khurshid. It started collecting documents at various levels, "including state, divisional and district headquarters as a part of the investigation", Director General EOW, Subrat Tripathi told PTI. When asked about the details, Tripathi said it was neither a raid nor a search. "How can...
02:15 PM, Oct 15, 2012
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Fiona Mackeown, mother of slain teenager Scarlett Eden Keeling, will depose before a Goa court on July 30. ...
10:56 PM, Jul 26, 2010
The multi-pronged plan will help up to 9 million homeowners in the US. ...
11:13 AM, Feb 19, 2009
She was drugged, raped by two locals and left to die on the beach on February 18 2008. ...
10:51 AM, Feb 18, 2009
Lahore: Keen to revive his international career, Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Yousuf took a fitness test at the National Cricket Academy, but chief selector Iqbal Qasim made it clear that the senior batsman would have to play domestic matches to be considered for selection. Yousuf has appeared in the fitness tests and that is good. It is a good sign that he is practicing again but our criteria is clear, players...
08:12 PM, May 15, 2008
Visakhapatnam: Deccan Chargers, champions of the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), will host current title-holders Chennai Super Kings in the sixth match of season five at Deccan's second home ground, Visakhapatnam, on Saturday. While Chennai will want to put the memory of their humiliating loss to Mumbai Indians in the tournament opener behind them, Deccan look a trimmed outfit after losing several players in transfer deals and...
05:18 PM, May 09, 2008
Wellington: South Africa were on the receiving end of two controversial umpiring decisions on the first day of the final Test against New Zealand on Friday but the visitors say they will not be losing any sleep over the setbacks. Captain, Graeme Smith was caught behind for five early in their innings, though television replays showed clear daylight between bat and ball. Hashim Amla was then caught for 63 when...
11:14 AM, May 06, 2008
Sydney: Dashing opener David Warner's popularity has increased to such an extent that there were high level talks about whether a section of the Sydney stadium could be renamed 'Warner's Corner' for the first T20 International between Australia and India on February 1. According to The Daily Telegraph, officials were so keen to cash in on Warner's recent good form, they were prepared to allocate special seating for his legion...
10:11 PM, Apr 12, 2008
Lahore: Pakistan left-arm pacer Mohammad Khalil will join the national cricket team as a replacement for injured Junaid Khan in Bangladesh for the One-day series, kicking off with a Twenty20 next week. Junaid, who tore a stomach muscle during the fourth One-day International, and allrounder Abdul Razzaq who sustained a shoulder injury, were both ruled out of the tour to Bangladesh and returned home from the UAE for rehabilitation and...
01:22 AM, Mar 25, 2008
New Delhi: Exuberant fans were stunned into silence at the Feroz Shah Kotla when their hero Sachin Tendulkar yet again missed out on unprecedented 100th international hundred, this time by just 24 runs when he was adjudged LBW to West Indies spinner Devendra Bishoo. Thousands of fans, who came in hope to witness Tendulkar script history, reacted in disbelief when he was out on 76 around half an hour before...
06:50 PM, Mar 17, 2008
Lahore: A jolted Pakistan Cricket Board plans to hold an internal inquiry into the circumstances that led to the involvement of its three jailed players in the spot-fixing scandal. The new chairman of the board, Zaka Ashraf made it clear that it was surprising that the players got involved in the scandal despite the the PCB sending anti-corruption officers to England with the team. We had our anti-corruption officers there...
10:15 AM, Mar 16, 2008
London: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir, jailed for six months on Thursday for his involvement in cricket's spot-fixing scandal, has blamed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for not educating the players enough. I was not given enough information about the anti-corruption code by the PCB, Amir told Geo News Channel in London shortly after having his bail application rejected. The 19-year old criticised his former captain Salman Butt and teammate...
06:19 PM, Mar 15, 2008
Islamabad: The three players sentenced to jail in Britain on Thursday for their part in a spot-fixing plot can expect little sympathy in their home country, according to the Pakistan Cricket Board. Former captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were convicted in London of conspiring with agent Mazhar Majeed to bowl no-balls at pre-determined times in a betting scam during a Test match against England last year. The...
01:50 PM, Mar 15, 2008
New Delhi: India's prolific opening batsman Gautam Gambhir is ready to add another chapter to his life as the Delhi player gets dressed up to tie the nuptial knot with Natasha Jain on Friday. A regular member of the Indian side, Gambhir met Natasha just a year back and the two didn't take long to decide to turn their friendship into marriage. The marriage is expected to be a high-profile...
01:19 PM, Mar 13, 2008
Hyderabad: Former South African fielding great Jonty Rhodes reiterated that the quality of fielding in India has improved a lot over the years, with several talented young players coming up. Young Indian cricketers like Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli and Manoj Tiwary have been brilliant and are an asset to the team, he told reporters on Monday. Rhodes has been roped in by the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) to train its...
05:30 PM, Mar 12, 2008
London: Detectives found around 40,000 Pounds in cash, besides four mobile phones, when they searched the London hotel room of Salman Butt, who was captain of Pakistan in England last summer. The independent.co.uk reported on Saturday that, among the cash was 50 marked 50-Pound notes given by a News of the World journalist to Mazher Majeed, Butt's agent, on the eve of the Lord's Test in return for allegedly arranging...
10:28 PM, Mar 07, 2008
Karachi: Pakistan's suspended Test captain Salman Butt faces a seven-year ban while his teammates Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir could escape with two-year bans after next month's hearing of the ICC anti-corruption tribunal in Doha. A well-placed source told PTI that Butt was likely to be banned and slapped with a heavy financial penalty. The way things are going for him the frequent change of lawyers and his abrasive relationship...
06:41 PM, Nov 20, 2007
