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It was a virtual holiday in India. A shutdown everywhere in India could be seen as India was gearing up to be involved in the much-anticipated World Cup semi-final match between India and Pakistan, which had been termed as the mother of all battles.
Several people were seen commuting back home after rushing out of [...]
The dreams of a billion Indians of winning the World Cup for a second time were kept alive after the Indian team defeated Pakistan by 29 runs in their World Cup semi-final on Wednesday. The team will now compete in the final against Sri Lanka. The brilliant performance of the team sparked a jubilant celebration [...]
Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai requested for more emphasis on rural tourism.
The minister made the comment while presenting the National Tourism Awards for 2009-10. He even told that the ministry would try its best to see that this important initiative is not lost and ensure that the audit of its Rural Tourism Projects is [...]
India, the home to most of the world’s wild tigers, has reported a rise in the animal’s numbers for the first time in years—certainly a rare piece of good news for conservationists. According to the tiger-census there were 1,706 tigers in India last year as compared to 1,411 in 2006. However, officials are warning that [...]
The country is all geared up for the “final before the final” on Wednesday. With heavyweights including Prime Ministers of both India and Pakistan scheduled for attendance at Mohali, the Indo-Pak semi-final match of the Cricket World Cup 2011 has become more than the sum of its cricket ingredients.
India has beaten Pakistan in all four [...]
Sachin Tendulkar could not repeat the history when he missed out on his 100th international century last night against Australia. Indians all over the globe were looking forward to this match and the 100th century by Sachin. It was Don Bradman in the year 1967 who played at Sydney cricket ground and scored his 100th [...]
The court of inquiry has accused 10 high ranking officials including Gen N C Vij and Gen. Deepak Kapoor for their involvement in the Adarsh scam. After a report that was published in a daily on Thursday, the role of 4 lieutenant generals, 2 retired army chiefs and 3 major generals was questioned in the [...]
Hasan Ali, who is said to be the biggest tax evader in India, will be presented before the court today. Last night, after finishing his 3 day ED custody, he was presented before a magistrate. Hasan Ali, who is a businessman based in Pune is under the scanner for evading taxes and money laundering. It [...]
For a third time, the capital city of Tripoli is facing a gruesome air and missile attack by coalition forces in Libya, killing hundreds of civilians. Although the government has declared cease fire, the raging aggression between forces loyal to the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and the rebels continue to fuel the hostility that has [...]
As Team India faces a grueling match against the title defenders – Team Australia – expectations are high that India will see its luck turn in the showdown in the 2011 World Cup quarter final match to be held on Thursday, in the city of Ahmedabad.
With group stages out of the way, Team India will [...]