Monday, September 30, 2013

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Trinidad & Tobago boost last four chances with 6-run win

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 03:32 PM PDT

AHMEDABAD: Darren Bravo and Evin Lewis starred for Trinidad and Tobago as they defeated Titans by six runs on the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-affected Group B match of the Champions League Twenty20 at the Sardar Patel stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad on Monday, thereby boosting their prospects of a place in the semifinal.

Sunrisers out as rain falls

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 03:13 PM PDT

Sunrisers Hyderabad have been eliminated from the Champions League T20 after their clash with Brisbane Heat was abandoned due to rain.

Trinidad and Tobago keep semi-final hopes alive

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 03:13 PM PDT

Trinidad and Tobago kept their Champions League Twenty20 semi-final hopes alive with a six-run win over Titans on the Duckworth-Lewis method.

Digest/India

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 02:31 PM PDT

Airtel, Gujarat to Bridge Divide Bharti Airtel will partner with the Gujarat government in the prestigious eGRAM Connectivity Infrastructure Project. Under this project, Bharti Airtel will set up telecom infrastructure to connect 13,716 village panchayats and common service centers in the state.

Ganja dealer from Odisha in police net

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 01:52 PM PDT

Constable posed as customer and met suspect at beach; 10 kg of contraband seized; probe on

Wanted: more care for dementia

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 01:51 PM PDT

Doctors underscore urgent need for centres that offer holistic treatment to deal with illness

Srinivasan re-elected as BCCI chief

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 01:42 PM PDT

India's embattled cricket chief N. Srinivasan won a third term in office on Sunday.

ATP World Tour Schedule

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 01:26 PM PDT

Dec. 30-Jan. 6 Brisbane International, HO (Andy Murray)Dec. 31-Jan. 6 Qatar ExxonMobil Open, HO (Richard Gasquet)Dec. 31-Jan. 6 Aircel Chennai Open, HO (Janko Tipsarevic)Jan. 7-12 Heineken Open, HO (David Ferrer)Jan. 7-12...

SC slams Karnataka in Jayalalithaa DA case

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 01:23 PM PDT

The Supreme Court on Monday slammed the Congress government in Karnataka for acting 'mala fide' to remove special public prosecutor G Bhavani Singh from the disproportionate assets case trial against Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa.        

Brisbane headed for last place in T20

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 01:16 PM PDT

Brisbane Heat have suffered an 8-wicket loss to Chennai in the Champions League T20.

SC restrains Srinivasan from taking charge as BCCI chief - New York Daily News

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 03:03 PM PDT


SC restrains Srinivasan from taking charge as BCCI chief
New York Daily News
Moreover, the son-in-law is the principal of the team (Chennai Super Kings), which is owned by India Cements. Srinivasan is a part of the company (India Cements)." He said due to Meiyappan's involvement, the BCCI would also have to take a decision on ...

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Court stalls Srinivasan return as BCCI president - Peninsula On-line

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 02:46 PM PDT


Court stalls Srinivasan return as BCCI president
Peninsula On-line
Srinivasan has publicly distanced himself from his son-in-law, who was the team principal of the Chennai Super Kings, the IPL franchise owned by India Cements and captained by national skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The Bihar association had argued in ...

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Something seriously wrong in BCCI, says SC - Deccan Herald

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 02:34 PM PDT


Something seriously wrong in BCCI, says SC
Deccan Herald
Srinivasan secured a year's extension on his re-election in the annual general meeting held in Chennai on Sunday. Senior advocate C A Sundaram, representing the BCCI, urged the court to allow Srinivasan to discharge his official duties as the president in ...

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Supreme Court restrains Srinivasan from taking charge as BCCI President - Economic Times

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 02:25 PM PDT


Economic Times

Supreme Court restrains Srinivasan from taking charge as BCCI President
Economic Times
The chairman of India Cements and the owner of IPL team Chennai Super Kings had stepped aside as president when his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was arrested for alleged spot fixing in the sixth edition of IPL. A top BCCI member had told ET on ...

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Longer wait for Srinivasan as SC refuses to revoke order (Roundup) - Firstpost

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 02:23 PM PDT


Longer wait for Srinivasan as SC refuses to revoke order (Roundup)
Firstpost
In the absence of Srinivasan, board secretary Sanjay Patel cleared the senior team that was selected in Chennai on Sunday. BCCI vice president Rajiv Shukla told IANS that the Supreme Court's postponement of the case won't affect the running of the board.

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Something seriously wrong with BCCI: Court - Saudi Gazette

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 02:12 PM PDT


Saudi Gazette

Something seriously wrong with BCCI: Court
Saudi Gazette
Srinivasan has publicly distanced himself from his son-in-law, who was the team principal of the Chennai Super Kings, the IPL franchise owned by India Cements and captained by national skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The Bihar association had argued in ...

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Are Shahrukh Khan and Akshay Kumar still at loggerheads? - Pakistan Daily Times

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 02:02 PM PDT


Are Shahrukh Khan and Akshay Kumar still at loggerheads?
Pakistan Daily Times
Shahrukh Khan and Akshay Kumar have been sharing not-so-warm vibes ever since `Chennai Express` and `Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara` released, Zee News reports. SRK's `Chennai Express` got a wide release and dominated most cinema ...

Chennai student shines at the international engineering presentation contest - India Education Diary

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 02:00 PM PDT


Chennai student shines at the international engineering presentation contest
India Education Diary
Mumbai: The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) today announced Kennevor DGK, engineering student, Saveetha School of Engineering, Chennai as the winner of the South Asia 'Present round the World (PATW) 2013' finals in a technical event ...

Ganja dealer from Odisha in police net - The Hindu

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 01:49 PM PDT


The Hindu

Ganja dealer from Odisha in police net
The Hindu
On Monday, a ganja dealer from Odisha was arrested by a police team helped by a constable posing as a north Indian. The man had sent 10 kilograms of ganja through a courier agency in Odisha and collected it at Chennai, the police said. According to ...

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Wanted: more care for dementia - The Hindu

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 01:44 PM PDT


The Hindu

Wanted: more care for dementia
The Hindu
Ten million. That is the estimated number of people in India who will have dementia by 2050, up from the current 3.8 million. While this is a scary projection, experts say that what is even scarier is the lack of awareness and specialised care for the disease, one ...

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Sunday, September 29, 2013

chennai news

chennai news


No talks on South Africa tour as Eden likely to host Sachin Tendulkar's 200th Test - Daily News & Analysis

Posted: 29 Sep 2013 02:41 PM PDT


Daily News & Analysis

No talks on South Africa tour as Eden likely to host Sachin Tendulkar's 200th Test
Daily News & Analysis
India cricket team's year-end tour of South Africa remained in limbo as BCCI members didn't have any discussion on the series during its AGM in Chennai today while Eden Gardens in Kolkata is likely to get the honour of hosting Sachin Tendulkar's 200th Test ...

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Srinivasan re-elected BCCI chief - Pakistan Observer

Posted: 29 Sep 2013 02:39 PM PDT


Srinivasan re-elected BCCI chief
Pakistan Observer
The 68-year-old cement tycoon, one of the most powerful men in world cricket, was elected unopposed for another year at the annual meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Chennai. Srinivasan's re-election was confirmed to AFP by two ...

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Srinivasan unstoppable: Elected unopposed as BCCI president while members ... - Daily Mail

Posted: 29 Sep 2013 02:27 PM PDT


Daily Mail

Srinivasan unstoppable: Elected unopposed as BCCI president while members ...
Daily Mail
This could not only damage the image of the BCCI enormously, but also tarnish the popular IPL and the reputation of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) - a team controlled by the supreme commander of the BCCI, Mr N. Srinivasan, and led by one of the greatest ...

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SA bank account was purely Srinivasan's doing: Lalit Modi - Hindustan Times

Posted: 29 Sep 2013 02:21 PM PDT


SA bank account was purely Srinivasan's doing: Lalit Modi
Hindustan Times
During the IPL, Srinivasan picked some umpires to be based in Chennai and officiate in the CSK matches. Does that not amount to umpire fixing/match-fixing? On hearing that he had chosen a few umpires for the CSK matches, I objected to it, and changed ...

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Srinivasan re-elected as BCCI chief - Peninsula On-line

Posted: 29 Sep 2013 02:17 PM PDT


Srinivasan re-elected as BCCI chief
Peninsula On-line
The 68-year-old cement tycoon, one of the most powerful men in world cricket, was elected unopposed for another year at the annual meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Chennai. "Mr. N Srinivasan was unanimously elected as ...

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Marginalized in East, Dalmiya fails to curry favour with Srini - Times of India

Posted: 29 Sep 2013 02:16 PM PDT


Times of India

Marginalized in East, Dalmiya fails to curry favour with Srini
Times of India
KOLKATA: The chequered career of Jagmohan Dalmiya as a cricket administrator took another hit on Sunday with the ruling group in the BCCI, led by N Srinivasan, keeping him out of all the sub-committees that were formed at the AGM in Chennai.

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Mike Hussey leads Chennai in T20 Champions League rout of Brisbane Heat - Courier Mail

Posted: 29 Sep 2013 02:02 PM PDT


Mike Hussey leads Chennai in T20 Champions League rout of Brisbane Heat
Courier Mail
Chennai, the favourites for the tournament, never looked in danger of losing after Hussey and fellow opener Murali Vijay (42 off 27) put on an opening stand of 75 before the 10th over. The Heat, the Australian Big Bash champions from last summer, were ...

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Back at the helm, but on unsure ground - Hindustan Times

Posted: 29 Sep 2013 02:02 PM PDT


Back at the helm, but on unsure ground
Hindustan Times
N Srinivasan may have been re-elected as BCCI president for another year but the Chennai strongman is still on dicey ground with the Supreme Court scheduled to hear a case against him on Monday. Given the fact that he chaired the meeting on Sunday, ...

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Tendulkar may play 200th Test at Eden Gardens - Deccan Herald

Posted: 29 Sep 2013 01:56 PM PDT


Tendulkar may play 200th Test at Eden Gardens
Deccan Herald
India cricket team's year-end tour of South Africa remained in limbo as BCCI members didn't have any discussion on the series during its AGM in Chennai on Sunday while Eden Gardens in Kolkata is likely to get the honour of hosting Sachin Tendulkar's ...

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On recycling paper to support waste entrepreneurs - The Hindu

Posted: 29 Sep 2013 01:47 PM PDT


The Hindu

On recycling paper to support waste entrepreneurs
The Hindu
Movie tickets, ATM receipts, parking tokens, small bills — these are used on an everyday basis and are important only for a moment or for a few hours. However, these little slips of paper can make a difference when put together. Speaking at The Hindu's ...

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Coaching chalk and cheese

Posted: 29 Sep 2013 02:15 PM PDT

HEROES & GOATS: Al Clarkson masterminds Hawthorn's big win after the 2012 heartache, but ex-Brumbies coach White didn't feel like staying around to do the same

Nilambur teak may get GI tag soon

Posted: 29 Sep 2013 01:54 PM PDT

Nilambur teak will soon get legal protection for its uniqueness with the tree preparing to enter the Geographical Indication (GI) Registry. Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) and the Nilambur mu...

On recycling paper to support waste entrepreneurs

Posted: 29 Sep 2013 01:53 PM PDT

Movie tickets, ATM receipts, parking tokens, small bills — these are used on an everyday basis and are important only for a moment or for a few hours. However, these little slips of pape...

Work on diversion channel begins at Koyambedu

Posted: 29 Sep 2013 01:53 PM PDT

The 2,200-metre-long channel, with a changed design, will divert excess water from Virugambakkam-Arumbakkam canal to Cooum river

Airlines pass on VAT burden to flyers

Posted: 29 Sep 2013 01:53 PM PDT

Flyers may be bearing the burden of the value added tax (VAT) charged by the State government on the increasingly expensive aviation turbine fuel. Airlines officials said that they are char...

Time for Amma flats

Posted: 29 Sep 2013 01:52 PM PDT

The government successfully launched the Amma canteens to ease the burden of spiralling food prices. It ingeniously intervened when vegetable prices soared, created special shops, and provided low-...

Tamil Wikipedia brings together generations

Posted: 29 Sep 2013 01:52 PM PDT

Seventy-seven-year-old Sengai Podhuvan tried hard not to drop the cake on his plate as he went around talking to people. Abirami Narayanan (16), on the other hand, ran about trying to me...

Nawaz Sharif asks aides to explain Indians on 'dehati aurat' remarks

Posted: 29 Sep 2013 01:41 PM PDT

Nawaz Sharif asks aides to explain Indians on 'dehati aurat' remarks

Pakistan gives no clear assurance on terrorism, raises Kashmir issue

Posted: 29 Sep 2013 01:41 PM PDT

Pakistan gives no clear assurance on terrorism, raises Kashmir issue

Drug companies get 15 days on price revision

Posted: 29 Sep 2013 01:16 PM PDT

Pharma companies will get 15 days to respond after the price revision notification is made, NPPA has said as it moves towards a strict enforcement of the new drug pricing policy.