Chandigarh : Assets and income details submitted to the Election Commission of India (ECI) by the candidates contesting state assembly elections clearly suggest that politics is fast becoming a game of crorepatis. A report by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), an Ahmedabad-based think-tank, showed that of the 1145 candidates contesting elections, 428 (37 per cent) […]
Kolkata : Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on Saturday feared that the Supreme Court-appointed Justice Lodha Committee’s one-state-one vote recommendation may ‘dilute’ the standard of Ranji Trophy cricket in India. “No problem with ‘one-state- one-vote’ but maybe states that are not ready to play first class cricket should not be allowed to because it would […]
New Delhi : Tamil Nadu captain Abhinav Mukund will be leading a 14-member India A side in a two-day warm-up match against Bangladesh before the one-off Test on February 9 in Hyderabad. The squad features all-rounder Jayant Yadav, who sustained an injury during England series and the match will be his fitness Test before the […]
Kolkata, Jan 28 : Batting great Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday recalled how a mongoose proved to be good omen for India in their sensational last-over win in the semifinal of Hero Cup here way back in 1993.South Africa buckled under pressure as Tendulkar, bowling the final over with only six runs needed, scripted a memorable […]
Islamabad : Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has authorised the deployment of up to 2,00,000 troops to support the national population census. “#COAS approves plan to support conduct of 6th Population & Housing Census. Upto 200,000 troops will be emp while cont other security resps,” tweeted DG ISPR Major General […]