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Gilchrist storm devastates Mumbai

Fri, 02 May 2008 23:51:05 America/Chicago

Adam Gilchrist returned to form at the right time when he scored the fastest century of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to guide Hyderabad Deccan Chargers to a comfortable ten-wicket victory over Mumbai at Indians in the fist-ever match at the DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai. It was an important match for ...

Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata for their first IPL win

Fri, 02 May 2008 23:45:07 America/Chicago

Mumbai Indians registered their first victory in the Indian Premier League (IPL) when they beat home favorites Kolkata Knight Riders comfortably by seven wickets at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Chasing a moderate 138 for victory, the Indians achieved it with nine balls to spare. It was a splendid team...

Royals beat Kolkata, move to second spot in points table

Fri, 02 May 2008 23:42:20 America/Chicago

Shane Warne�s Rajasthan Royals registered their fourth win on the trot when they convincingly beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 45 runs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. In reply to the Royals� 196 for 7, the Riders were bundled out for 151. With this ...

Dhoni leads Chennai to fourth successive victory

Fri, 02 May 2008 23:39:02 America/Chicago

Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni�s hurricane 65 off 30 balls made the crucial difference as his Chennai Super Kings beat Bangalore Royal Challengers by 13 runs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. The home team could manage only 163 in reply to the Chennai te...

Harbhajan banned for 11 IPL matches

Fri, 02 May 2008 23:16:06 America/Chicago

The IPL governing council banned Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh for 11 IPL matches after the conclusion of the hearing in Delhi. Harbhajan, who was leading Mumbai Indians, was charged with slapping his Indian teammate S Sreesanth, who was playing for Kings Punjab XI, at the end of the match betw...

Mute Protests greet Olympic Torch�s Arrival in Argentina

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:11:34 America/Chicago

It is said that the national characteristic of people varies from this country to that and it depends on many factors like ethnicity, surrounding climate and also the culture of the very region. Well, this may be the subject of philosophers� discourses but for centuries have been the dominant factor...

Fiery Protest casts Shadow in America

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:09:33 America/Chicago

It is the time for revolution! Well, it may be an exaggeration but witnessing the international mood of protests against the parade of Olympic torch one can certainly state revolution is here. There is simply no doubt in it that this attitude essential for the fabrication of ideal human beings has...

Protests outshine Olympic Torch Parade

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:07:56 America/Chicago

What has gone wrong with the Olympic torch parade this time? May be there are feasible reasons for the eruption of protests but the magnitude, I must confirm, was beyond imagination. Truly speaking the suppression of Tibet has for long been a troublesome and contentious subject in the international ...

Olympic Torch creates Stinging History

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:06:24 America/Chicago

This is for the first time in the history of Olympic Games there have been so much controversies from the very beginning. It is a part of custom to receive the Olympic torch with glee and does take place on the eve of very Olympic but has never incurred such a widespread attention. The fiasco, that ...

AIIMS ONCE AGAIN

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:43:44 America/Chicago

AIIMS ONCE AGAIN

Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss should be sacked at least from post of Chairperson of New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences, if not from the Union Cabinet for continuing to play dirty politics in ’s premier institute to ...