1983 triumph changed course of Indian cricket: Tendulkar

1983 triumph changed course of Indian cricket: Tendulkar

The epochal triumph of the Kapil Dev-led Indian team in the 1983 cricket World Cup changed the course of game in the country forever and is perhaps the greatest-ever feat in its history, says Sachin Tendulkar. In his foreword to a book on the victorious squad by one of the 1983 team members’ Balwinder...

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Asia holds key to spreading Linsanity

Asia holds key to spreading Linsanity

The launch of limited-edition Jeremy Lin T-shirts has cemented the basketball player as the world’s fastest growing brand in the Asian market. The Linsanity over his performances for the New York Knicks in the NBA this month will finally set the cash registers ringing in a big way. The 23-year-old Harvard graduate’s success has...

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Two foreign nationals molested, robbed in Goa

Three unidentified persons molested and later robbed two foreign nationals of gold ornaments and foreign currency worth about Rs. 51,000 on Tuesday night at Varca in south coastal Goa, according to thea police complaint. The complaint was lodged with Colva police by Mr. Anand Kumar Sharma, a Delhi resident, who was staying boarding at...

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Police officer who cracked Kolkata rape case shifted

Damayanti Sen, City Police Joint Commissioner (Crime), who has with some success been leading investigations into the alleged rape of a 37-year-old woman in Park Street on February 6, an incident that created a huge public outrage, has been transferred. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday approved the recommendation made by Police Establishment Board...

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Doctor couple remanded in two-day police custody

Charged with locking up domestic help inside flat The doctor couple who allegedly tortured their minor domestic help and kept her in confinement at their residence in Sector 6 of Dwarka here were arrested on Wednesday. The accused were produced in a city court that sent them to two days’ police custody. Dr. Sanjay...

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Mahasweta critical of decision to restrict newspapers in libraries

Stating that “no government can dictate what the people will read or not read,” litterateur and Magsaysay awardee Mahasweta Devi condemned here on Wednesday the State government’s decision, endorsed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, to restrict the subscription of newspapers in libraries run, aided or sponsored by the State to a list...

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Six killed, one hurtin car-lorry collision

Six persons were killed and one was injured when the car they were travelling in collided with a lorry at Arankallu, near Mannuthy, on the National Highway on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Laly, 61, wife of entrepreneur Tony Chakkola of Peringavu; her brother Saju Kandankary, 52, of Changanassery; their sister Fancy, 45;...

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It’s time for introspection, BJP leader tells Karat

In an open letter, Bharatiya Janata Party national working committee member P.S. Sreedharan Pillai has appealed to Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Prakash Karat to take the lead to end the politics of violence in the State and do some introspection to find out the reason for the “reverses suffered by the...

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IUML to await Congress high command decision

The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) will wait for the decision of the Congress high command on its demand for the fifth ministerial berth. ‘‘We don’t want to make any comment on the matter till the Congress high command says something about it,” said IUML State general secretary K.P.A. Majeed here on Tuesday. Party...

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