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Reel hero, real life drama – Sanjay Dutt

As Sanjay Dutt surrendered before the TADA court, it was as if history was repeating itself. Sanjay Dutt has been at the loggerhead with the judicial system and had to surrender at ...

Australia’s burgeoning camel population raises concerns

Too much of something can’t be good. The Australian government did something in the past that has grown out of proportion and has become a burning problem at present. To save trans ...

Yahoo finally got Tumblr for $1.1 Billion: What will be the consequences?

Yahoo’s acquisition of the famous blogging site Tumblr has been the center of attention for the past few days. The bloggers have been worried regarding this for quite some time. Ya ...

Apple busy planning ways of spending earned billions

Apple is definitely one of the tech giants leading the international market of tech products. They have accumulated vast amount of wealth through their products. The estimated liqu ...

Innovative Indian Minds- Quitting career for social service

Villagers across India can soon think of having the best medical diagnosis and that too at their doorsteps. A miniaturized pathology laboratory will do the trick. It is capable of ...

Pakistan warming up to India – Should we trust it?

The love hate relationship between India and Pakistan continues as ever. In the latest development, Nawaz Sharif, the Pakistani leader who is all set to become the Prime Minister o ...

Mother pleads for justice- Have we failed Nirbhaya?

The mother of December 16th gang rape victim in Delhi is a distressed lot. She appeared before Additional Sessions Judge as a witness and pleaded that her late daughter be given ju ...

Sreesanth involved in spot fixing, Delhi Police says

The Delhi police have arrested former India Test bowler Sreesanth and two of his other teammates from Rajasthan Royals on grounds that they have been involved in spot fixing in the Indian Premier League. India's cricket board took action by suspending Sreesanth and teammates Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila. If found guilty, the trio would have to face stricter punishments. The cricket board is firm on its s ...

Much talked about IPL controversies

Indian Premier League (IPL) has turned ‘six’ this year, and the season has started with much higher entertainment quotient. Here are a few much-talked IPL controversies we have seen until now. Let us have a look: Famous Slapgate between Sreesanth and Harbhajan It started from the very first season when the Mumbai Indians was playing with the Kings XI Punjab at Mohali, on April 25, in the year 2008. The matc ...

Why Tamil Nadu govt. wants ban on Sri Lankan IPL players?

The Government of Tamil Nadu is all set to ban the Sri Lankan nationals from stepping into the state in future, and the Chief Minister of the state has already written a letter to the prime Minister stating the intent, says the recent report. The letter is basically to communicate the pronouncement of the ‘ban’ of Sri Lankan cricketers, spokespersons, support staff, and other officials from taking part in t ...

Sreesanth calls harbhajan a ‘Backstabber’

Indian Premier League has been a dazzling combination of cricket, hype and glamour since its birth year 2008. Moreover, when it comes to some of the memorable moments of last few seasons of IPL, we cannot miss out the famous face-offs that we have to see during the past tournaments. Controversies have been associated with the event since the very first season. It started with the iniquitous ‘slapgate’ incid ...

IPL: Where business and cricket goes hand in hand

When it comes to the highly popular Indian Premier League (IPL), we cannot ignore three things: ‘cricket’, ‘entertainment’, and of course ‘cash’. IPL has achieved a lot of fame and recognition in the last 6 years. However, the most unique accomplishment of the event is certainly bringing the world of Indian business into cricket and that too with ultimate success. If we look back at the last five seasons of ...

Wasim Akram requests BCCI to Let the Pak Cricketers Play in the IPL

Though the BCCI permitted the bilateral series between the Indian and Pakistan teams, they have taken a rigid stance regarding the participation of Pakistani players in the sixth edition of the IPL. On November 21st, 2012 there was a meeting held between the BCCI and the IPL franchises. In that meeting BCCI had given clear instructions to the team owners that they are not supposed to purchase the services o ...

Gautam Gambhir versus Virat Kohli – IPL-6 Gets Controversial

The die-hard fans of the Indian Premier League have been left surprised by the latest spat between Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir during the running season of the tournament. According to the report, it was nothing but the upshot of an old issue between the Kolkata Night Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir and the captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore Virat Kohli that resulted into a clash between the two at ...

Is IPL really more than a rising platform?

Indian Premier League (IPL) has gained much popularity in six consecutive years, and young Indian cricketers should not consider it as the turning point of their career, say experts. When we talk about IPL, many names of fresh talents come into our mind, such as Rahul Shukla, Ashish Reddy, Manan Vohra, Hanuma Vihari, etc. Though television and cricket are closely related to each other in India, how many of ...

IPL-6 fetches 100 million viewers in first week, more to come

Pepsi Indian Premier League (IPL) – season 6 has just started, and the cumulative number of viewers has already reached 100 million in its first five matches, reveals the first week’s TAM (Television Audience Measurement) viewership data of T20 league. According to Navin Khemka, managing partner of ZenithOptimedia India, the quality of the matches has been keeping up such a good rating. More than hu ...

ECB in talks with BCCI to reschedule IPL seasons

Cricketers of all nationalities wait expectantly for the IPL season to commence. This is because the tournament not only offers them lucrative opportunities but also helps them hone their cricketing skills. However, the players from the England Cricket Team seem to be a bit disappointed as the recent IPL season clashes with some of their international tournaments and England first-class seasons. So much are ...