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IPL 3 kicks off with stunner
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 due [...]
Continue reading...Tendulkar Smashes 200, India 401 against SA
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...India score 400+ against Lanka, create history
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
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 while [...]
Continue reading...Will Delhi manage to host 2010 Commonwealth Games?
Thursday, September 24, 2009
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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 put [...]
Continue reading...Nine Lives by William Dalrymple
Monday, April 13, 2009
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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. Each one [...]
Continue reading...Sad Day for Indian Democracy
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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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 [...]
Continue reading...Shivaji to Rival Statue of Liberty
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...Terror Strikes India Again at Jaipur
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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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.
Continue reading...21 Highlights of India’s Union Budget 2008
Monday, March 3, 2008
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It has been hailed as a win-win budget by all, barring the few crtitics that are there to find the cons in each year’s financial plan. P. Chidambram has ensured a populist financial plan, with gains galore for the poor and the middle class. Following are 21 highlights of India’s Union Budget for 2008-2009: 1. Changes [...]
Continue reading...Barack Obama Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Barack Obama, Democratic front-runner for the US President, sees Mahatma Gandhi as an inspiration and has a portrait of the apostle of peace in his office to remind him that ordinary people can do extraordinary things. “In my life, I have always looked to Mahatma Gandhi as an inspiration, because he embodies the kind of transformational [...]
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