The Orissa Assembly was in uproar following the allegations. ...
03:05 PM, Aug 22, 2008
Chatterjee has made it clear that he will not step down from the Speaker's post. ...
12:44 AM, Aug 02, 2008
He said CPI-M cannot give any direction to him in his Constitutional office. ...
03:31 PM, Aug 01, 2008
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has already been to wish him. ...
01:45 PM, Jul 25, 2008
Three BJP MPs were allegedly offered Rs 3 crore to abstain during trust vote. ...
03:58 PM, Jul 24, 2008
RJD leader Lalu Prasad slammed CPI-M for expelling the Speaker. ...
01:05 PM, Jul 24, 2008
CPM on Wednesday announced his expulsion from the party membership. ...
03:18 AM, Jul 24, 2008
Mumbai: Delighted at dismissing Sachin Tendulkar, England left-arm spinner Monty Panesar said that out of the four wickets he took on the first day of the second Test against India, it was the wicket of the veteran batsman that he cherished the most. "Obviously for me it has got to be the prince of India, Sachin Tendulkar. I was absolutely delighted with that," said Panesar, who pushed India on...
10:15 PM, Jul 22, 2008
Adelaide: South African paceman Morne Morkel said on Monday he expected a short ball barrage aimed at Michael Clarke in this week's second Test at Adelaide in a bid to stop the Australian captain's run spree. The tall Morkel said better use of the rising ball, and denying Clarke scoring singles, were part of South Africa's planning for Australia's in-form leader ahead of Thursday's Test. Morkel says the Proteas had...
10:56 AM, Jul 21, 2008
Mumbai: They lost the No. 1 rank to England last year but India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni assured that the "process is on" to reclaim the spot in longer version. Asked about reclaiming the No. 1 spot, Dhoni said, "That plan is always on. Whatever format you play in the sport, you always want to be No 1. It's a slow constant process that we are subjected to," Dhoni said...
08:30 PM, Jul 16, 2008
Pallekele: Sri Lanka registered a comfortable win over New Zealand by 7 wickets (D/L) in the 3rd ODI at Pallekele chasing down 197 runs (D/L) with 11 balls to spare guided by opener Tilakaratne Dilshan's scintillating century knock 102* off 95 balls. Angelo Mathews played second fiddle scoring 54 runs off 47 balls. With this win, Sri Lanka lead the 5-match ODI series 2-0. All-rounder Angelo Mathews combined well with ...
03:09 AM, Jul 16, 2008
New Delhi: Former captain Sunil Gavaskar said that India pace spearhead Zaheer Khan, who is going through a lean patch, should be put through "stringent tests" to ascertain his fitness in the run up to the first of the four-match Test series against England. "I think what they should be doing is because there is still 8 or 9 days to go before the test match begins, they need to...
12:12 AM, Jul 16, 2008
Mumbai: Struggling England opener Nick Compton on Monday said that he's satisfied that he could stay on the wicket for sufficient time and score runs against Mumbai A in the drawn three-day practice game here. "It's not been the ideal start. Sometimes you have to give yourself time. It's a new country, a new bunch of team-mates so it does take a bit of time. Perhaps I was a bit...
11:00 PM, Jul 15, 2008
Mumbai: Struggling England opener Nick Compton on Monday said that he's satisfied that he could stay on the wicket for sufficient time and score runs against Mumbai A in the drawn three-day practice game here. "It's not been the ideal start. Sometimes you have to give yourself time. It's a new country, a new bunch of team-mates so it does take a bit of time. Perhaps I was a bit...
10:46 PM, Jul 15, 2008
Harbhajan Singh took three wickets in Punjab's innings win over Hyderabad, while Uttar Pradesh floored Delhi despite Virender Sehwag's ton. ...
06:08 PM, Jul 15, 2008
Melbourne: An Australian cricketer has reportedly been warned over an incident involving cocaine. According to newspaper reports here, the unnamed player admitted to an incident occurring and was subsequently counselled. However, he passed the drugs test done later. The player did not test positive for the drug and was not subject to Cricket Australia's formal drugs policy, reported the Australian. Cricket Australia, on its part played down the reports. Cricket...
05:41 PM, Jul 10, 2008
New Delhi: The ECB on Thursday announced that Kevin Pietersen has been added to the England's Test squad for the forthcoming India tour in November. ECB national elector Geoff Miller added: We are pleased to welcome a player of Kevin's proven international calibre back into the Test squad for such an important series. Kevin will join up with the squad as soon as his Champions League commitments are complete. The...
09:27 AM, Jul 09, 2008
Colombo: Sri Lanka have included offspinner Seekkuge Prasanna and fast bowler Suranga Lakmal in the 14-man squad for the Asia Cup, which will be held in Bangladesh from March 11-22. Pacers, Dhammika Prasad and Chanaka Welegedara, who were part of the Lankan squad for the Commonwealth Bank tri-series in Australia, have been dropped. Meanwhile, middle-order batsman Chamara Kapugedera has been named as the replacement for one of the three injured...
09:14 AM, Apr 30, 2008
Abu Dhabi: Coach Andy Flower says England's youthful side have gained vital experience against Pakistan, which will help them in their bid to defend their World Twenty20 title later this year. England levelled the three-match Twenty20 series against Pakistan with a comfortable 38-run win in the second match in Dubai on Saturday, setting up an intriguing final game on Monday. And Flower believes the experience on the sub-continent-like pitches will...
12:42 PM, Apr 28, 2008
New Delhi: He is the man who led India to World Cup glory after 28 long years, but skipper MS Dhoni is uncertain whether he'll be around to repeat the feat when the next edition of the tournament takes place in 2015. Dhoni, who turned 30 earlier this year, said he would take a call two years before the mega event, in 2013, as to whether he will play the...
04:37 PM, Mar 31, 2008
