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MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli recommended for Pa...

MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli recommended for Padma Awards by BCCI

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recommended Mahendra Singh Dhoni‘s name for Padma Bhushan and run machine Virat Kohli for Padma Shri. Indian women cricket team’s skipper Mithali Raj has also been recommended for Padma Shri. A source from BCCI said, “Yes, the Board has... read more »

Rival batsmen felt that I was an easy ta...

Rival batsmen felt that I was an easy target: Moeen

He has been one of England’s finds in the ongoing Test series against India and off-spinner Moeen Ali feels that visiting team’s batsmen took him lightly which ensured a bagful of wickets for him. Moeen currently has 19 wickets at a stellar average of 22.94 with two brilliant spells at the... read more »

Dhoni’s tactics in Tests are stran...

Dhoni’s tactics in Tests are strange and often weird: Martin Crowe

Wellington: New Zealand batting great Martin Crowe has slammed the “illogical” captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the ongoing Test series in England and feels India would be better off without his leadership in the longest format. “If he (Dhoni) did back down from Test cricket,... read more »

Ram Sethu will not be demolished, says N...

Ram Sethu will not be demolished, says Nitin Gadkari

Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday said the Centre will not allow demolition of the Ram Sethu. The minister did not elaborate on the issue as the matter is sub-judice. However, Gadkari suggested four alternatives which would be discussed in the Parliament. The minister is... read more »

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Facebook post on Ambedkar sparks violence in Maharashtra

The posting of allegedly objectionable images of Dalit leader Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on Facebook on Saturday night, sparked stray incidents of arson in Pune, Aurangabad and Solapur on... read more »

Left Front team to meet Mamata today

Indicating a temporary ‘ceasefire,’ a 12-member delegation of the State’s Left Front would be meeting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday to address the issue of post-poll... read more »

Telangana Council chairman, Protem Speaker sworn in

Telangana Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan on Monday administered oath to the Legislative Council vice-chairman Nethi Vidyasagar as the Chairman and to K. Jana Reddy as Protem Speaker at a simple... read more »

Kudankulam (NPCIL) reactor attains full capacity

The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project crossed the much-awaited milestone on Saturday afternoon as the first reactor of the upcoming nuclear park attained its maximum capacity of 1,000 MWe at... read more »

Arvind Kejriwal tries damage control amid dissidence

With the Aam Aadmi Party mired in bitter infighting, party convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday attempted to reach out to the dissidents, saying party leader Yogendra Yadav had raised important... read more »