Mongoose bat power! Hayden smashed Delhi Dare Devils

March 19, 2010 – 6:20 pm
matthew hayden

March 19, 2010 (IANS) -  After smacking Delhi Daredevils bowlers for a match-winning 93 with the 'Mongoose bat', Chennai Super Kings opener Matthew Hayden said Friday that the specialy designed bats for Twenty20 pack more power than normal bats. The former Australian opener took the bat, which has a smaller blade and a long handle, ...

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DC vs KXIP IPL 2010 – Deccan Chargers won by 6 runs over Kings XI Punjab

March 19, 2010 – 6:11 pm
DC vs KXIP

March 19, 2010 - In a breath holding match against Kings XI Punjab, Deccan chargers won the match by 6 runs. This is DC's first victory over KXIP in 5 attempts. The Deccan chargers were on top right from the start as they picked up important wickets of Kings XI Punjab. The top order of ...

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Establishment of short-term India’s chair at Colombo University

March 19, 2010 – 2:14 pm

Colombo, Mar 19(ANI): The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and University of Colombo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for establishment of Council’s short-term chair of social sciences at the university. High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka, Ashok K. Kantha, and Vice Chancellor of the University Prof. Kshanika Hirimburegama signed the MoU on ...

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Preneet Kaur’s Manila visit for interfaith dialogue for cooperation in peace

March 19, 2010 – 2:12 pm

Manila (Philippines), Mar 19(ANI): Union Minister of State (MOS) for External Affairs Preneet Kaur visited Manila, Philippines, as the leader of the Indian delegation to the Special NAM Ministerial Meeting (SNAMMM) on interfaith dialogue for cooperation in peace and development. The three-day meeting concluded on Thursday, and over 70 Ministers of Foreign Affairs participated in the ...

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Security force sensitizes personnel of importance of media

March 19, 2010 – 2:09 pm

Siliguri (West Bengal), Mar 19 (ANI): The Shashastra Seema Bal (SSB) is conducting media interaction programmes for its personal at different centres in the country. According to SSB Inspector General, Shyam Singh, the aim of the programme would be to train the SSB personnel in handling modern techniques for sharing information and to develop good ...

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No scaling down Indian assistance to Afghanistan

March 19, 2010 – 2:08 pm

New Delhi, Mar 19(ANI): Despite increased threat perception in the wake of recent terror attack on the Indian medical mission in Kabul, New Delhi has no plans to scale down its developmental projects in Afghanistan. According to sources, India is regularly reviewing the security arrangements for more than 3500 Indian nationals living in Afghanistan, majority of ...

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Ponzi king Madoff attacked by fellow inmate in jail

March 19, 2010 – 2:05 pm

Washington, Mar. 19 (ANI): Ponzi king Bernard Madoff suffered a busted nose, fractured ribs and cuts to his head and face after he was beaten up by a fellow prisoner at the Butler, NC, federal prison, where he is serving a 150-year sentence for his multi-billion dollar fraud. After being bashed up last December, he ended ...

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Koirala’’s health condition deteriorates again

March 19, 2010 – 2:02 pm

Kathmandu, Mar 19 (ANI): Ailing former Nepal Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Girija Parsad Koirala''s health condition deteriorated again on Friday. According to Kantipur, Koirala has again suffered from respiratory problems. A team of doctors has reached Koirala''s residence at Mandikhatar in the capital. Koirala was discharged from Sahid Gangalal Heart Centre in Bansbari on March 17 ...

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India, China become leading nations to move urban population out of slums

March 19, 2010 – 2:00 pm

Mumbai, Mar. 19 (ANI): With India and China lifting more and more of their urban population out of slum-like conditions every year, 227 million people across the world have moved out of urban slums over the past decade, according to a UN-Habitat report on the state of the world''s cities. China''s urban population living in slums ...

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Bodoland People’’s Front to contest BTC elections alone

March 19, 2010 – 1:58 pm

Guwahati, Mar 19 (ANI): The Bodoland People''s Front (BPF) has made it clear that it would not share seats with the Congress party in the upcoming Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections, which is to be held on April 9. BPF chief Hagrama Mohilary confirmed the news to media personnel, asserting that his party would contest alone ...

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