Thousands of soldiers being diverted from tribal areas. ...
09:06 PM, Dec 26, 2008
This could prompt the Indian government to pull back its soldiers. ...
03:46 PM, Oct 30, 2008
Technicalities are threatening to disqualify up to half their ballots. ...
02:33 PM, Oct 29, 2008
The soldier was banished to Siberia for posting the song on the Net. ...
03:41 PM, Oct 03, 2008
The attack involving helicopters took place in the village of Angor Adda. ...
11:28 AM, Sep 03, 2008
Kolkata: A six-member team from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) would arrive in the city Sunday for a recce of the facilities here ahead of the side's One-Day International against India at the Eden Gardens on Jan 3 next year. The team, including representatives of the PCB and security officials, would arrive in Kolkata in the morning and straightaway head for a meeting with the city police officers to finalise...
12:39 PM, Jul 25, 2008
London: Geoffrey Boycott has criticised England's batsmen after their first-Test defeat to South Africa, saying that they forgot about defence in the pursuit of their ambition to score runs. To save the match, England needed to bat out the final day at The Oval on Monday to force a draw. However the visitors' bowling attack led by Dale Steyn (5 for 56) steamrolled them to win by an innings and...
12:39 PM, Jun 12, 2008
Lauderhill, Florida: West Indies selectors have largely kept faith with the players that won 2-0 in a Twenty20 series against New Zealand in Florida at the weekend for the first two one-day internationals against the same opponent. The only players in the 13-man Twenty20 squad to miss out are legspinner Samuel Badree and paceman Fidel Edwards. Another Barbadian fast bowler Tino Best has been included, along with allrounder Andre Russell....
09:10 AM, Jun 05, 2008
Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to rectify some glaring omissions from the list of players awarded central contracts and retainers for the year 2012 with fast bowlers, Mohammad Sami and Mohammad Talha expected to be included in the list this week. Well-placed sources in the board said that chief selector Iqbal Qasim had spoken to senior board officials and discussed the omissions of Sami and Talha from...
06:12 PM, May 27, 2008
CNN-IBN cricket experts are happy with BCCI's move to investigate spot-fixing claims in IPL 5 on an urgent basis. ...
09:47 AM, May 23, 2008
Wellington: Opening batsman Brendon McCullum has been omitted from New Zealand's one-day and Twenty20 squads for their tour of the West Indies, playing only in the Test matches. New Zealand Cricket named their three T20, ODI and Test squads on Thursday, and McCullum's name was included only in the Test squad. Selection manager Kim Littlejohn said that the former wicketkeeper had played a lot of cricket in recent seasons and...
01:05 AM, May 19, 2008
Canberra: Promising middle-order batsman Virat Kohli doesn't see any competition with compatriot Rohit Sharma on the ongoing Australian tour or in near future as he has little doubt that both would be serving the Indian team in the days to come. The two steadied India's innings with an unbroken fifth-wicket stand of 78 as they progressed to 162 for four in their three-day warm-up match against Cricket Australia's Chairman's XI...
08:31 AM, Apr 01, 2008
New Delhi: With his stupendous 219-run show catapulting Virender Sehwag to the top of the one-day cricket record books, the advertisers have rushed in to sign on the flamboyant batsman with deals worth an estimated Rs 10 crore. The record-breaking innings by 'Nawab of Najafgarh', as Sehwag is commonly known as, has not only made him the top-scorer in a one-day cricket match, it has also enhanced his value in...
01:49 PM, Mar 28, 2008
Kolkata: India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni threw his weight behind out-of-form team-mate Yuvraj Singh and said the middle-order batsman needed support as he was going through a difficult phase of his career. Yuvraj, who made a comeback in the ongoing Test series, failed once again in the second Test against the West Indies with a reckless innings of 25 as India notched up a mammoth 631-7 in their first innings...
08:23 PM, Mar 20, 2008
Bangalore: England captain Andrew Strauss, who overshadowed Sachin Tendulkar's century, striking a brilliant 158 to help England snatch a tie against India, said it was a privilege to be part of one of the greatest ODI contests. Strauss said the match was a great advertisement for one-day cricket. Asked whether he was satisfied with the result, Strauss said: Yes and no. We were in a great position to win after...
08:48 AM, Dec 23, 2007
Among those who're not with their loved ones on Diwali are soldiers in Jammu. ...
12:22 PM, Nov 09, 2007
Galle: Tharanga Paranavitana hit an impressive 95 and Mahela Jayawardene a solid 58 to help Sri Lanka draw the opening Test against the West Indies on Friday. Sri Lanka, following on 202 runs behind, reached 241-4 in their second innings when play was called off due to rain after tea on the fifth and final day. Thilan Samaraweera was unbeaten on 19 and Angelo Mathews on five not out. The...
03:48 PM, Nov 06, 2007
Patriotism of a provocative kind! ...
12:55 AM, Sep 22, 2007
The Silent Front showcased the trials and tribulations faced by families of soldiers. ...
10:46 AM, Sep 21, 2007
Mahendra Phukon died in a plane crash in 1968; his family in Assam waited. ...
07:45 PM, Aug 21, 2007
