‘Semifinal contest between India’s batting and Pakistan’s bowling’
March 28th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Mar 28 (IANS) Hoping that the India-Pakistan cricket World Cup semifinal in Mohali Wednesday would not be a one-sided game, several former World Cup winning skippers Monday said it ... Read more...
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2,200 police officers deployed for India-Pakistan cricket World Cup semifinal
March 28th, 2011 - 1:55 am ICT by BNO News
MOHALI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- Almost 2,200 Indian police officers were deployed on Sunday near the Punjab Cricket Association stadium in the city of Mohali ahead of the World Cup semifinal match ... Read more...
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Three held for black marketing India-Pakistan match tickets (Lead)
March 27th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 27 (IANS) Chandigarh Police Sunday arrested three men for attempting to black-market tickets of the India-Pakistan cricket World Cup semifinal at Mohali May 30, police said here.Hemant Kumar, ... Read more...
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Pakistani president pardons Indian jailed for 27 years
March 27th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 27 (IANS) In yet another sign of warming sub-continental ties, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari Sunday remitted the remaining jail term of an Indian languishing in a ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan talks between overs could help ease tensions: Daily
March 27th, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 27 (IANS) The Manmohan Singh-Yousuf Raza Gilani talks that "take place between overs" during the India-Pakistan cricket match in Mohali could pave the way for "far more ... Read more...
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PCB official arrives in Amritsar to see India-Pak WC semifinal logistics
March 26th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
Wagah, Mar.26 (ANI): A senior member of the Pakistan Cricket Board arrived here on Saturday with his family to complete the logistics for high dignitaries expected to visit Mohali for the semi-final ... Read more...
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Previous India-Pakistan encounters in cricket-diplomacy
March 26th, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's invitation Friday to Pakistani leaders Asif Ali Zardari and Yousuf Raza Gilani to witness the India-Pakistan World Cup semi-final at ... Read more...
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Please arrange our visas, Pakistani scribes tell tournament director (World Cup Diary)
March 25th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 25 (IANS) Some Pakistani journalists, still awaiting their visas for travelling to Mohali for the India-Pakistan cricket World Cup semifinal clash Wednesday, found a saviour in tournament director ... Read more...
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Butt wants ties with India resumed, no leniency for trio (Lead)
September 16th, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt Thursday appealed to International Cricket Council (ICC) president Sharad Pawar for the resumption of India-Pakistan cricket ties and also assured ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan cricket series can resume soon: Pawar
July 1st, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Cricket matches between India and Pakistan can resume soon if both governments give the go-ahead, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said Thursday after becoming president of the ... Read more...
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No information on India-Pakistan cricket ties: Chidambaram
June 30th, 2010 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday said he had no information about the possible resumption of India-Pakistan cricketing ties.
"I have no information on this," he replied when ... Read more...
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Writers’ community throws weight behind Shashi Tharoor
April 19th, 2010 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) One of India's best known non-fiction authors, Shashi Tharoor, who Sunday quit as junior foreign affairs minister, should focus on his literary pursuits at this juncture, ... Read more...
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PCB ‘unhopeful’ of bilateral India-Pak series in near future
April 11th, 2010 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Apr.11 (ANI): Chances of a bilateral India-Pakistan cricket series appears dim, as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials believe that unless the political relationship between two countries does not improve, holding such ... Read more...
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My marriage has nothing to do with Indo-Pak politics: Sania (Third Lead)
March 31st, 2010 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Hyderabad, March 30 (IANS) Indian tennis star Sania Mirza Tuesday said her marriage with former Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik next month had nothing to do with India-Pakistan politics.
A ... Read more...
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IPL in South Africa did diplomatic wonders for India: Envoy
March 29th, 2010 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 29 (IANS) The second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) held in South Africa in April last year proved to be one of the biggest diplomatic exercises in that ... Read more...
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Pak cricket team likely to tour US in 2010
February 12th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb.12 (ANI) : A full strength Pakistan cricket team is likely to tour the United States (US) later this year.The decision was taken during a meeting between the Pakistan Cricket Board ... Read more...
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Tharoor for Indo-Pakistan cricket matches in US
November 1st, 2009 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 1 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor favours an India-Pakistan cricket series in a venue like the US.
Tharoor said at a function here Saturday that the ... Read more...
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For the love of the game in the United States
September 28th, 2009 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
By Ishaan PrakashWashington, Sep.28 (ANI): "Dude, this is just a league game, not a final of the World Cup or something but God knows my hands are sweaty and my legs cannot ... Read more...
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Three held for betting on India-Pakistan cricket match
September 27th, 2009 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Three people have been arrested here for betting to the tune of Rs.7 million on the India-Pakistan cricket match of the ICC Champion Trophy, police said Sunday.
The ... Read more...
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India will not sign ‘discriminatory’ NPT: Tharoor
September 26th, 2009 - 5:54 am ICT by ANI
Jaipur, Sep 26 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has said that India will not adhere to any treaty such as the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty (NPT), and will ... Read more...
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Shashi Tharoor says NPT is discriminatory
September 25th, 2009 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 25 (AN): Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has said that India will not adhere to any treaty such as the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty (NPT), and ... Read more...
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No pause in India-Pakistan cricket ties
June 3rd, 2009 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) India may have paused talks with Pakistan after 26/11 Mumbai attacks. But the two cricket-crazy nations have decided not to let their diplomatic standoff get in the ... Read more...
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Tharoor to stop writing newspaper columns
May 25th, 2009 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Former diplomat and first-time MP Shashi Tharoor Monday said that he has stopped writing columns in newspaper and periodicals as he wants to concentrate on the problems ... Read more...
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Debutant Alok shines in dull ‘Baaji’ (Kannada Film Review)
March 16th, 2009 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Baaji"; Director: Shidlaghatta Sreenivas; Cast: Alok, Raani, Anant Nag, Rangaayana Raghu, Kishor and Layendra; Music: G.R. Shankar; Rating: *1/2
"Baaji" is the launch pad for Alok, the son of popular actor-director ... Read more...
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Pakistan players not to participate in Indian Premier League: Lalit Modi
February 2nd, 2009 - 11:21 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 2, (ANI): Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi on Monday confirmed that Pakistani players will not be participating in the upcoming high profile tournament.
Pakistan Cricket Board had ... Read more...
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Cancellation of Indian cricket tour very unfortunate says Shafqat Rana
December 20th, 2008 - 7:48 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec.20 (ANI): Former Pakistan test cricketer Shafqat Rana has termed the cancellation of Indian cricket teams tour to Pakistan as very unfortunate
He said that the decision of the Indian government ... Read more...
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Zardari to decide the future of cricketing ties with India
December 18th, 2008 - 7:10 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Dec.18 (ANI): President Asif Ali Zardari will decide on the future of cricketing ties with India.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ejaz Butt met Zardari to brief him about issues dealing ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan cricket series will be exciting: Misbah
December 16th, 2008 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Dec 16 (IANS) Pakistan vice-captain Misbah-ul-Haq believes that India is the most improved side in world cricket and if they tour Pakistan next month, the series will be exciting.Misbah , however, ... Read more...
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Miandad-Dawood link ruining India-Pakistan cricket: Roebuck
December 16th, 2008 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 16 (IANS) Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) director-general Javed Miandad's family ties with Karachi-based underworld kingpin Dawood Ibrahim are affecting cricketing relation between India and Pakistan, believes cricketer-turned-columnist Peter Roebuck. Dawood, ... Read more...
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Pakistan cricket has missed its opportunities: Rameez Raja
December 16th, 2008 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec.16 (ANI): Former Pakistan cricket captain and opener Rameez Raja is of the view that the team has failed to capitalize on the achievements of its predecessors in the 1980s ... Read more...
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World cricket would suffer if Indo-Pak series in cancelled: ACC chief
December 5th, 2008 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Dec.5 (ANI): If the India Pakistan cricket series is postponed or cancelled due to political reasons, then the game would be badly affected, said Syed Ashraful Haq, Chief Executive of ... Read more...
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Terror check: Of rumours and reality on Ground Zero
December 1st, 2008 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec. 1 (IANS) Since the terrorists struck Mumbai and pounded its landmarks, several sensational reports appeared in the media. Many of them floundered during reality checks: ... Read more...
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Indo-Pak cricket series schedule to be released on Sep. 22-23
September 20th, 2008 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore , Sep 20 (ANI): The schedule of India- Pakistan cricket series will be released on Monday or Tuesday.The Indian cricket team will play three Tests and five One-day Internationals ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan cricket boards support Zimbabwe
June 29th, 2008 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, June 29 (IANS) Even as the International Cricket Council (ICC) debates Zimbabwe's suspension at its board meeting in Dubai Sunday, the Asian bloc, including the Indian cricket board, has pledged full ... Read more...
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Indian film searches for god in Nepal’s Himalayas
May 6th, 2008 - 12:26 pm ICT by admin
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, May 6 (IANS) Indian film director Sanjay Srinivas is poised to hit the big screen with "God Lives In The Himalayas", apparently the first full-fledged Indian feature film made ... Read more...
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