Former foreign secretary Shivshankar Menon, who was named the new national security adviser (NSA) to succeed M.K. Narayanan and will be joining work Saturday, says it is “a great responsibility”.
“It is a great responsibility and I will do my best,” Menon told IANS after the Appointments Committee of the cabinet Thursday cleared his name for [...]
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I will do my best as NSA: Menon
January 22nd, 2010 |
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Sharma, Mishra bowl India to victory in Chittagong Test
January 21st, 2010 |
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Ishant Sharma and Amit Mishra ran through the Bangladesh second innings as India won the first Test by 113 runs here Thursday.
Chasing an improbable victory target of 415 runs, Bangladesh put up a fight with Mushfiqur Rahim (101) putting up up resistance, but folded up for 301.
Ishant, who struggled for form in the last couple [...]
IPL bidding: List of players auctioned for the third edition
January 19th, 2010 |
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The list of players sold in the Indian Premier League auction here Tuesday.
Kieron Pollard (West Indies) was bought by Mumbai Indians for $750,000 (base price, $200,000).
Wayne Parnell (South Africa) was bought by Delhi Daredevils for $610,000 (base price, $200,000).
Shane Bond (New Zealand) was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for $750,000 (base price, $100,000).
Kemar Roach (West [...]
Kings XI looking for good fast bowlers: Sangakkara
January 15th, 2010 |
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Newly appointed Kings XI captain Kumar Sangakkara, who Friday replaced Yuvraj Singh, said he was looking for good pacers to bolster the team’s bowling ahead of the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Sri Lanka captain Sangakkara said that he decided to lead Kings XI after consulting Yuvraj. “I have enjoyed playing under Yuvraj, [...]
Rajapaksa set for easy win, says survey
January 15th, 2010 |
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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa seems set for an easy victory over his rival and former army chief Sarath Fonseka in the Jan 26 presidential poll, according to an opinion survey.
Viplav Communications Pvt. Ltd., which has earlier been strategic advisors to numerous Indian politicians and conducted election surveys in India, conducted the survey in Sri [...]
Lahore bus, Agra summit were my ideas: Jaswant Singh
January 14th, 2010 |
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Former external affairs and defence minister Jaswant Singh says he wants to work for peace in South Asia, claiming it was he who put Atal Bihari Vajpayee on a bus to Lahore and thought of an India-Pakistan summit in Agra.
Singh also said he had no regrets over the controversial hostage swap he ordered to end [...]
Scoreboard of India’s innings against Sri Lanka
January 13th, 2010 |
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The following is the scoreboard of India’s innings against Sri Lanka in the final of the tri-nation series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here Wednesday.
India:
Virender Sehwag c Sangakkara b Kulasekara 42
Gautam Gambhir b Kulasekara 0
Virat Kohli c Sangakkara b Welegedara 2
Yuvraj Singh c Samaraweera b Welegedara 0
Mahendra Dhoni c Sangakkara b Kulasekara 14
Suresh Raina b [...]
Sri Lanka bowls out India for 245
January 13th, 2010 |
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Sri Lanka bowled out India for 245 in 48.2 overs in the tri-nation series final at Sher-e-Bangla National stadium here Wednesday.
Nuwan Kulasekara (4-48) and Chanaka Welegedara (3-53) were the top wicket-takers.
Suresh Raina scored 106 while Ravindra Jadeja made 38 to revive the innings after India were reduced to 5-60.
Bharti Airtel acquire 70 per cent stake in Warid Telecom
January 12th, 2010 |
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New Delhi, Jan 12 Sunil Mittal-owned Bharti Airtel today said it will acquire 70 per cent stake in Warid Telecom of Bangladesh for USD 300 mn (about Rs 1,363 crore).
Warid Telecom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Dhabi Group, offers mobile telecom services with a user base of over 2.9 million in Bangladesh.
This is Bharti’s first [...]
India romp into Tri-series final with thumping win
January 11th, 2010 |
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Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli smashed half-centuries to guide India to an eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka on Sunday and a place in the Tri-series one-day tournament final against the same opponents. India bowled out Sri Lanka for 213, then knocked off the runs with more than 17 overs
Sri Lanka wins toss, opts to bat against India in 5th tri-series ODI
January 10th, 2010 |
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Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara has won the toss and opted to bat first in their fifth one-day tri-series match at Dhaka’s Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. On Sunday, Sri Lanka restored opener Tillakaratne Dilshan who was rested after his injury in the opening match on Monday while
Match gets a bouncer as pitch proves unplayable
December 28th, 2009 |
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Unfit pitch conditions at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium forced the fifth and final one-day international between India and Sri Lanka to be abandoned yesterday. Sri Lanka, sent in to bat, were 83 for five in the 24th over when the umpires stopped play after a ball from debutante seamer Sudeep
Master blasts out of India’s tri-series in Bangladesh
December 27th, 2009 |
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World batting record holder Sachin Tendulkar has opted out of next month’s limited-overs tri-series in Bangladesh, the Indian cricket board said yesterday. Tendulkar, 36, was not named in India’s 16-man squad for the tri-series, also featuring Sri Lanka, which will be played in the Bangladesh
Cricket: Delhi ODI abandoned due to unfit pitch
December 27th, 2009 |
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The fifth and final one-day international between Sri Lanka and India was abandoned after 23.3 overs on Sunday due to the unfit nature of the pitch at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium. Sri Lanka had toiled on the tricky surface to reach 83 for five after being put in to bat in foggy conditions
Cricket: Yuvraj out of Sri Lanka one-dayers
December 23rd, 2009 |
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India batsman Yuvraj Singh has been ruled out of the remaining two one-day internationals against Sri Lanka due to a finger injury. “Due to the finger injury sustained earlier, Yuvraj has been advised rest and therefore he will not play in the fourth and fifth matches against Sri Lanka,”
Sehwag to lead India as Dhoni serves ban
December 20th, 2009 |
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Virender Sehwag will step in to captain India in two one-day internationals against Sri Lanka after MS Dhoni was handed over a two-match ban. The International Cricket Council slapped an immediate suspension on the regular skipper for his team’s slow over rate in Friday’s second one-dayer, the
Angelo Mathew not to play series now!
December 19th, 2009 |
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Chennai: According to the latest reports, Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews will miss the rest of the One-Day International series in India because of injury.
The Sri Lanka team has said on their website that the recovery is expected to take up to four weeks.
The third match will be played in Cuttack on Monday. Uncapped all-rounder [...]
Dhoni banned for two ODIs
December 19th, 2009 |
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New Delhi: After loosing the 2nd ODI against Sri Lanka, India seems to be in a big trouble as the skipper Dhoni has been banned for the two ODIs.
The decision was taken by the match referee Jeff Crowe as India maintained a slow over rate during the match at Nagpur and it ended about 45 [...]
Indian Team’s fielding bothers Dhoni
December 18th, 2009 |
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Though India managed to beat the Lankans at Rajkot, India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s worries have not become less.
“Fielding has been a bother. In the past, we used to take the catches. But of late, we have had dropped some very straightforward ones. At this level, you are expected to take them.”
“It’s not as if [...]