Archive for: July 2, 2010

Australia’s opener Simon Katich expects Pakistan’s new captain Shahid Afridi to spark an improvement from his side when the teams meet for two Tests in England this month. The series comes barely six months after Pakistan’s disastrous tour of Australia, when they lost 3-0 and the board subsequently dished out harsh penalties to a range of players.

The leader of that ill-fated trip, Mohammad Yousuf, retired from international cricket in the aftermath and although he might return later in the year, it won’t …

The former BCCI President, Mr Sharad Pawar, on Thursday formally took over as the International Cricket Council President, succeeding Englishman, Mr David Morgan.

“Sharad Pawar, the former President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), assumed the role of ICC President in succession to Mr David Morgan at the ICC’s Annual Conference,” the ICC said in a statement.

The 69-year-old Mr Pawar, who is also a serving union minister in the Indian government, begins a two-year term as ICC President and on taking …

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex recovered by nearly 82 points in opening trade on Friday on emergence of buying by foreign funds in blue-chips, driven by recovery on Asian bourses.

The 30-share index, which had lost 191.57 points in the previous session, bounced back by 81.97 points, or 0.46 per cent, to 17,591.30 points. All the sectoral indices were trading in the positive.

Likewise, the wide-based National Stock Exchange’s Nifty rose by 23.05 points, or 0.43, to 5,274.45 points.

Brokers said revival of selective buying by funds, triggered by recovery …

Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group’s market valuation soared 14 per cent in June quarter, the most among India’s top five business houses, making it the third most valued group in the country.

Anil Ambani-led Reliance ADAG’s market capitalisation was at Rs 1,42,380 crore for the three-month period ended June 30, 2010, higher by about 14 per cent compared to March quarter.

The seven listed companies of the Anil Ambani Group, led by Reliance Power and RCom, made their investors …

Mohamed Haneef, the Indian doctor arrested after the London and Glasgow terror attacks three years ago, is suing former immigration minister Kevin Andrews for defamation and wrongful detention.

The bungled terrorism case saw him charged with providing assistance to terrorists involved in the London bomb plots.

The case collapsed soon after, but then-immigration minister Kevin Andrews proceeded to withdraw his visa.

Dr Haneef’s lawyer Ron Hodgson who has filed proceedings in the Supreme Court, says the suit has been launched as a safeguard to protect his client’s legal …

Up against the daunting task of tracking Maoists in dense forests with no suitable technology available in the global market, the government has directed the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to develop a foliage-penetration radar that can track movements, camps and even landmines located under thick vegetation.

With radars and technology demonstrators from across the globe failing several rounds of trials, DRDO is working on a three-month deadline to acquire its first technology demonstrator radar from a European firm …

Urging the Union Cabinet to clear caste-based census before the monsoon session of Parliament, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) President Lalu Prasad on Thursday announced the launching of a nation-wide movement in support of the demand.

Addressing a public meeting, organised by the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) in support of the demand, Mr. Prasad said that the forces that opposed the Mandal Commission report were now opposing caste-based census on the ground that the country would be torn into pieces because of the exercise. “We will not sit idle. We will launch a national …