For the mandarins of India’s Ministry of Petroleum it was supposed to be an event just like any of the six before. Yet as the team of a dozen-odd powerful officials, led by the oil minister himself.
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It does seem that India will have to downsize its big-power dreams in Central Asia. Its plan to deploy aircraft at the base at Ayni in Tajikistan is facing opposition from an unexpected quarter - Russia.
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ADAM GILCHRIST announced his retiring from international cricket last week – the third day of the final and fourth Adelaide test match.
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As the Sydney furore finally settles down with the lifting of ban on Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, Australian pace spearhead Brett Lee urged the two teams to learn from the controversy .
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Unable to cope up with the demands and rigours of professional cricket, Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait on Tuesday shocked everyone by indefinitely quitting all forms of the game.
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Australian cricket team captain Ricky Ponting has conceded that Australia is struggling to fill the spinning void left by the retirement of champion Shane Warne one year ago.
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The fast bowler signed a three-year deal with the ICL believing it would not harm his international career.But under International Cricket Council rules.
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The legendary Australian wicketkeeper, who set the record for Test dismissals on Friday, bows out after a stunning nine years of international cricket.
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Today, Indian celebrated 59th Republic Day; it was different than before Republic Days in many aspects. Pratibha Devisingh Patil became the first woman who took salute as the Commander in Chief of Armed Forces on Republic Day. French President Nicholas Sarkozy was the chief guest on 59th Republic Day.
Pratibha Patil’s husband Devisingh Shekhawat was beside her and he by mistake identified as Devisingh ‘Patil’ by the commentator.
French President Nicholas Sarkozy is on a two day visit to India. During French president visit to India many agreement have been signed, these agreement are included civil nuclear cooperation, transfer of technology education and trade and defense. A parade started by a fly past of Indian air force jets and followed by the armed forces. India’s highest bravery award “Ashok Chakra” was given to four army men on Republic Day celebration. All intelligence agencies were on high alert in India cause possible terror strikes.
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Indian cricket was auctioned for a whopping $718 million on Thursday. That alone is a figure that may have been unimaginable till a few years ago,
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