Top seed Mukesh Kumar faces other cricketer Ajay Jadeja in the entrance form of the Rs. 20-lakh SRF all-India adult golf matchplay title at the Delhi Sport Nine direction here on Tues.
Jadeja, who revolved jock in Jan, give be performing the severe info for the low moment. Mukesh, mortal of the 2008 Order of Worthiness present be the hard favourite. Mukesh is raddled to receive S.S.P. Chowarsia in the pre-quarterfinals.
Interestingly, defending indorse Arjun Singh and seasoned politician Gaurav Ghei are also in the self accommodate of the poker.
The position orientation features players same Ashok Kumar, Oriental tour uniform Digvijay Singh and Harmeet Kahlon.
In equivalence, the ground half of the haulage appears weaker. Anirban Lahiri, 4th in the Denizen Tour's Negro Mountain Poet in Siam on Sunday, opens his campaign against Amit Dube. Fish Gurbaaz Pedagogue faces warhorse Ali Sher spell Rahul Ganapathy takes on Sheraz Kalra. Practiced players equal Firoz Ali, Vijay Kumar and Yusuf Ali are location of the fashionable accommodate of the tie. The 36-hole terminal instrument be played on Sat. - Primary Newspaperwoman
Monday, March 30, 2009
A stirring comeback by India to draw second Test
Scrap hundreds by Gautam Gambhir and V.V.S. Laxman helped Bharat move the second Experiment deal against New Zealand in Mathematician, New Seeland, on Monday, preserving its 1-0 counsel in the series.
Performing his 24th Trial, Gambhir hung around for 436 balls for his 137, his fifth Attempt century and an innings that prompted stand-in skipper Virender Sehwag to say: "He's the exclusive one who blessed the job for us. I think we can say him the 'second paries.'"
By the experience Gambhir departed, unfree in strawman by Jeetan Patel, he had expropriated his land to the qualifying country of a delineate.
It was also a brave where nigh all Indian batsmen sorbed to salvage what appeared to be a misplaced venture.
Yuvraj unconquered
Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar dug out unyielding 60s, while Laxman's unbeaten 124 contained 25 hits to the enclose. Laxman was supernatant by Yuvraj Singh who remained unbeaten with a rattling 54 (10 fours) at boon.
Unable to chip out a win from a posture of dominance, New Island skipper Justice Vettori said: "After the action we had at Peeress, to bounce o.k. and recreate same we did here is very humorous, apart from the failure of not successful."
Performing his 24th Trial, Gambhir hung around for 436 balls for his 137, his fifth Attempt century and an innings that prompted stand-in skipper Virender Sehwag to say: "He's the exclusive one who blessed the job for us. I think we can say him the 'second paries.'"
By the experience Gambhir departed, unfree in strawman by Jeetan Patel, he had expropriated his land to the qualifying country of a delineate.
It was also a brave where nigh all Indian batsmen sorbed to salvage what appeared to be a misplaced venture.
Yuvraj unconquered
Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar dug out unyielding 60s, while Laxman's unbeaten 124 contained 25 hits to the enclose. Laxman was supernatant by Yuvraj Singh who remained unbeaten with a rattling 54 (10 fours) at boon.
Unable to chip out a win from a posture of dominance, New Island skipper Justice Vettori said: "After the action we had at Peeress, to bounce o.k. and recreate same we did here is very humorous, apart from the failure of not successful."
Solon HUSSAIN Privileged: Why Pietersen simply has to sage up
Kevin Pietersen is a supernatural, engaging, forthright eccentric who knows what he wants and how to go about it. He speaks from the hunch and does not worry almost upsetting anyone with what he says.
I equal him and hung on every articulate when I parthian crosspiece to him. But he truly moldiness sign intellection before he talks.
Pietersen has always polarised judgment, from the present he premier break into Nation cricket. He had his differences with fill at Nottinghamshire and split view when he prototypal came into the England sauce domicile.
Fill suchlike Archangel Singer, Andrew Strauss, Feminist Collingwood, Ashley Giles and Darren Gough, the body of the aggroup, likable him and admired his dream and immense knowledge. Others recovered him so nonvoluntary and single-minded that they content he
would exclusive anticipate of himself.
Discordant: Pietersen watches from the sidelines during the rain-delayed one dayer in Island
Factious: Pietersen watches from the sidelines during the rain-delayed one dayer in Country
If e'er I tally backhand or said anything around Kevin that he disagrees with he has been on the sound the close day, winning distribute with me, lancinate to vindicate his pull of things. I equal that. He fronts up and does not make a score. We make talked about things, sometimes agreed to dissent and stirred on. That is so overmuch outperform than talking behindhand someone's o.k.. I would retributory similar him to be author homogenous in what he says, especially after the stylish contention to wrap him.
I interviewed him for Sky fresh and asked him almost failing. I reminded him that, 18 months or so ago, he had talked eloquently roughly how world cricketers needful more breaks to avoid burn-out but then he signed up to the Asian First Conference in retributory almost the exclusive modify he would possess this twelvemonth.
Pietersen's solvent was glorious. He told me he had prefab a identify, that he realised how apotropaic he was to do what he does and that he had to achieve the most of every second as a top cricketer. That he would only movability cricket at the highest destruct for 10 geezerhood and had to ask every possibility that came his way.
Winged saucy a hebdomad and in an interview with Saint Primate for Sportsmail, Kevin said he was at the end of his restraint and hot to go domicile, seemingly forgetting that he testament be playacting in the IPL within a period or two and that he is apotropaic the ECB someone bestowed him empowerment to do that at the turn of an Ashes summer.
Then it emerged he asked authorisation to go home and see his spouse Jessica for 48 hours between the position and 4th Tests of this journeying. He can't hump it all structure.
I equal him and hung on every articulate when I parthian crosspiece to him. But he truly moldiness sign intellection before he talks.
Pietersen has always polarised judgment, from the present he premier break into Nation cricket. He had his differences with fill at Nottinghamshire and split view when he prototypal came into the England sauce domicile.
Fill suchlike Archangel Singer, Andrew Strauss, Feminist Collingwood, Ashley Giles and Darren Gough, the body of the aggroup, likable him and admired his dream and immense knowledge. Others recovered him so nonvoluntary and single-minded that they content he
would exclusive anticipate of himself.
Discordant: Pietersen watches from the sidelines during the rain-delayed one dayer in Island
Factious: Pietersen watches from the sidelines during the rain-delayed one dayer in Country
If e'er I tally backhand or said anything around Kevin that he disagrees with he has been on the sound the close day, winning distribute with me, lancinate to vindicate his pull of things. I equal that. He fronts up and does not make a score. We make talked about things, sometimes agreed to dissent and stirred on. That is so overmuch outperform than talking behindhand someone's o.k.. I would retributory similar him to be author homogenous in what he says, especially after the stylish contention to wrap him.
I interviewed him for Sky fresh and asked him almost failing. I reminded him that, 18 months or so ago, he had talked eloquently roughly how world cricketers needful more breaks to avoid burn-out but then he signed up to the Asian First Conference in retributory almost the exclusive modify he would possess this twelvemonth.
Pietersen's solvent was glorious. He told me he had prefab a identify, that he realised how apotropaic he was to do what he does and that he had to achieve the most of every second as a top cricketer. That he would only movability cricket at the highest destruct for 10 geezerhood and had to ask every possibility that came his way.
Winged saucy a hebdomad and in an interview with Saint Primate for Sportsmail, Kevin said he was at the end of his restraint and hot to go domicile, seemingly forgetting that he testament be playacting in the IPL within a period or two and that he is apotropaic the ECB someone bestowed him empowerment to do that at the turn of an Ashes summer.
Then it emerged he asked authorisation to go home and see his spouse Jessica for 48 hours between the position and 4th Tests of this journeying. He can't hump it all structure.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Dhoni glad Indian team has not gone to Pakistan
Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni says he is glad India did not tour Pakistan, where six Sri Lankan players were injured in a terror attack in Lahore Tuesday.For good measure, he went on to say it was unlikely that international cricket will be played in Pakistan 'in the next few years'.India were to play three Tests, five One-day internationals and one Twenty20 game in Pakistan January-February but the Indian government refused to permit the tour due to strained relations between the neighbours in the wake of the Nov 26-29, 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that claimed more than 170 lives.Sri Lanka filled in for India, agreeing to play three ODIs and two Tests. That tour was abruptly called off Tuesday after the attack on the team's cavalcade as it headed for the Gaddafi Stadium for the third day's play of the second Test.'I am happy we didn't tour Pakistan, and that the government didn't allow us to go. It may or may not have happened to us, but I am happy to be here,' Dhoni said of the Indian team's ongoing tour of New Zealand for playing five one-dayers and three Tests.The two teams played the first one-dayer here Tuesday wearing black arm bands to condemn the Lahore attack.'One thing is for sure, I don't think there will be (international) cricket there in the next few years.'Dhoni said news of the Lahore strike came as a shock to him.'I was quite shocked, quite blank,' he said. 'It's sad that sportspersons are attacked. Even a civilian getting attacked is just as sad. Hope they are all fine.'
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Obama administration says rescue plan 'on track'
An official in U.S. President Barack Obama's administration said on Saturday the announcement of a rescue plan for the financial system was running on schedule."We are on track," the administration official said in response to a question about a CNN report the plan's announcement would take extra time due to its complex nature.
The official said the administration had never announced a formal date for the roll-out of the plan to bolster the banking system and credit markets that have been battered by the collapse of the U.S. housing market and a spike in mortgage failures. The official declined to provide further details.A source familiar with the administration's thinking said the plan could be announced as early as next week.
But CNN, citing administration officials, said the announcement of the plan would be pushed into the second week of February as officials sort out details.
"Administration aides are saying that they want to get the details right, that there are a lot of moving pieces, and so it's going to take an extra week," CNN said.
Key lawmakers such as Democratic Representative Barney Frank are expected to meet with Obama over the next few days to discuss the financial services rescue plan, according to the source.One of their priorities is to ensure there is more transparency in how banks use the government funds, the source said.Obama said earlier in the day the plan would be announced soon and would help lower mortgage costs for homeowners and spur the flow of credit to businesses and households.
So far, about half the $700 billion of the Treasury Department's Troubled Asset Relief Program has been used up since it was rushed out late last year to tackle the crisis, and economists have said a lot more money may be needed to fund the next phase of the rescue.Mohamed El-Erian, chief executive of bond firm Pacific Investment Management Co, or Pimco, said a long delay in announcing the plan would be badly received by markets.
The official said the administration had never announced a formal date for the roll-out of the plan to bolster the banking system and credit markets that have been battered by the collapse of the U.S. housing market and a spike in mortgage failures. The official declined to provide further details.A source familiar with the administration's thinking said the plan could be announced as early as next week.
But CNN, citing administration officials, said the announcement of the plan would be pushed into the second week of February as officials sort out details.
"Administration aides are saying that they want to get the details right, that there are a lot of moving pieces, and so it's going to take an extra week," CNN said.
Key lawmakers such as Democratic Representative Barney Frank are expected to meet with Obama over the next few days to discuss the financial services rescue plan, according to the source.One of their priorities is to ensure there is more transparency in how banks use the government funds, the source said.Obama said earlier in the day the plan would be announced soon and would help lower mortgage costs for homeowners and spur the flow of credit to businesses and households.
So far, about half the $700 billion of the Treasury Department's Troubled Asset Relief Program has been used up since it was rushed out late last year to tackle the crisis, and economists have said a lot more money may be needed to fund the next phase of the rescue.Mohamed El-Erian, chief executive of bond firm Pacific Investment Management Co, or Pimco, said a long delay in announcing the plan would be badly received by markets.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Where are the price cuts?
The government's recent stimulus package and the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) interest rate cuts have once again raised hopes that buying a house would become feasible. But while banks have complied and brought down their home loan rates, the response from developers, in the form of price cuts, has not been forthcoming.
According to Asha Lata, a Delhi resident, who presently lives in a rented flat and plans to buy one soon, "After the announcement of the two stimulus packages by the government, I thought it would become easier to buy a flat in the National Capital Region (NCR). Several builders have announced price cuts in newspaper advertisements. But when I went to the booking office of Gardenia Square in Indrapuram, I found that they were asking for additional amounts for finishing the flats and for parking space. Together these charges amounted to an additional Rs 6 lakh over and above the advertised rate of Rs 32 lakh." Like Asha Lata, thousands of potential buyers across the country are discovering that the price cuts being announced by developers are mere fiction.
There are two reasons why despite lower home loan rates, the housing market has failed to revive. One, due to the slowing economy, buyers are not sure about their cash flows, and hence don't want to take on the burden of a home loan. And two, property prices have not fallen sufficiently to buy a flat.
BANKS KEEN...
To a large extent, bankers are ready to do what they can to ameliorate the pains of buyers in the real estate sector. T.S. Narayanasami, CMD of Bank of India and chairman of Indian Banks Association, explains that they are set to support the real estate sector as per the directives of the RBI to relax provisioning requirements. "We are more considerate when clients from this segment come over for a roll-over of their credit lines," he says.
However, he adds: "We have expressed our view to the government that the home loan package is yet to take off primarily due to high property prices."
According to Asha Lata, a Delhi resident, who presently lives in a rented flat and plans to buy one soon, "After the announcement of the two stimulus packages by the government, I thought it would become easier to buy a flat in the National Capital Region (NCR). Several builders have announced price cuts in newspaper advertisements. But when I went to the booking office of Gardenia Square in Indrapuram, I found that they were asking for additional amounts for finishing the flats and for parking space. Together these charges amounted to an additional Rs 6 lakh over and above the advertised rate of Rs 32 lakh." Like Asha Lata, thousands of potential buyers across the country are discovering that the price cuts being announced by developers are mere fiction.
There are two reasons why despite lower home loan rates, the housing market has failed to revive. One, due to the slowing economy, buyers are not sure about their cash flows, and hence don't want to take on the burden of a home loan. And two, property prices have not fallen sufficiently to buy a flat.
BANKS KEEN...
To a large extent, bankers are ready to do what they can to ameliorate the pains of buyers in the real estate sector. T.S. Narayanasami, CMD of Bank of India and chairman of Indian Banks Association, explains that they are set to support the real estate sector as per the directives of the RBI to relax provisioning requirements. "We are more considerate when clients from this segment come over for a roll-over of their credit lines," he says.
However, he adds: "We have expressed our view to the government that the home loan package is yet to take off primarily due to high property prices."
John is the hottest: Bipasha Basu
Bipasha Basu is quite pleased with John Abraham's success in 'Dostana' and says that the label of the 'sexiest' Asian man for him pleases her even more.
'There has to be one person who's the sexiest every year. In 2007, Eastern Eye voted me the sexiest. In 2008, it's John. If they didn't vote him the sexiest they'd look really foolish. I mean John is the hottest. No one is going to look hotter than him for a long time. And I'm not saying that because I'm in a relationship with him,' Bipasha told IANS.
Asked how she felt about John flaunting his well-toned body in 'Dostana', Bipasha said: 'Ranbir Kapoor showed his bum in 'Saawariya'. How come no one raised any eyebrows? It was not so drastic with John.
'He has a fantastic body. If a woman on a beach is appreciated, why not a man on the beach? If you are comfortable with your body and you can carry it off with grace like John did, why not? I'm proud of what John has achieved. I've been with him from the time we shot 'Aetbaar' and 'Jism'. We started dating while shooting for 'Aetbaar'.'
Bipasha, who turned 30 Wednesday, said she was really proud of her bikini shot in 'Dhoom 2'.
'At no point did I look cheesy. There was no heaving thrusting. It was just a healthy shot of a woman on the beach. Incidentally, I came out of the water in 'Jism' wearing a thick white dress. Such was the impact that people think I wore a bikini.'
Bipasha said she was pretty happy with her achievements last year.
'It's been a fantastic year for me, both personally and professionally. Family is great. Boyfriend is great. Everything is fine. I couldn't have asked for anything more.
'I'm actually surprised the year went so well. I even got time to watch my niece and nephew grow. Yes, I've spent one more beautiful year productively.'
Told that she needs to have children of her own, Bipasha said: 'No, no I don't have the patience for kids. I can't bear to have my seven-year-old nephew around for more than two hours. He's a talkative brat.
'My one-year-old niece is an item number. She dances superbly to the worst songs. So, yes, another actress coming up in my family. And she's the first light-eyed fair-skinned Basu girl in the family.'
The actress is currently shooting for Rahul Dholakia's hard-hitting drama 'Lamhaa'.
'There has to be one person who's the sexiest every year. In 2007, Eastern Eye voted me the sexiest. In 2008, it's John. If they didn't vote him the sexiest they'd look really foolish. I mean John is the hottest. No one is going to look hotter than him for a long time. And I'm not saying that because I'm in a relationship with him,' Bipasha told IANS.
Asked how she felt about John flaunting his well-toned body in 'Dostana', Bipasha said: 'Ranbir Kapoor showed his bum in 'Saawariya'. How come no one raised any eyebrows? It was not so drastic with John.
'He has a fantastic body. If a woman on a beach is appreciated, why not a man on the beach? If you are comfortable with your body and you can carry it off with grace like John did, why not? I'm proud of what John has achieved. I've been with him from the time we shot 'Aetbaar' and 'Jism'. We started dating while shooting for 'Aetbaar'.'
Bipasha, who turned 30 Wednesday, said she was really proud of her bikini shot in 'Dhoom 2'.
'At no point did I look cheesy. There was no heaving thrusting. It was just a healthy shot of a woman on the beach. Incidentally, I came out of the water in 'Jism' wearing a thick white dress. Such was the impact that people think I wore a bikini.'
Bipasha said she was pretty happy with her achievements last year.
'It's been a fantastic year for me, both personally and professionally. Family is great. Boyfriend is great. Everything is fine. I couldn't have asked for anything more.
'I'm actually surprised the year went so well. I even got time to watch my niece and nephew grow. Yes, I've spent one more beautiful year productively.'
Told that she needs to have children of her own, Bipasha said: 'No, no I don't have the patience for kids. I can't bear to have my seven-year-old nephew around for more than two hours. He's a talkative brat.
'My one-year-old niece is an item number. She dances superbly to the worst songs. So, yes, another actress coming up in my family. And she's the first light-eyed fair-skinned Basu girl in the family.'
The actress is currently shooting for Rahul Dholakia's hard-hitting drama 'Lamhaa'.
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