After Mumbai Indians, Modi questions IPL auction changes
January 28th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) After Mumbai Indians, suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi questioned the last-minute changes made to the January 8-9 players' auction in Bangalore."The changing of players ... Read more...
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‘I am still the Vice Chancellor of Dar-ul-Uloom’, claims Maulana Vastanvi
January 27th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by ANI
Vadodra, Jan 27 (ANI): Maulana Gulam Mohammad Vastanvi, who stirred a controversy with his remarks on Gujarat, on Thursday said he has not resigned as Vice Chancellor of Dar-ul-Uloom, and reiterated ... Read more...
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Mumbai Indians questions last-minute IPL auction changes
January 27th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Mumbai Indians Thursday shot a strongly worded letter to the Governing Council of the Indian Premier League (IPL) seeking clarification on the last-minute changes made to the ... Read more...
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Have resigned, but not under pressure: Deoband vice chancellor
January 26th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Deoband (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 26 (IANS) Drawing flak for his alleged praise of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Deoband Islamic seminary's vice chancellor Maulana Mohammad Ghulam Vastanvi Wednesday said he has ... Read more...
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Deoband chief offers to quit over Modi remarks row
January 26th, 2011 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 25 (IANS) Caught in controversy over his alleged praise for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Deoband Islamic seminary's vice chancellor Maulana Mohammad Ghulam Vastanvi Tuesday offered to step down ... Read more...
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Will Dada pad up for Kochi IPL?
January 21st, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Kochi franchise of the Indian Premier League neither confirmed nor denied reports that they have approached the Indian Premier League governing council to rope in former India ... Read more...
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Report about Mullah Omar’s surgery in Pakistan has “no basis whatsoever”: Haqqani
January 20th, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 19(ANI): The report that Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar had a heart surgery in a Karachi hospital with the assistance of Pakistan's spy agency has "no basis whatsoever", Pakistan's ... Read more...
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Senior cricket official armtwisting uncapped players
January 13th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Close on the heels of Karnataka batsman Manish Pandey's travails with his erstwhile team, two other uncapped players are under tremendous pressure to sign for a powerful ... Read more...
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Players will have final say, not franchises: IPL
January 12th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Governing Council of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Wednesday clarified that players will have the final say in choosing a franchise, not the team owners. ... Read more...
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IPL governing council member hopeful about Sourav
January 11th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IANS) Anurag Thakur, a member of the Indian Premier League (IPL) governing council and president of the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association, said Tuesday he is hopeful about Sourav Ganguly ... Read more...
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Coca-Cola, ISB to set up retail academy
January 10th, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 10 (IANS) Beverage major Coca-Cola has joined hands with the Indian School of Business (ISB) to set up a retail academy at the latter's campus here, officials said Monday.The Coca-Cola ... Read more...
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Parliament must empower Ram temple construction: VHP
January 9th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Ramnathi (Goa), Jan 9 (IANS) The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Sunday appealed for a parliamentary act empowering the construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya and claimed it had received letters ... Read more...
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Ram temple, Hindu terror, Brahmaputra dam top VHP meet agenda(Lead)
January 7th, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ramnathi (Goa), Jan 7 (IANS) An aggressive nationwide campaign for the Ramjanmabhoomi temple at Ayodhya and ways to work around "Congress-engineered saffron terror" tag are among major issues Vishwa Hindu ... Read more...
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VHP plans ’90s like agitation for Ram temple, says Togadia
January 7th, 2011 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Ramnathi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) is planning an agressive nation-wide agitation simialr to the one held in mid-1990s for the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya, senior ... Read more...
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IPL Governing Council to discuss players’ auction
January 3rd, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) With both Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab getting the green signal from the Bombay High Court to participate in the players' auction, the Governing Council of the ... Read more...
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Pakistan to finalise preliminary squad for World Cup 2011 on December 30
December 25th, 2010 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec 25 (ANI): Pakistan cricket selectors will meet on December 30 to finalise the preliminary squad of 30 players for next year's World Cup.The selectors decided to meet on December ... Read more...
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PCB awards ‘central contracts’ to women cricketers for first time in Pak history
December 24th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec 24 (ANI): In a first, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the awarding of central contracts to women cricketers, honouring the team that scooped gold at the Asian ... Read more...
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PCB Governing Council to hold ‘crucial meeting’ on Thursday
December 21st, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 21 (ANI): A crucial meeting of the Pakistan Cricket Board's Governing Council will take place at the board headquarters on Thursday.According to PCB sources, the governing council would discuss the ... Read more...
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BCCI to re-constitute disciplinary panel
December 11th, 2010 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 11 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will hold a special meeting today to reconstitute the panel looking at charges of financial irregularities against former ... Read more...
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Mumbai Indians retain four players, including Sachin, Harbhajan
December 8th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 8 (IANS) Mumbai Indians have retained Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, West Indian Kieron Pollard and Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga for the next two seasons of the Indian Premier League ... Read more...
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No Pak player in IPL 4 auctions
December 7th, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 7 (ANI): No Pakistani cricketer will be included in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).According to sources, the IPL governing council has decided to keep Pakistani ... Read more...
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Tharoor, Sreesanth ecstatic as Kochi gets green signal
December 5th, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 5 (IANS) Former junior foreign minister Shashi Tharoor and cricketer S. Sreesanth Sunday welcomed the Board of Control for Cricket in India's decision to allow the Kochi franchise to ... Read more...
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BCCI allows Kochi to participate in IPL 4
December 5th, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Dec 5 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday allowed the Kochi franchisee to participate in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).The IPL ... Read more...
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IPL Kochi’s fate likely to be decided today
December 5th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Dec 5 (ANI): Suspense over the fate of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Kochi franchise will finally end as the Governing Council meets here today to take a decision on the ... Read more...
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Decision on Kochi IPL team deferred till Dec 5
November 28th, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Nov 28 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Sunday decided to defer its decision on the fate of the Kochi franchise for the Indian Premier League (IPL).After ... Read more...
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BCCI final decision on Kochi IPL franchise on December 5
November 28th, 2010 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Nov 28 (ANI): The owners of the beleaguered Kochi Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise have survived the axe momentarily with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) deferring its ... Read more...
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Kochi out of IPL, board likely to call for fresh bids
November 25th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) With just two days left for the deadline to expire, the squabbling owners of Kochi's Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Thursday wrote to the Board of ... Read more...
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Auction of players for IPL 4 in January
November 17th, 2010 - 10:32 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Nov 17 (ANI): The Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council, which met here on Wednesday, announced that the auction of the players for the 2011 season will be held on January ... Read more...
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Ahmedabad, Rajkot likely to replace Kochi in IPL
November 17th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Ahmedabad and Rajkot are the two likely cities to bid for a slot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) if the the Kochi franchise fails to agree ... Read more...
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No decision on Kochi IPL; fourth season will have eight teams
November 17th, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 17 (IANS) The fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will have eight teams as the Governing Council failed to take any decision on the Kochi franchise at its ... Read more...
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Clashes in Lucknow after Shia clerics arrested
November 14th, 2010 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 14 (IANS) Tension gripped large parts of the old city Sunday following prolonged clashes between the police and agitated mobs protesting against the arrest of leading Shia clerics Maulana Kalbe ... Read more...
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Now, one-dog policy to counter Shanghai’s burgeoning population
November 11th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Nov. 11 (ANI): Shanghai city's dog owners could soon adhere to a proposed pet law that says each household can only have one dog, given the high population density and limited ... Read more...
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Gavaskar says Pawar had agreed to pay more
November 3rd, 2010 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar came out with fresh revelations Wednesday saying former Indian cricket board president Sharad Pawar had offered him Rs.5 crore after which he ... Read more...
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Gavaskar accuses BCCI of not clearing IPL dues, board denies
November 2nd, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar Tuesday said that despite "gentle" reminders, the Indian cricket board has not paid him for his services as a founding member of ... Read more...
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‘Gavaskar demanded Rs 20 crores as payment’: BCCI
November 2nd, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Nov 2 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday hit back at former Indian cricket skipper Sunil Gavaskar after he alleged non payment of his dues ... Read more...
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