First six matches of HIL watched by 1.46 crore people

First six matches of HIL watched by 1.46 crore people The first six matches of the inaugural edition of the Hockey India League recorded an impressive viewership of 1.46 crore. ...
03:19 PM, Jan 24, 2013

Ranji Trophy: Group B, Round 4: Odisha, Baroda post outright victories

Ranji Trophy: Group B, Round 4: Odisha, Baroda post outright victories In other matches, Maharshtra and Delhi gained three points on the basis of first innings lead against Vidarbha and Tamil Nadu respectively. ...
05:02 PM, Nov 27, 2012

Happy birthday Bappi Lahiri: Disco King turns 60

Happy birthday Bappi Lahiri: Disco King turns 60 When Alokesh Lahiri arrived in Bombay in 1969, all of 17, he had two things that helped him with the daunting challenge he faced in the industry of giants such as SD Barman, OP Nayyar and Kalyanji-Anandji - a solid training from his musician father and ambition the size of the city. The transition from Alokesh to Bapi to Bappi happened gradually as his popularity and affluence grew with his...
03:34 PM, Nov 27, 2012

Ranji Trophy Group B, Round 3, Day 1: Mohanty takes five-for, Haryana 66 all out

Ranji Trophy Group B, Round 3, Day 1: Mohanty takes five-for, Haryana 66 all out Mohanty claimed a five-wicket haul and Biplab Samantray claimed three wickets, while Alok Mangaraj and Deepak Behera claimed one wicket each. ...
07:40 PM, Nov 17, 2012

Video: Interview with the cast of 'Mandhahasa'

Video:  Interview with the cast of 'Mandhahasa' The whole cast and crew of 'Mandhahasa' speak about for the movie. Have a face to face interview with Rakesh, Nikie, Chetan, Alok, RG Vijayasarathy, Mithra. ...
02:20 PM, May 12, 2012

Alok Kumar lights up quiet year for cue sports

Alok Kumar lights up quiet year for cue sports Seasoned campaigner Alok Kumar was the cynosure of all eyes with his Asian Billiards title, but overall it was an average year for Indian cue sports as success eluded the country at the major international events. Alok blanked Praput Chaithanasukan of Thailand 6-0 to win the coveted Asian Billiards title in April at the Olympic Stadium of Kish Island in Iran. He thus became the first player to achieve the...
08:39 PM, Dec 30, 2011

Advani, Chawla enter World Snooker quarters

Advani, Chawla enter World Snooker quarters Bangalore: Seven-time world champion Pankaj Advani stormed into the quarter-finals of the IBSF World Snooker Championship, overwhelming an error-prone Craig Macgillivray of Scotland 5-3 in a hard-fought battle at KSBA on Thursday. The ace Indian cueist trumped the field to win the match by beating his opponent 86-1, 8-86, 104-0, 5-82, 54-18, 93-4, 10-66 and 69-15. "I am exhausted after playing for the fourth day in a row and I...
12:00 PM, Dec 02, 2011

Review: 'Rivaaz' a message against prostitution

Review: 'Rivaaz' a message against prostitution Cast: Manoj Bidwai, Deepti Naval, Reema Lagoo, Meghna Naidu, Alok Nath, Rajendra Gupta, Ritisha Vijayvargya, Vijay Raaz, Yashpal Sharma, Sayaji Shinde. Director: Ashok Nanda. Rahul (Manoj Bidwai) is a typical urban boy, who falls in love with Bela (Ritisha Vijavargya), despite knowing that she hails from such a village which earns its bread and butter from the flesh business. Rahul tries real hard to persuade Bela to denounce the familial...
03:49 PM, Sep 16, 2011

Aditya Mehta wins maiden national snooker title

Aditya Mehta wins maiden national snooker title Chennai: Mumbai's Aditya Mehta got his script spot on as he vanquished the seasoned Alok Kumar, his Petroleum Sports Promotion Board team-mate, 6-2 in the final to clinch his maiden National Snooker title here on Tuesday. It was not so much a spectacular climax to the 25-year-old Mehta's campaign as a fitting return to his consistency that marked his progress through the tournament despite not being at his very best....
08:28 PM, Aug 09, 2011
All Indians in Japan safe: Indian ambassador

All Indians in Japan safe: Indian ambassador

Speaking to CNN-IBN, India's Ambassador to Japan Alok Prasad reassured that all Indians in Japan are safe. ...
09:21 PM, Mar 16, 2011

2G: CBI sends seized computers for forensic test

2G: CBI sends seized computers for forensic test New Delhi: The CBI is trying to decipher the information stored in over a dozen computers seized from the premises of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia and former TRAI chairman Pradip Baijal among others raided by the agency in connection with the probe into 2G scam. The probe agency has sent these computer systems and laptops for a detailed analysis at the Forensic Sciences Laboratory to retrieve the information stored in...
06:15 PM, Dec 16, 2010

The new reality of gaming

The new reality of gaming New Delhi: Today’s most popular games have you tilling your farm, hiring waiting staff and devising menus for your restaurant or taking your pets out for walks while maintaining cordial relations with the neighbours. Reality it would seem is the new escapism. Farming, running a restaurant or keeping a pet are three of the most successful game concepts on social networks like Facebook or smartphone platforms like iPhone and Android....
10:34 AM, Dec 02, 2010

Asiad: Alok wins bronze in 8-ball pool event

Asiad: Alok wins bronze in 8-ball pool event Guangzhou: National billiards champion Alok Kumar on Sunday became the first Indian to win an Asian Games medal in pool events by clinching bronze in the men's 8-ball category despite losing in the semifinals here. The 42-year-old cueist bagged a bronze though he lost 5-7 to Kuo Po Cheng of Chinese Taipei in last-four stage. Under rules of the event, both the losing semifinalists are awarded a bronze each instead...
08:45 PM, Nov 14, 2010

DNA test to help identify derailment victims

DNA test to help identify derailment victims Alok Khator lost eight members of his family, including a six-month-old in Friday's tragedy on tracks. ...
07:53 PM, May 29, 2010