Cricket: Kalia follows Janjua with USACA resignation
September 4, 2015
NEW YORK – Lovkesh Kalia, who was elected to represent the Central West Region on the USACA board of directors in March, has submitted his resignation from the position.
Lovkesh Kalia had doubts about whether USA cricket could find its way out of the turmoil under president Gladstone Dainty © Peter Della Penna
50 days of Baahubali: Hindi dubbed version of SS Rajamouli’s epic...
September 4, 2015
MUMBAI: It's been 50 days since SS Rajamouli's magnum opus Baahubali hit the screens, but the multi-lingual film is still busy setting new records.
Jim Rogers exits India, says one can’t invest just on hope
September 4, 2015
Commodities trading guru and hedge fund manager Jim Rogers has sold his holdings in Indian companies and exited India because, he says, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has failed to live up to investors’ expectations.
5 coaches of Chennai-Mangalore Express derail in Tamil Nadu, 42 injured
September 4, 2015
42 people have been injured after five coaches of the Chennai Mangalore Express derailed near Tamil Nadu's Viruthachalam district. The injured are being rushed to a nearby hospital.
Last month, five people including a Karnataka legislator were killed when a granite-laden truck rammed into an express train at a level crossing in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur.
USACA vice-president Janjua resigns
September 3, 2015
USACA 'unprofessional and not trustworthy' - ICC report
Faizan Janjua said he cannot continue to work with the current USACA board members, including president Gladstone Dainty (above) © Peter Della Penna
VHP’s Praveen Togadia wants ‘two children’ rule for Muslims
September 3, 2015
Amid a growing concern in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) about the changing demographic profile of India, one of the top leaders of its affiliate Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has demanded that the 'two children norm' must strictly be implemented among Muslims.
File photo of VHP chief Praveen Togadia.
Sri Lanka’s main Tamil party gets Opposition status in Parliament
September 3, 2015
Colombo: Sri Lanka's main Tamil party TNA was on Thursday declared the main Opposition in the parliament with its leader R Sampanthan becoming the first lawmaker from the minority community to lead it in the House in 32 years.
‘Pak prepared for war, can give befitting response to India’
September 3, 2015
NEW DELHI – The Pakistani defence minister Khawaja Asif claimed that the country is prepared for a short or long conflict and can inflict heavy losses on India in case "war hysteria" overcomes the Indian leadership.
France confirms wing part found on Reunion is from Flight MH370
September 3, 2015
The piece of wing found on the shore of Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean has been formally identified as part of the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the Paris prosecutor said on Thursday.
Telangana girl in Guinness Book for chalk-carving feat
September 3, 2015
Karimagar: A 14-year-old girl from the city has entered the Guinness Book of Records for her feat of carving 12 idols of Ganesha on a 8 cm-long piece of chalk.
