New Delhi:Paceman S Sreesanth has been warned by the BCCI for raking up the 2008 'Slapgate' issue through a social networking website. The Rajasthan Royals paceman has been told that if he repeats it again, he will be issued a show cause notice, according to an IPL source.
Sreesanth made revelation through his tweets that Harbhajan Singh was a backstabber and that the spinner had not slapped him as had been reported by the media. He claimed on Friday through a series of tweets that he was elbowed by his India team-mate and the whole thing was planned.
The BCCI has also warned Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir for their angry outburst at each other during an IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore early this week.
Gambhir and Kohli charged at each other following the dismissal of the latter. They were reprimanded by the match referee and now BCCI has asked them to conduct themselves properly....
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05:18 PM, Apr 14, 2013
Even though the government-approved new pictorial warnings on tobacco packets were to be implemented April 1, 2013, a survey by a health organisation said on Monday that no tobacco products in the national capital carried the new warning. ...
05:52 AM, Apr 02, 2013
Italy warned its citizens to exercise caution when travelling in India following its decision not to send back to trial two Italian marines accused of killing Indian fishermen while on anti-piracy duty. ...
05:48 AM, Mar 18, 2013
Srinagar: Authorities on Sunday issued an avalanche warning for the higher reaches of the Kashmir Valley, advising them to move about with utmost caution. "Medium danger avalanche warning is issued for people living in Keran, Tangdhar, Machil, Chowkibal, Gurez, Bannihal, Uri and Gulmarg areas," Aamir Ali, head of disaster management in the valley, said. "People are advised to take precaution and not to venture about in avalanche-prone areas," Ali said....
12:00 PM, Dec 16, 2012
Beijing: Police in China's Chongqing city have arrested four people for spreading doomsday rumours that the world will end on December 21 this year. Two men allegedly used a loudspeaker to proclaim the end of the world on the city's streets on Sunday while another two allegedly distributed related pamphlets. They were given 10 days of administrative detention, state-run Xinhua news agency reported quoting local officials. Rumours stating that the...
03:38 PM, Dec 15, 2012
Jakarta: A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has been reported off the coast of Indonesia. The US Geological Survey says the quake struck offshore, 208 kilometers northwest of the city of Saumlaki. The quake was reported at a depth of 155 kilometers. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has not issued any immediate tsunami warning. ...
11:03 PM, Dec 10, 2012
London: Pregnant women, beware! Cellphone radiation exposure during pregnancy impacts fetal brain development and may cause hyperactivity, researchers say. Yale School of Medicine researcher, Dr Hugh Taylor co-authored the latest study to probe the impact of cellphone exposure on pregnancies. "We had pregnant mice in cages and we just simply put a cellphone on top of the cage. In half the mice, the cellphone was active and in half of...
04:23 PM, Nov 12, 2012
New Delhi: The Sahara Group found itself in trouble on Saturday after market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued a public warning to bond holders of two of its companies. The notice said that SEBI had received complaints from investors that they were being forced by Sahara agents to forcefully switch to some of its other schemes like the retail scheme Sahara Q Shop. The notice further...
12:24 PM, Oct 27, 2012
Washington: An inconspicuous device in your bra could help catch breast cancer early. The humble brassiere could play a more pivotal role as a US based company has unveiled plans for a hi-tech device that can be worn inside the bra to help detect breast cancer. Catching the cancer early is crucial to survival rate and the efficacy of traditional annual mammograms as a reliable detection method is being called...
04:42 PM, Oct 12, 2012
Nosara, Costa Rica: A powerful, magnitude-7.6 earthquake shook Costa Rica and a wide swath of Central America on Wednesday. There were no immediate accounts of injuries, but communications were down near the epicenter. The USGS said the 8:42 am quake struck about 38 miles (60 kilometers) from the town of Liberia. It was centered about 25 miles (41 kilometers) below the surface. The magnitude initially was estimated at 7.9. In...
09:14 PM, Sep 05, 2012
Mumbai: Director-turned-producer Anubhav Sinha says shooting for 'Warning' has been wrapped up and the two-part underwater 3D movie will be released without any intermission. "Warning is a 90-minute 3D franchise. It is about six-seven friends who ignore a warning and get into life threatening crisis. Some survive and some don't," Sinha, who has produced the film, told IANS. "It's a no interval film and a good e.g. would be 'Delhi...
02:59 PM, Aug 16, 2012
Hyderabad: In view of the rampant transfer of student bus passes found during a special drive launched by APSRTC, the director of the vigilance and security wing of the corporation, VV Srinivas on Friday issued a warning to students not to resort to such practices. The students will face severe punishment if they give their free or concession bus passes to their relatives or friends, he said. Addressing a press...
12:53 PM, Aug 11, 2012
New Delhi: After directing Shah Rukh Khan in 'Ra.One', Anubhav Sinha is all set to make his comeback as a producer with a horror franchise called 'Warning'. The 47-year-old filmmaker says he has been inspired by several horror franchises from all over the world and has bought remake right for the first in the series. "I am creating a horror franchise and worldwide there have been several such franchises from...
04:39 PM, Jun 26, 2012
New Delhi: The Fiji islands are emerging as the latest hotspot for Indian films, with three movies, '3G', 'Warning' and 'Ammali Tumaali', being shot in the picturesque South Pacific island locales in less than a year. Neil Nitin Mukesh's new film '3G' began shooting in Fiji in mid-May. It has been followed by Anubhav Sinha's new venture titled 'Warning', which held its muhurat shot earlier this week in Nadi town....
02:44 PM, Jun 16, 2012
BANGALORE: Sending out a clear message to his detractors, both within and outside the BJP, former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa said, My silence till now should not be construed as weakness. Those who are trying to pull me down cannot succeed. My blood has started to boil and in the coming days, I will show what this Yeddyurappa is capable of.Yeddyurappa grew emotional prior to his speech at a...
08:39 AM, Apr 18, 2012
Sydney: A strong earthquake has struck the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami alert has been issued. The US Geological Survey says the magnitude- 7.0 quake struck on Tuesday at a depth of 200 kilometers (124 miles), about 140 kilometers (88 miles) north of the city of Lae. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue...
01:53 PM, Apr 17, 2012
Banda Aceh: Indonesian authorities say five people had heart attacks and died after two large earthquakes triggered back-to-back tsunami warnings. No other deaths were reported from Wednesday's temblors, but several people were injured as they tried to flee to high ground. The temblors awoke memories of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which claimed 230,000 lives in nearly a dozen countries, but the damage from the 8.6-magnitude quake and its 8.2-magnitude...
12:20 PM, Apr 12, 2012
Banda Aceh: The US Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre on Wednesday cancelled the tsunami watch for the Indian Ocean areas, hours after two major earthquakes, measuring 8.6 and 8.2 on Richter Scale, hit Indonesia. The tsunami warning was at first issued following the 8.6-magnitude earthquake, which was later scaled down. However, the warning was issued again for two hours after the second earthquake hit the Aceh province of the country. The...
07:12 PM, Apr 11, 2012
6:40 PM Small waves about half-a-metre high and within normal tide limits had already washed into the Campbell Bay area on the Great Nicobar island, the official said. 6:39 PM Six teams of National Disaster Response Force were also kept in readiness at Chennai and an equal number moved to Hindon airport in the national capital. 6:12 PM Indonesia Disaster Agency says major quakes produced only small tsunami waves because...
03:32 PM, Apr 11, 2012
Islamabad: The US has asked Pakistan to abandon the Iran gas pipeline project and counselled Islamabad to explore alternative energy sources. Deputy US Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Hoagland said Pakistan should start looking for alternative energy sources like wind, sun, biogas and cowdung, instead of Iranian gas. Pledging America's readiness to lend a helping hand, he said the US fully realizes the energy crisis in Pakistan and was trying to...
12:23 PM, Mar 10, 2012
