Posted in photos on January 23, 2008 | No Comments »
n India, over 2.1 million children die annually before reaching their fifth birthday, 50% of them not
surviving even 28 days. Globally, the number stands at 9.7 million annually.
The statistics are equally shocking among neonates - children newborn to a maximum age of 28 days old. While around 4 [...]
Posted in photos on January 23, 2008 | No Comments »
Sharanya Bhagyaraj, budding actress and daughter of actor-director K Bhagyaraj, allegedly attempted suicide Tuesday night by consuming poison.
According to police, she has been admitted to a private hospital in Chennai and she is under observation.
Sharanya, whose mother Poornima was a top heroine in South Indian movies during the 80s, had made her debut in a [...]
Posted in photos on January 23, 2008 | No Comments »
The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex recouped from recent lows and opened over 900 points on Wednesday.
It recovered on heavy purchases by funds triggered by a surprise interest rate cut of 75 basis points announced by the US Federal Reserve on Tuesday.
The 30-share index, Sensex, which tumbled 875 points Tuesday, gaining 946.66 points to 17,676.60 [...]
Posted in photos on January 21, 2008 | No Comments »
ఆస్ట్రేలియాలో జరిగే ముక్కోణపు వన్డే టోర్నమెంట్కు బీసీసీఐ ప్రకటించిన జట్టులో బెంగాల్ టైగర్ సౌరవ్ గంగూలీకి చోటు దక్కకపోవడంపై దాదా అభిమానులు సోమవారం రైలు పట్టాలెక్కారు. దీంతో తూర్పు రైల్వేలోని రెండు సెక్షన్ల్లో రైళ్ల రాకపోకలు దెబ్బతిన్నాయి.
టీం ఇండియాలో దాదాకు చోటు దక్కకపోవడాన్ని నిరసిస్తూ 24 పరగణాల ఉత్తర ప్రాంతంలో ఉన్న బరసాత్ వద్ద అతని అభిమానులు బ్లాకేడ్ నిర్వహించారు. సోమవారం ఉదయం 10.05 గంటల సమయంలో టీం [...]
Posted in photos on January 21, 2008 | No Comments »
It was MS Dhoni all the way. The ODI and T20 captain’s imprint on the 16-man squad chosen on Sunday for the ODI Tri-series in Australia is loud and clear.
The selectors went along with Dhoni’s judgement - after consulting Test captain Anil Kumble - to pick a young squad with a major [...]
Posted in photos on January 21, 2008 | No Comments »
The historic triumph against world champions Australia at Perth has assured India a rise to the second place in the ICC Test rankings regardless of how the fourth and final Test in Adelaide pans out for the resurgent visitors.
Apart from this, Anil Kumble’s men have another reason to smile as all their top performers in [...]
Posted in photos on January 21, 2008 | No Comments »
President Pervez Musharraf has embarked on a four-nation European visit to bolster Pakistan’s image amid a demand from Amnesty International that he take immediate measures to end human rights violations in Pakistan.
Musharraf on Sunday arrived in Brussels, capital city of Belgium and met members of the Pakistani community. His official programme starts Monday as he [...]
Posted in photos on January 17, 2008 | No Comments »
Irfan Pathan struck two telling blows as Australia struggled after restricting India to 330 on the second day of the third Test at Perth. With other left-arm seam bowler R P Singh too striking early on, the Aussies lost left-handers Chris Rogers, Phil Jacques and Michael Hussey cheaply. Australia were 22-3 at lunch. India, trailing [...]
Posted in photos on January 15, 2008 | No Comments »
PERTH, Australia (AFP) — Australia captain Ricky Ponting on Tuesday said he was glad to have held clear-the-air talks with India’s Anil Kumble after coming under intense pressure following the infamous Sydney Test.
Ponting, who faced calls to step down after the explosive events of Sydney, promised “appropriate” behaviour in the third Test starting here on [...]
Posted in photos on January 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at Great Hallin in Bejing on Monday.
Building on a much-improved bilateral relationship, prime ministers Manmohan Singh and Wen Jiabao signed a joint declaration titled “A Shared Vision for the 21st Century” at the Great Hall of the People. In another advance over previous formulations, China supported [...]
