ICC World Cup twenty20 Groups
The ICC World Cup twenty20 teams are devided into four groups, group-A, group-B, group-C, and group-D. The Groups are like this fashion: Group A- India, Ireland, Bangladesh. Group B- England, Netherlands, Pakistan. Group C- Australia, West Indies, Sri-Lanka. Group D- New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa. Read More →
ICC World Cup Twenty20 Fixtures
ICC World Cup Twenty20 Fixtures is like this ICC World Cup Twenty20 Fixtures Date Time Match Ground Team Fri 5 June 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT 1st Match, D/N Lord's, London Group B - England v Netherlands Sat 6 June 10:00 local, 09:00 GMT 2nd Match Kennington Oval, London Group D - New Zealand... More
Danny Boyle buys new home for Slumdog Kid
Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle has come to the rescue of childstars Mohammed Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali after they were left homeless following a slum clearing drive by Mumbai authorities. Boyle has bought a new home for Ismail, who played young Salim in the Oscar winning film, and is planning to do the same for Rubina. After... More
Indian Air Force inducts its first AWACS
After recurring delays, the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Thursday inducted its first “eye-in-the-sky” airborne warning and controlsystems (AWACS) which will detect incoming flying weapons and listen-in to aerial communications. Dedicating the giant IL-76 heavy transport aircraft, configured in its new avatar, to the nation,... More
Team Manmohan takes shape
New Delhi: The second round of the induction of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Council of Ministers began here at Rashtrapti Bhavan with 14 Cabinet ministers being sworn in. The swearing-in ceremony started on time at 11.30 am with President Pratibha Patil giving the oath of office at the resplendent Ashoka Hall in the Presidential... More
Trade halts as mkts hit upper circuit
The only victory over the UPA government (led by 262 seats) in the 15th Lok Sabha election, which has shrugged of the output results in a drastic way the polls, a great joy for the markets in early trade. The benchmarks above circuit locked. The BSE and NSE have decided that the trade from 11:55 am (ie after two hours to end). In... More
Final phase of Lok Sabha elections
Braving the summer heat, an estimated 15 to 20 per cent of the electorate turned up during the first four hours of polling on Wednesday for the fifth and final phase of Lok Sabha elections. Two scribes of private TV channels were injured when they were attacked allegedly by activists of the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal at Duneke... More
South Africa’s Zuma to be sworn in as president
Jacob Zuma is sworn in as president of South Africa on Saturday after a remarkable political comeback, taking over a faltering economy plagued by crime, poverty and AIDS. Zuma, 67, taking the oath of office was unthinkable during turbulent years when graft and rape charges nearly ruined him, crises that might have buried many politicians. At... More
Obama team retains Bush polar bear policy
The Obama administration has decided to keep a Bush-era policy on polar bears – declining to crack down on greenhouse-gas polluters on the grounds that their emissions are helping shrink the bears’ habitat on Arctic sea ice, officials announced Friday. The problem of climate change is so big, and so complicated, that... More
49% voting in Rajasthan in Lok Sabha Election 2009 Phase-4
49% voting recorded in Rajasthan on all 25 Lok Sabha Seats. There is the possibility of re-voting after the booth capturing and fraud voting on 13-14 places. The decision would be taken by election committee at Friday. The voting figure is like this- Jaipur-48% Jodhpor-46% Kota-45% Bharatpur-41% Udaipur-48% Ajmer-53% Bikaner-42% Jhunjunu-41% Ganganager-60% Jalo0r-37% Read More →
Chennai superkings now at top -IPL-2
Chennai Superkings now at the top in the ILP-2 ratings after win over kings XI Punjab. IPL-2 Point Table Team Match Win Loss no Result Point Run Rate Chennai superkings 9 5 3 1 11 +1.281 Rajasthan Royals 9 5 3 1 11 -.050 delhi daredevils 7 5 2 0 10 +0.158 deccan... More
Kangana Ranaut appearing without clothes?
It has been quite sometime since Kangana Ranaut set her foothold in this industry but unfortunately she never got a chance to try her hand at comedy. Finally, Kangana gets her first brush with comedy in her forthcoming ‘No Problem’ where she appears with Sushmita Sen and the two ladies are having quite a lot of fun on the sets... More
India is fed-up with politicians: Modi
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has been one of the star campaigners for the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance in the Lok Sabha Elections. Having put Gujarat on the fast track of development following his two Assembly election victories, Modi is the being touted by many as the future prime minister of India.... More
No charges seen over interrogation memos
Investigators from the Department of Justice say the Bush administration lawyers who approved harsh interrogation techniques of terror suspects should not face criminal charges, according to a draft report also recommends that two of the three lawyers face possible professional sanctions. The Obama administration decided last month... More
Barack Obama to meet Afghanistan and Pakistan presidents
Barack Obama holds talks today with leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan in Washington, in the midst of deepening American growing anxiety about the Taliban threat in the region. Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. administration’s special representative for the region, the Congress said yesterday that the United States’ most... More















