Sachin Tendulkar crosses 17000-run mark in One-Day International [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 8, Hits: 337]
Tendulkar finally touched the magical 17,000-run mark in One-Day International cricket...
New Delhi | India
Updated On: 11/6/2009
Tags: Sachin Tendulkar, 45th Odi Century, One-day International, Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad, 17000 Runs, Magical 17000-run Mark In One-day International Cricket, Sanath Jayasuriya, Aussie Captain Ricky Ponting, Indian Batting Legend, 91 Odi Fifties, Australian Legend Sir Donald Bradman, Inzamam-ul Haq, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Brian Lara, Jacques Kallis, England, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Ireland, Kenya, Namibia, Netherlands, UAE
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We will provide fool-proof security for Games: Chidambaram [Vote Average: 4, Total Votes: 1, Hits: 194]
Home Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday sought to allay apprehensions on the security arrangements for next year's Commonwealth Games...
New Delhi | India
Updated On: 10/25/2009
Tags: Home Minister P Chidambaram, Security Arrangements, Commonwealth Games, Fool-proof Security, Comprehensive Security Plan, International Sports Event, World Cup Football, Olympics, Cwg Federation, Participating Nations, Commonwealth Games Federation Chief Michael Fennell, Multi-discipline Event, Cwg Organizing Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi, Cgf Ceo Mike Hooper, Indian Organizers, Mumbai Terror Attacks, Champions League, Australia Commonwealth Games Chief Perry Crosswhite, Davis Cup, Asia, Oceania Group, World Badminton Championship In Hyderabad
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Diwali shines bright for corporate gifts once again [Vote Average: 2, Total Votes: 2, Hits: 258]
After a dim Diwali last year due to the economic downturn and an overhang of business uncertainty...
New Delhi | India
Updated On: 10/13/2009
Tags: Diwali, Diwali Shines Bright For Corporate Gift, Economic Downturn, Overhang Of Business Uncertainty, Festival Of Lights, Gift Market In India, Paypal, California-based International Gateway For Online Payments, Household Items, Health And Beauty Products, Popular Gift List, Holiday Season, Southeast Asia, Jolly Jose, Director Of Eyantra, Microsoft, Indian Companies, Infosys, Wipro, Google, Satyam, Dr. Reddy Labs, Indian Market, Diwali Season, Diwali Festival, Electronic Gadgets, Information Technology, Outsourcing Firms, Automobile Industry, Diwali Gift, Sanjay Bhutani Of Bharat Dry Fruit Mart, Capital Central Business District Of Janpath, Human Resources Divisions
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Venue construction delay eroding home advantage for Commonwealth Games: Gagan [Vote Average: 2, Total Votes: 4, Hits: 379]
Indian marksmen may not get any home advantage during the 2010 Commonwealth Games as delay in the completion of venues...
New Delhi | India
Updated On: 9/8/2009
Tags: Indian marksmen, Advantage, 2010 Commonwealth Games, Completion of venues, Shooter Gagan Narang, Silver medals, Sajjan Singh Sethi memorial masters championship, Indore, Pune training camp, Swine Flu, World record holder, Air rifle event, Karni Singh Shooting range in Delhi, World Cup, ISSF World cup, Hyderabad, Olympic Gold Quest
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New Delhi presses accelerator to get venues ready [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 22, Hits: 364]
International events that were scheduled as test events are adding to the pressure on the organizing committee, which had little or no control over construction at venues.
New Delhi | India
Updated On: 9/6/2009
Tags: Commonwealth Games, Opening ceremonies, World largest democracy, Civil constructions sites, Globe, Competition and training venues, International events, Organizing committee, India Sports Minister Manohar Singh Gill, National sports federations, International tournaments events, Union Cabinet, 009 World Badminton Championships, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Siri Fort Sports Complex, Commonwealth shooting, Commonwealth boxing championships, Melbourne Commonwealth Games, Baljit Singh Sethi, Secretary-general of National Rifle Association of India, Sports stadiums, Chief organizer Suresh Kalmadi, Asian Athletics Association, Commonwealth Games Federation, President Michael Fennell
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67 Y S Rajasekhara Reddy fans die of shock, son appeals for restraint [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 9, Hits: 418]
More than 60 people across Andhra Pradesh have died of shock or committed suicide after the death of their chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy...
Hyderabad | India
Updated On: 9/5/2009
Tags: Andhra Pradesh, Chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, Lok Sabha, Telugu television channels, State history, Political leader, Telugu Desam Party, N.T. Rama Rao, Helicopter crash, West Godavari, Physically handicapped, Welfare scheme, Godavari river, Hyderabad, Nallamala forest in Kurnool, Helicopter
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister dead in chopper crash: Prime Minister’s Office sources [Vote Average: 2, Total Votes: 4, Hits: 934]
The bodies of 60-year-old Reddy, who led his Congress party to a spectacular second consecutive victory in the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls...
New Delhi | India
Updated On: 9/2/2009
Tags: Andhra Pradesh chief minister, Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, Prime Minister Office, Congress party, Lok Sabha, Assembly polls, Special Secretary P Subramanyam, Chief security officer A S C Wesley, Pilot Group Captain S K Bhatia, Co-pilot M S Reddy, Rudrakonda Hill, Helicopter, Congress sources in Delhi, Union Cabinet, Pilots, Naxal, Nalamalla forests, Serai Salem hill, Kurnool, Chittoor, Country biggest-ever search operation, Fighter jets
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Diabetic youth dies after laddu-eating contest in Hyderabad [Vote Average: 4, Total Votes: 8, Hits: 296]
A 39-year-old diabetic died after he tried to gulp down seven laddus without stop in a contest...
Hyderabad | India
Updated On: 8/29/2009
Tags: 39-year-old Bandu Joshi died, Laddu-eating competition, Private FM radio channel, Ganesh festival pandal, Police, Catering worker, Tarnaka, New Nallakunta, Participated in laddu eating contest, Treatment, Post mortem, Case of unnatural death, Hyderabad
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Swine flu and drought: Ganpati bappa to the rescue [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 13, Hits: 1021]
Hyderabad is celebrating the Ganesh festival with a difference. The biggest Ganesh idol of the city is reminding people of the miseries of drought, making devotees pray...
Hyderabad | India
Updated On: 8/28/2009
Tags: Hyderabad, Celebrating Ganesh festival, Ganesh idol, Devotees pray, Lord Ganesha, Ganesha idol in Khairatabad, Matsya Avatar, Andhra Pradesh, Organizer, S Sudhershan, Ganapati, Individual prayers, Swine flu, Ganapati bappa, Happy
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Gayatri Devi: A maharani and a beauty [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 27, Hits: 1071]
A maharani's death is always momentous but Gayatri Devi's may be specially so because she left behind a rich and detailed account of her life of blue-blooded privilege. Her memoirs...
Jaipur | India
Updated On: 7/31/2009
Tags: Rajmata Gayatri Devi, Maharani death, Her life of blue-blooded privilege, Her memoirs, Princess Remembers, Modern blizzard, Tell-all biographies, World of extraordinary wealth, Swish part of London, Prince of Cooch Behar, Jaipur, Baroda and Hyderabad, Sawai Man Singh, Home state Jodhpur, Hunting, Polo, Huge household bills, Green sari, Indian independence, Rajpramukh of new Rajasthan sate, Parliament, Democratic election, Santha Rama Rau, India
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