Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) Abhishek Nayar scored an unbeaten century to propel defending champions Mumbai to 329 for four at stumps against Delhi on the first day of their Ranji Trophy semi-final here Sunday.
Nayar was batting on 111 while Ajit Agarkar was on 57 at the close of play at the Brabourne Stadium.
Electing to bat, [...]
Kochi, Dec 29 (ANI/Business Wire India): The House of Seematti inaugurated its 100th Anniversary Celebrations 2010 on 18th December 2009 at Gokulam Park Convention Centre, Kochi in front of an august audience. The Indian woman’s greatest asset “The Silk Sari” got a drastic make over at this stellar star and celebrity studded glitzy [...]
Chandigarh, Dec 14 (IANS) Since its formation Nov 1, 1966, Haryana has broken all records in paddy production this season (October 2008-December 2009), according to the state’s food and supplies department officials.
Haryana registered a production of over 45.55 lakh tonnes of paddy, more than the previous highest of 45.11 lakh tonnes notched in 2005, the [...]
Rampur-Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 13 (IANS) It is not yet 5 p.m. but the light has started fading in Rampur-Mathura, a village of barely 5,000 people, in Sitapur district. A group of village elders settle down comfortably in wooden chairs around a small fire lit under a tree.
It is here that they gather every evening [...]
Lucknow, Dec 11 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi arrived here Friday and headed to her constituency Rae Bareli to evaluate the implementation of developmental schemes there, a party official said.
Gandhi is on a two-day tour of Rae Bareli, 80 km from Lucknow.
‘While going to Rae Bareli, Soniaji will halt at several places and interact with [...]
Chandigarh, Nov 27 (IANS) Paddy arrival in Haryana this season so far has surpassed the total arrival last year.
Food and supplies officials said Friday that 43.33 lakh tonnes of paddy had arrived in grain markets of the state till Thursday evening.
Last year, the total arrival of paddy in the entire season was 43.03 lakh tonnes.
Neighbouring [...]
Noida, Nov 21 (IANS) Gaurav Pratap Singh registered his first professional win after a nail-biting finish in the ONGC Masters 2009 at the Noida Golf Course here Saturday.
Singh came through on his home turf despite firing a three over 75 in the final round. He ended the tournament with a total of three under 285. [...]
Noida, Nov 20 (IANS) Gaurav Pratap Singh produced his third consecutive round of two under 70 at the ONGC Masters golf to establish a five-stroke lead ahead of the final round here Friday.
Gaurav’s gritty performance in round three helped him close the day with a total of six under 210. Vijay Kumar, the veteran from [...]
Noida, Nov 19 (IANS) Gaurav Pratap Singh of the Noida Golf Course fired his second successive 70 here Thursday to grab the second round lead at the ONGC Masters 2009.
Gaurav now heads into the third round with a two-stroke advantage at four under 140. Randhir Singh Ghotra, Toran Bikram Shahi and round one leader Arjun [...]
Noida, Nov 18 (IANS) Arjun Singh Chaudhri of Noida fired a five under 67 at the Noida Golf Course to grab the first round lead at the ONGC Masters 2009 golf.
Patna’s Mohd. Nawab shot a four under 68, to be placed second in the Aircel-PGTI event.
Chaudhri, playing on his home course, had a quiet front [...]
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The colourful doodle on Google’s home page on Children’s Day Saturday – complete with a peacock and Mahatma Gandhi – is the creation of a 10-year-old Indian student and represents the country’s diversity and culture. This is the first time that a ‘made in India’ doodle is being featured on [...]
Chandigarh, Nov 7 (IANS) All seven independent legislators supporting the Congress in Haryana were Saturday accommodated in the new government headed by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
Four were made ministers while three others were sworn-in as chief parliamentary secretaries.
Haryana Governor Jagan Nath Pahadia Saturday administered the oath of office to six cabinet ministers and three [...]
Chandigarh, Nov 7 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Huda on Saturday inducted six cabinet ministers and three ministers of state in his cabinet.
They were sworn in by the Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadiya at Raj Bhawan here.
Those who were inducted as cabinet ministers are Capatain Ajay Yadav, Randeep Surjewala, Mahinder Pratap Singh, Paramveer Singh, [...]
Chandigarh, Nov 7 (IANS) Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia Saturday administered the oath of office to six cabinet ministers and three ministers of state here.
Five of the cabinet ministers – Capitan Ajay Singh, Randeep Singh Surjewala, Mahendra Pratap Singh, Param Vir Singh and Geeta Bukkal – belong to the Congress while Om Prakash Jain is an [...]
Chandigarh, Oct 30 (IANS) The Punjab government Friday ordered the transfer of Amritsar’s senior superintendent of police (SSP) Kanwar Vijay Pratap Singh following his ongoing spat with a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker.
Singh, who is known to be upright, has been moved as Commandant of the 82nd battalion of the Punjab Armed Police in Chandigarh.
He [...]
Bhopal, Oct 28 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Wednesday inducted nine more ministers into his council of ministers while one minister of state was promoted to cabinet rank. One legislator, who was to take oath, could not make it to the ceremony.
Ten ministers were sworn in by Governor Rameshwar Thakur here.
Those administered [...]
Lucknow, Oct 26 (IANS) In a daring daylight murder, a girl student of the Chaudhary Charan Singh University (CCSU) was shot dead from point blank range inside a crowded bus in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district, police said Monday.
A youth boarded the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) bus that was standing at the Shoraf [...]
Digboi (Assam), Oct 22 (IANS) Seasoned stars Feroze Ali and Mukesh Sharma were right on top at the end of the first round of the Indian Oil Xtra premium Masters Golf 2009 Thursday.
Feroze, a former Indian Open champion, shot a five-under 67, studded with an eagle-2 and six other birdies in his 67, while defending [...]
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) A city court Wednesday issued non-bailable warrants (NBWs) against four former MPs for not appearing before it in a case relating to the cash-for-query scam of 2005.
The special judge issued NBWs against Narendra Kumar Kushwaha, Lal Chandra Kol, Manoj Kumar and Suresh Chandel besides alleged middleman Vijay Kumar Phogat, and [...]
Srinagar, Oct.6 (ANI): Two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were injured in a grenade blast in Srinagar’s Lal Chowk area on TUesday.
The blast took place a week after top brass of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force bid adieu to three of [...]
Kolkata, Oct 5 (IANS) City giants Mohun Bagan paid the price for poor defending as they went down 2-3 to Chirag United in their I-league lung opener here Monday.
A reckless tackle by Bagan sideback Sur Kumar Singh also cost his team dear as he was shown the red card towards the end of the first [...]
Jammu, Oct 3 (ANI): Mubarak Mandi complex, a group of palaces, in Jammu is getting a facelift to restore its past glory.
The 150-year-old palace was used by Dogra royals as their residence. It’s an iconic building associated with Dogra culture and heritage.
The restoration work, started by the Jammu and Kashmir Government, is a joint [...]
Srinagar, Sep.30 (ANI): Top brass of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force bid adieu to three of their colleagues on Wednesday who were killed fighting suspected militants in Kashmir.
The three personnel-Ramesh Alohia, Pratap Singh and D R Singh-belonged to No. 179 [...]
Srinagar, Sep 29 (IANS) Three paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and a woman bystander was wounded in a militant attack in north Kashmir’s Sopore town Tuesday, police said.
A senior police officer said separatist guerrillas fired at a CRPF patrol party near the old bus stand in the town, 54 km from [...]
Srinagar, Sep 4 (ANI): An ancient sculpture of Hindu Goddess of wealth Gajalakshmi has recently been discovered at Nagbal Lesser village in Jammu and Kashmir.
The sculpture, carved out of brownish limestone, is now kept for further examination at the office of Archives Archaeology and Museum in Srinagar. It will be shifted to Sri Pratap [...]
Chandigarh, Sep 3 (ANI): Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and pacer Rudra Pratap Singh on Wednesday sweat it out as they played their opponents in a different ballgame altogether.
Taking a break form their gruelling cricket schedule, Dhoni and Singh played a friendly badminton match with trainees of a badminton academy here on Wednesday.
“I [...]
