
The much anticipated Anna Hazare-Rahul Gandhi bonhomie has turned sour with the Congress General Secretary refusing to meet Anna's aides when they visited him on Tuesday in the national capital. This is another PR fiasco to hit the Congress soon after their candidate lost his deposit in the Hisar Lok Sabha bypolls.Meanwhile, cracks have already disappeared in Anna's India Against Corruption camp with two prominent activists P V Rajagopal and...

06:56 PM, Oct 19, 2011

Dynasty has a certain ring in the sub-continent, but holds no such charm for Pakistani writer Fatima Bhutto, who speaks quite frequently on the damage 30 years of dynastic rule has wreaked on her country.Saying of course, that it's not just endemic to Pakistan - citing the Clintons and Sarkozys as well!I've just met Fatima for the second time - and am struck by her poise - it can't have...

06:50 PM, Oct 19, 2011

The UPA Government faces a Vote of Confidence on July 22. ...

09:32 PM, Jul 18, 2008

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03:00 PM, May 29, 2008

A day after that epic win over Pakistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, the euphoria hadn't died down. It never does after such a magnificent victory. Within the confines of his room in the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, he was surely looking at his phone that rang endlessly, interspersed with the countless SMS'es he was receiving. A special invitation to the Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's residence was slotted for the...

05:30 PM, May 05, 2008

Melbourne: Much before Virender Sehwag predicted a successful Test career for him, Australia opener David Warner was inspired to chase the baggy green by his late grandfather and the explosive batsman says he still follows the suggestions that he received from him in tweenage. Frank Warner, who died about 12 years ago, inspired the young Warner to strive hard for a Test career even as he battled for life. My...

03:43 PM, Apr 03, 2008

London: England batsman Kevin Pietersen should have been back in the pavilion much before he struck his unbeaten double hundred but umpire Asad Rauf's lack of conviction saved him in the ongoing first Test against India, says Geoffrey Boycott. The former batsman said Pietersen, who made unbeaten 202 in England's 474 for 8 declared, should have been given out caught at leg slip when he was on 49 as Rauf...

08:17 PM, Feb 14, 2008

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04:36 PM, Jan 30, 2008

Mumbai: Only 12 players were retained by the five franchises for the fourth edition of the Inian Premier League (IPL) starting on Friday. Champions Chennai Super Kings retained World Cup winning captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina, local boy Murali Vijay and South African all-rounder Albie Morkel. Mumbai Indians, who finished runners-up, retained batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, feisty off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard and Sri Lankan pacer...

04:13 PM, Jan 12, 2008
Kanpur: Former cricketer and coach of Uttar Pradesh cricket team Gyanendra Pandey on Tuesday said that Piyush Chawla's inclusion in the 15-member World Cup squad is completely justified and has not come as a surprise. "There is no surprise in his (Chawla) selection. He has been doing well in the domestic circuit and we were confident that he will make it to the World Cup squad," Pandey, who has been...

05:10 PM, Dec 01, 2007

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04:10 PM, Jul 03, 2007