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Lalit Modi’s self goal

Posted on 04. May, 2010 by Sarthak.

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Who could have known that just one tweet from IPL boss Lalit Modi could have such damning implications for the politics and cricket in the country? The goal scored with Shashi Tharoor’s resignation has been so powerful that it has rebounded upon the scorer himself. The self goal has meant that Modi stands suspended from [...]

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IPL 3 kicks off with stunner

IPL 3 kicks off with stunner

Posted on 12. Mar, 2010 by Sarthak.

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The Indian Premier League’s third edition kicked off today with the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai with all eight team captains signing the MCC spirit of cricket pledge followed by a spectacular opening ceremony. Pop, Reggae and Bollywood enthralled a packed house at the home ground of Deccan Chargers team (Hyderabad having been replaced [...]

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Tendulkar Smashes 200, India 401 against SA

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by Sarthak.

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India’s batting legend Sachin Tendulkar smashed a world record 200 not out against South Africa at Gwalior in the second ODI of the three match series. It is the highest ever score by an individual in a one day international, the previous record being 194 runs by Charles Coventry of Zimbabwe. Tendulkar reached the milestone [...]

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India score 400+ against Lanka, create history

Posted on 15. Dec, 2009 by Sarthak.

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India scored a world record 414/7 batting first in the One Day International cricket match against Sri Lanka at Rajkot. Having won the toss, India skipper MS Dhoni chose to bat and saw India pile up a mammoth 153 run opening partnership between Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag. Sehwag scored a quickfire146 off 102 balls [...]

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Will Delhi manage to host 2010 Commonwealth Games?

Posted on 24. Sep, 2009 by Sarthak.

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So, I came back to my hometown aka New Delhi, India’s capital and pride but also shame for some reason after 11 months in the UK. Its a time when frantic construction is taking place all over the city to prepare for the Commonwealth Games. But how near or far are we? Firstly, let me [...]

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Nine Lives by William Dalrymple

Posted on 13. Apr, 2009 by Sarthak.

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Luck by chance I landed on the website of one of my favorite authors, William Dalrymple, whose new book – Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India – will be published by Bloomsbury in October. I’ve copied this excerpt of the accompanying blurb from the Amazon UK website: “Nine people, nine lives. [...]

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The Mumbai After

Posted on 02. Dec, 2008 by Sarthak.

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Indians know Mumbai as the city of dreams. A city that is home to the burgeoning Hindi film industry often nicknamed ‘Bollywood.’ It is also the commercial and economic capital of the country – the Bombay Stock Exchange building flanking the Marine Drive symbolizes the dreams and aspirations of modern India. There is a sinister [...]

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Sad Day for Indian Democracy

Posted on 22. Jul, 2008 by Sarthak.

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India prides itself on the fact that is the largest democracy in the world. And why not, with a population of over 1.2 billion people, having a functioning democracy in a troubled neighborhood with the likes of Pakistan and Bangladesh – where army rule has been the norm more often than a civilian government, it [...]

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Shivaji to Rival Statue of Liberty

Posted on 03. Jun, 2008 by Sarthak.

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Mumbai residents have got another reason to compare their city to Manhattan. The Government of Maharashtra says it plans to build a statue off the coast of Mumbai to rival New York’s Statue of Liberty. The statue will be of the Maratha warrior king Shivaji, a hero in Maharashtra and the rest of India for [...]

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Terror Strikes India Again at Jaipur

Posted on 13. May, 2008 by Sarthak.

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Terrorists have struck an Indian city again. Jaipur, famously known as the “pink city”, witnessed 7 bomb blasts within a span of 20 in a radius of a few hundred metres.

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