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BUS10Business/BusinessMumbai to get India's first monorailMumbai, Nov 10 IANS An Indian-Malaysian consortium led by Larsen and Toubro will construct the country’s first monorail system here, it was announced Monday.The L&T-led consortium, which includes Scomi Engineering Bhd of Malaysia, will implement the Rs.24.6-billion project for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority MMRDA.The contract involves design, construction, installation, commissioning and integrated testing of the 20-km-long monorail project.In the first phase, an 11-km monorail line will be constructed from Jacob Circle in south-central Mumbai to Wadala. In the second phase, a nine-km line will be built to link Chembur in north-east Mumbai with Wadala.The project, with 18 stations en route, will be completed in 30 months. It is expected to ease the congestion in the highly crowded Jacob Circle, Wadala and Chembur areas, apart from providing inter-connectivity to the suburban railways network and the forthcoming Metro railway as part of the multi-modal transport system being envisioned by MMRDA.Malaysia's Scomi ranks among the world’s top three monorail manufacturers, offering urban transportation solutions by providing latest monorail electro-mechanical systems and rolling stock.L&T, a leader in technology, engineering and construction, launched a dedicated railway business unit last year to address various rail-related business projects in the country.--Indo-Asian News Serviceqn/ank/jg224 Words*10111624 read more
Nagpur, Nov 10 IANS India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni lauded his fast bowlers for the 2-0 Test series victory over Australia here Monday.
SPO11SportsDhoni hails fast bowlers for series win over AustraliaNagpur, Nov 10 IANS India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni lauded his fast bowlers for the 2-0 Test series victory over Australia here Monday.Dhoni said that his pacers Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma, who troubled the Australians with reverse swing, bowled with a lot of heart on the placid tracks that had little for the fast bowlers. "Fast bowlers did the trick for us in the series. They did not have much to do on these wicket. They bowled their hearts out and were well backed by the spinners and part time bowlers," Dhoni said during the prize distribution ceremony.India won the last Test here by 172 runs at the Vidarbha Cricket Association VCA and won back the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after four years.Dhoni also complimented openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir - who sat out of the fourth Test with a ban - for giving an ideal start. "Much depends on the start a team gets. Gautam and Sehwag run well and go for the boundaries which helped to put a big score on the board."The India skipper felt the team stuck to its plan to win the series."It doesn't matter whether people say we are the best team or not or whether we have won or lost the previous match. In every match, one has to start from the scratch. It is important that we carry the momentum in the game. During the series we had the motivation, we had the plans and most importantly we executed those plans well."The series also saw the exit of two great cricketers - Sourav Ganguly and Anil Kumble. Dhoni said their shoes would be too large to fill for the youngsters. "They were marvellous cricketers. They have scored for India, they have led India. We grew up seeing them play and never thought we would be able to share the same dressing room. The youngsters will have a tough task in filling in their shoes. But they should play to their potential and should concentrate on doing their best," he said. --Indo-Asian News Servicept/abr/dg390 Words10111639 read moreKolkata, Nov 5 IANS Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona would make a short two-day trip to Kolkata in the first week of December.
SPO16SportsMaradona to visit Kolkata in December first weekKolkata, Nov 5 IANS Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona would make a short two-day trip to Kolkata in the first week of December. The newly appointed Argentine coach would inaugrate the Indian Football School in Maheshtala, 13 km south of the city. The hero of Argentina's 1986 World Cup victory is also scheduled to visit Mother House, the com/articles/show/Centre_constitutes_committee_on_current_global_financial_sit-3706.html">global headquarters of Missionaries of Charity here, said Communist Party of India Marxist CPI-M Lok Sabha member Samik Lahiri. "Maradona inked the deal to come to Kolkata when we called on him at his Buenos Aires residence Nov 1. He is keen to come to the city for promoting soccer and visiting the Missionaries of Charity," said Lahiri, who hit upon the idea of inviting Maradona and roped in the Ceberity Mangement Group and real estate company Eden as joint organisers. This is Maradona's first visit to Asia. Lahiri said Maradona spent more than an hour with the two-member team led by him. "His estranged wife Claudia helped us a lot in arranging the meeting. And we sent him the mail through her". The exact date and detailed itinerary is being worked out with Maradona's agent. "Everything will be known by Friday". Kolkata had earlier hosted football greats like Pele, Oliver Kahn and Roger Milla. --Indo-Asian News Servicessp /pt/vt253 Words05112152 read moreKarachi, Nov 5 IANS Hoping to regain the Super Sixes title later this week, Pakistan's cricket squad left here Wednesday night for Hong Kong to feature in the two-day spectacle to be played Nov 8-9.
SPO15SportsPakistan cricket squad leaves for Hong Kong Super SixesKarachi, Nov 5 IANS Hoping to regain the Super Sixes title later this week, Pakistan's cricket squad left here Wednesday night for Hong Kong to feature in the two-day spectacle to be played Nov 8-9.The Pakistan squad led by middle-order batsman Faisal Iqbal includes Mohammad Salman, Waqas Ahmed, Raheel Majeed, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Talah and Kamran Younis.Pakistan will be among eight teams in the Hong Kong Super Sixes tournament to be staged at the Kowloon Cricket Club over the weekend. Pakistan, arch-rivals India, England and South Africa are in one group, while Australia, hosts Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and an All Stars team will be in the other group.The teams comprise of six players with one player as substitute. The Hong Kong Sixes tournament was first held in 1992 and is sanctioned by the International Cricket Council. Pakistan won the inaugural event 16 years ago.--Indo-Asian News SErvicekh/pt/vt163 Words05112129 read moreKarachi, Nov 5 IANS Hours after Pakistani batsman Mohammad Yousuf joined the rebel Indian Cricket League ICL in Delhi, the Pakistan Cricket Board PCB banned him from playing for the country and is preparing to sue him.
SPO12SportsPCB bans Yousuf for joining ICL, planning to sue the playerKarachi, Nov 5 IANS Hours after Pakistani batsman Mohammad Yousuf joined the rebel Indian Cricket League ICL in Delhi, the Pakistan Cricket Board PCB banned him from playing for the country and is preparing to sue him.Zakir Khan, PCB's Director of Cricket Operations, said Wednesday that the board has terminated the central contract of the 34-year-old player and will soon be sending a legal notice to Yousuf, asking him to pay up the money spent by the PCB over his legal battle with the ICL."Our policy towards the ICL is clear. Any players signing up with the league will be banned from playing for Pakistan and Yousuf is no exception," Zakir told IANS.Yousuf joined the ICL last year after being overlooked by Pakistan for the inaugural World Twenty20 Championship in South Africa in September. But former PCB chairman Nasim Ashraf persuaded him to quit ICL and instead sign up a deal with the official Indian Premier League IPL.But the ICL sued Yousuf over the u-turn and it was the PCB that fought the player's case.However, Yousuf has again fallen out with the PCB and rejoined ICL.Zakir Khan said the board has spent a substantial amount on Yousuf's tiff with the ICL and now the batsman will have to pay up that amount or face the consequences.He refrained from giving any details about the amount, but it is understood that the PCB spent millions of rupees hiring a top lawyer to fight Yousuf's case.--Indo-Asian News Servicekh/abr/av/dg272 Words05112012 read moreNagpur, Nov 6 IANS New Zealand umpire Billy Bowden joined an elite club Thursday by officiating at his 50th Test during the fourth and last Test match in this series between India and Australia at the Vidarbha Cricket Association VCA Stadium here.
SPO17SportsBowden officiates in 50th Test matchNagpur, Nov 6 IANS New Zealand umpire Billy Bowden joined an elite club Thursday by officiating at his 50th Test during the fourth and last Test match in this series between India and Australia at the Vidarbha Cricket Association VCA Stadium here. Bowden is the 10th umpire in the history to achieve the mark and the sixth member of the current Emirates Elite Panel of the International Cricket Council ICC. At the start of the match, Bowden was felicitated by Match Referee Chris Broad on behalf of the ICC. "I would like to congratulate Billy on his achievement. Billy has been one of the most consistent and well-respected officials in recent years and this achievement is an indication of the level of commitment he has shown," said ICC Umpires' and Referees' Manager Vince van der Bijl in a statement. Bowden made his debut in Auckland Test between New Zealand and Australia in 2000. He has also stood in 127 ODIs and five Twenty20 Internationals as well as being selected to officiate at the World Cup in 2003 and 2007. The elite club:Steve Bucknor 1989-2008 124 TestsRudi Koertzen 1992-2008 94David Shepherd 1985-2005 92Darrell Hair 1992-2008 78Daryl Harper 1998-200875Srinivas Venkataraghavan 1993-2004 73Dickie Bird 1973-1996 66Simon Taufel 2000-200853Aleem Dar 2003-2008 52Billy Bowden 2000-200850--Indo-Asian News Serviceabr/pt/av/dg249 Words06111955 read moreNagpur, Nov 6 IANS Sachin Tendulkar after scoring his 40th Test century was happy that he could get to the milestone when the team needed.
SPO16SportsTendulkar happy to score his 40th Test centuryNagpur, Nov 6 IANS Sachin Tendulkar after scoring his 40th Test century was happy that he could get to the milestone when the team needed.Tendulkar's 109 came at a time when India were struggling at 116 for three against Australia in the fourth and last Test here. And with V.V.S. Laxman 64 he added 146 runs for the fourth wicket as India piled up 311 for five at the Vidarbha Cricket Association VCA Stadium."I am so happy to score a century after a pretty long time. It feels good to have done it after a long gap and at a time when the side sorely needed it," Tendulkar said.The century was third for Tendulkar in the calender year. The earlier two also came against Australia in the series Down-Under earlier this year."I think I performed consistently well in between then and now, putting up good scores though the 100-mark eluded me several times," he said.Tendulkar also looked worried as India's five wickets were down."If we had been three-down at stumps, it would be just fine, but losing five wickets on the first day just cannot mean we are in a comfortable situation," he said.He also had a word of praise for Indian debutant Murali Vijay, who replaced banned Gautam Gambhir, showing rare poise against the giants. --Indo-Asian News Serviceshy/abr/av/dg262 Words06111914 read moreChristina Aguilera turns superhero for commercial
ENT21Entertainment/International/CinemaChristina Aguilera turns superhero for commercialLondon, Nov 7 IANS American pop and R&B singer Christina Aguilera has starred as a superhero fighting crime in a comic book inspired advertisement. The pop star plays a series of superheroes in the commercial to promote the release of her greatest hits album, "Keeps Getting Better - A Decade of Hits", reports dailymail.co.uk.The albunm goes on sale exclusively in the US store Target Nov 11. --Indo-Asian News Servicerob/sk/rn81 Words07112237 read moreMadonna praises Obama victory
ENT19Entertainment/International/CinemaMadonna praises Obama victoryLondon, Nov 7 IANS Pop diva Madonna praised US President-elect Barack Obama during a performance at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles as part of her ongoing 'Sticky and Sweet' tour.She also expressed her disappointment that Californians had voted to veto the state's recent approval of gay marriage, reports dailymail.co.uk.“We have something to celebrate. I'm about the happiest girl on the planet right. I'm very sorry to hear we did not win on Proposition 8, but we will never give up the fight, no we will not. If we got an African-American in the White House, then we can have gay marriages,” she said.Singers Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake also performed with the diva.Among the stars in attendance at the gig were German supermodel Heidi Klum, “Heroes” actress Hayden Panettiere, Kate Moss, Jennifer Lopez and former “Ally McBeal” star Lucy Liu.--Indo-Asian News Servicerob/sk/rn164 Words07112230 read moreMines regulation Act to be tabled in parliament's next session
NAT84National/Law/EconomyMines regulation Act to be tabled in parliament's next sessionKolkata, Nov 7 IANS The Mines and Minerals Development & Regulation MMDR Act will be tabled in parliament in the winter session for some amendments, a top bureaucrat said here Friday."We are looking at developing more transparency and speed in the mining sector through regulations," Union Mines Secretary Shantanu Consul told reporters on the sidelines of com/articles/show/Centre_constitutes_committee_on_current_global_financial_sit-3706.html">Global Mining Summit.Talking about time-bound projects, he said proposals for setting up empowered committee both at the state and the central levels, which would continuously monitor issues related to mining, is also mentioned in the amendment.It is also mentioned that if something is being delayed then these committees could make interventions, he said.Apart from speed and transparency, enhancement of royalties for the state is proposed in the amendments of the MMDR Act."Royalties would more than double," he said.Talking about the tussle between various states over sharing of mineral resources he said: "The idea is mineral should be exploited and distribute minerals in a fair and equitable manner."Legitimate demand of the state governments on one side and the impact it will have on the mining sector will be evaluated by the ministry.--Indo-Asian News Serviceag/sk/vt214 Words07112159 read more| << < 1 2 3 4 ... > >> | ||
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