Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) The two-day warm-up game between India ‘A’ and the South African women’s cricket team was called off Tuesday due to an unforeseen delay in the arrival of the visiting team in the country. The warm-up game was scheduled to be played at Alur Nov 12-13. The remainder of the tour schedule […]
Chandigarh, Nov 11 (IANS) Over 111 lakh tonnes of paddy has been procured in Punjab this season, food and supplies department officials said Tuesday. Ludhiana district was leading in paddy procurement with over 14.13 lakh tonnes being procured there. Sangrur and Moga followed with 13.66 and 11.07 lakh tonnes. The Punjab government has set up […]
Kolkata, Nov 11 (IANS) Chennai-based film curator Nirupama Santhosh, one of the producers behind the triple National Award winner Tamil film “Thanga Meengal” (Goldfish), Tuesday said mainstream Indian movies can also make the cut at international film festivals without compromising on content. Debunking myths about the art of marketing films to reach a wider audience, […]
Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Monday closed trade 35.33 points or 0.13 percent up as banking stocks soared. Good buying was observed in banking, auto and capital goods sectors, while selling pressure was seen in consumer durables sector. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange […]
Sydney, Nov 11 (IANS) The Twenty20 format is still struggling to find a foothold in the congested international cricket calendar despite a decade of existence, Australia cricket legend Adam Gilchrist said Tuesday. Gilchrist, regarded as one of the greatest wicketkeeper-batsmen of all time, believes most of the cricket community was still “confused” by where the […]
Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) The elections for the Maharashtra assembly speaker’s post scheduled Wednesday is likely to witness a three-cornered contest. Bharatiya Janata Party’s legislator from Phulambri (Aurangabad) Haribhau K. Bagde Tuesday filed his nomination for the post, besides Shiv Sena’s Vijay Auti, the member from Parner (Ahmednagar) and Congress’ former minister, Varsha Gaekwad from […]
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu Tuesday said substantial legislative proposals would be taken up in the coming parliament session and expressed hope that it would be constructive for both ruling and opposition parties. The winter session of parliament is scheduled to be held from Nov 24-Dec 23. Speaking […]
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Gavin Hawke and Muthukumar Balakrisnan were Tuesday named as the assistant tournament directors for the third edition of the Hockey India League (HIL), scheduled from Jan 22 to Feb 22, 2015. Speaking on the appointments, HIL chief executive officer Elena Norman said: “We are delighted to have Gavin Hawke and […]
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday asked Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh to ensure “thorough investigation” into the deaths of eight women who lost their lives in a state organized mass sterilization camp. “The PM spoke to Chhattisgarh CM @drramansingh on the unfortunate tragedy in Bilaspur. The PM expressed concern over […]
Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) Actor Shreyas Talpade has been named the brand ambassador of the Pune Marathas team for Champions Tennis League (CTL). The inaugural CTL, to be played Nov 17-26, will take place across six cities in the country – Chandigarh, Pune, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and Delhi. The 38-year-old, who became the latest Bollywood […]