India not ready to further open up its markets and services sector. ...
11:54 AM, Jul 25, 2008
Kamal Nath returns for WTO talks. Agricultural subsidies his top agenda. ...
04:04 PM, Jul 23, 2008
Indian officials were congratulated by their counterparts from many countries. ...
10:20 AM, Jul 23, 2008
New Zealander Scott Styris matched Shahid Afridi's record of fastest century on Tuesday, with the only difference being that Afridi did it in one-day international cricket while Styris' 37-ball ton came for Sussex. Styris smashed a century from 37 balls in the Friends Life T20 quarter-final against Gloucestershire, taking Sussex through to the finals day. Styris was particularly severe on Gloucestershire bowler James Fuller when he smashed him for 38...
01:27 PM, Jun 12, 2008
Jaipur: Unarguably the biggest underachievers in the Indian Premier League, the Kolkata Knight Riders did not get their IPL 5 campaign to the most auspicious of starts by ending on the losing side against Delhi Daredevils by eight wickets. The task does not get any easier for them as they now take on Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Sunday, who were victorious in their opening fixture against...
09:06 PM, May 09, 2008
Colombo: Sri Lanka's sports minister has ordered the state-run Bank of Ceylon to settle the wages of national cricketers who have not been paid for over a year, a statement said on Friday. After several rounds of discussions between minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage, the bank and the cricket board, the Bank of Ceylon has agreed to release 600 million rupees ($5 million) to pay the dues. "Minister Aluthgamage also instructed the...
08:42 PM, Apr 24, 2008
Melbourne: Sachin Tendukar's aura as a batsman will not diminish even if he does not score his much-awaited 100th international century, feels Australian great Steve Waugh. I think it's a huge statistic and India is obsessed by stats. The whole country wants him to get his one hundredth 100, so maybe that's where the real pressure is coming from. It will be nice if he could get it down the...
09:41 PM, Apr 20, 2008
Lahore: The continuing freeze on Indo-Pak bilateral cricket is frustrating, says Shoaib Akhtar but the former pacer does not agree with Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) Chairman Zaka Ashraf's politically incorrect statement that the Indians are intimidated by the prospect of taking on an in-form Pakistan. Obviously it is frustrating the way the Indians have avoided playing us for some reason or the other all these years. But I think Zaka...
12:09 PM, Apr 20, 2008
The players' auction for the fifth season of the Indian Premier League saw a total of 69 players going under the hammer, with 25 being bought and the rest remaining unsold. Indian allrounder Ravindra Jadeja was the biggest catch of the day, picked up by Chennai Super Kings for over $ 2mn in a secret bidding after a tie between CSK and Deccan Chargers. Another Indian, Vinay Kumar, surprisingly turned...
11:54 AM, Apr 19, 2008
New Delhi: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar disapproved of young batsman Virat Kohli swearing at the Australian players after scoring a century in the final Test at Adelaide on Thursday, saying it was like having a school kid temperament. Kohli had a wild celebration after reaching his century, using the choicest of words against the Australian players, and Gavaskar said that was unnecessary. Not just Virat, some other Indian players...
11:20 PM, Apr 15, 2008
Chittagong: Opener Mohammad Hafeez smashed an aggressive 143 and Younis Khan was unbeaten on 96 as Pakistan strolled to 415-4 on the second day of the first Test against Bangladesh on Saturday. Pakistan has a commanding lead of 280 runs after resuming on the overnight score of 132-0. Asad Shafiq was alongside Younis on an unbeaten 40 at stumps. After being dismissed for 135 before tea on the first day,...
06:55 PM, Mar 28, 2008
Hobart: Ricky Ponting said on Wednesday he has no regrets about quitting the Australian captaincy and welcomes having fewer responsibilities ahead of this week's second Test against New Zealand. Ponting led Australia in 77 Tests before he stood down as Test and one-day skipper after the World Cup earlier this year, making way for deputy Michael Clarke to take charge. Ponting, who turns 37 this month, has continued as a...
05:11 PM, Mar 27, 2008
New Delhi: Indias selectors were due to announce the replacement for an injured Praveen Kumar in the Test squad to tour Australia sometime after 8pm on Tuesday night in Ahmedabad, during the third ODI against West Indies. Their official announcement came via an email at 10:43pm. What took them so long isnt certain, but two theories can be surmised: one, that they were waiting to see if Karnataka fast bowler...
12:24 PM, Mar 27, 2008
Chennai: James Tredwell labelled the circumstances of his World Cup debut as "the toughest you can get" as he helped England stay alive in the tournament. The 29-year-old off-spinner was summoned from the sidelines and responded in style with a superb return of four for 48 as England defeated the West Indies by 18 runs in a must-win Group B clash. Not only did Tredwell, wicketless in three previous one-day...
06:24 PM, Jan 03, 2008
Colombo: If you know your Irish folk tales, it was a night for Darby O'Gill and the little folk. They paraded the Shamrock and green of the emerald isles in the shape of Kevin O’Brien and the uncertain glory and mystery of the game, which even left former Australian skipper Ian Chappell impressed. There we were at the fancy watering hole known to locals as the Cricket Club Cafe in...
08:51 AM, Dec 25, 2007
The Govt, meanwhile, has warned Europe of possible retaliatory steps. ...
02:15 PM, Oct 30, 2007
Ministers like Chidambaram and Kamal Nath have begun announcing sops. ...
09:07 AM, Oct 10, 2007
India has been ranked World No 1 in the AT Kearney Global Retail Index. ...
11:58 AM, Oct 08, 2007
Kamal Nath said slowdown in industrial growth was not a matter of concern. ...
12:32 PM, Sep 14, 2007
Kamal Nath has been honoured as global FDI Personality of the Year. ...
11:32 PM, Jul 20, 2007
