MUMBAI: It was a gaffe that aptly reflected the tragedy that is Indian cricket at this point. The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA)'s function to honour Mumbai teams across all age categories from the U-14 level to the side that won the 40th Ranji title was going on smoothly, with all the top cricketers including Sachin Tendulkar in attendance, till the emcee of the show, BCCI's media manager Devendra Prabhudesai, committed an error.
MUMBAI: It was a gaffe that aptly reflected the tragedy that is Indian cricket at this point. The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA)'s function to honour Mumbai teams across all age categories from the U-14 level to the side that won the 40th Ranji title was going on smoothly, with all the top cricketers including Sachin Tendulkar in attendance, till the emcee of the show, BCCI's media manager Devendra Prabhudesai, committed an error.
LONDON: Police have charged a man with murder in the killing of a British soldier in a suspected Islamic extremist attack in broad daylight on a London street.
LONDON: Police have charged a man with murder in the killing of a British soldier in a suspected Islamic extremist attack in broad daylight on a London street.
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama is expected to nominate former Justice Department official James Comey as his next head of the FBI, a source said on Wednesday
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama is expected to nominate former Justice Department official James Comey as his next head of the FBI, a source said on Wednesday
ATHENS: Hundreds of Greek neo-Nazis marched with torches through the streets of Athens late on Wednesday to commemorate the 450th anniversary of the fall of Constantinople.
ATHENS: Hundreds of Greek neo-Nazis marched with torches through the streets of Athens late on Wednesday to commemorate the 450th anniversary of the fall of Constantinople.
WASHINGTON: Barack Obama is obviously the first African-American President of the United States; but less well known — he is also the country's foremost leader from the Asian-American community, a constituency he never fails to wow and flatter on every occasion.
WASHINGTON: Barack Obama is obviously the first African-American President of the United States; but less well known — he is also the country's foremost leader from the Asian-American community, a constituency he never fails to wow and flatter on every occasion.
NEW DELHI: In a development that could bring top industrialist Anil Ambani within the ambit of the 2G scam trial, the CBI has sought his inclusion along with wife Tina Ambani as witnesses in the ongoing trial in a special court.
NEW DELHI: In a development that could bring top industrialist Anil Ambani within the ambit of the 2G scam trial, the CBI has sought his inclusion along with wife Tina Ambani as witnesses in the ongoing trial in a special court.
JAGDALPUR/RAIPUR: The shrapnel wound on his right temple covered in thick bandage, Congress MLA Kavasi Lakhma sat up and faced the TV cameras from a hospital bed in Jagdalpur, a day after Maoists killed 24 people, including Nand Kumar Patel, his party chief in Chhattisgarh.
JAGDALPUR/RAIPUR: The shrapnel wound on his right temple covered in thick bandage, Congress MLA Kavasi Lakhma sat up and faced the TV cameras from a hospital bed in Jagdalpur, a day after Maoists killed 24 people, including Nand Kumar Patel, his party chief in Chhattisgarh.
RAIPUR: Within days of their deadly attack in Bastar that killed 29 people, the Maoists struck again on Wednesday in south Bastar, killing a Salwa Judum activist M Mukka near Asirguda on NH-30 in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh.
RAIPUR: Within days of their deadly attack in Bastar that killed 29 people, the Maoists struck again on Wednesday in south Bastar, killing a Salwa Judum activist M Mukka near Asirguda on NH-30 in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh.
NEW DELHI: The CBI on Wednesday defended the trial court's decision to summon Bharti group chairman Sunil Mittal as an accused in the case of irregular grant of excess spectrum during the NDA regime and said it was based on evidence pointing to his individual role.
NEW DELHI: The CBI on Wednesday defended the trial court's decision to summon Bharti group chairman Sunil Mittal as an accused in the case of irregular grant of excess spectrum during the NDA regime and said it was based on evidence pointing to his individual role.
NEW DELHI: Reflecting frustration over long delays of strategic projects like Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), defence minister A K Antony came down hard on DRDO, saying there is a "limit to time slippages" and that it should "perform or perish".
NEW DELHI: Reflecting frustration over long delays of strategic projects like Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), defence minister A K Antony came down hard on DRDO, saying there is a "limit to time slippages" and that it should "perform or perish".
