India-lanka

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  Shashi Tharoor Clarifies Remark On 'Boycott' Campaign For India-Lanka Match

  "What is the need for reducing the tax? The argument is that the country is witnessing the phenomenon of price rise, so the tax should be reduced. Those who are starving need not go to watch the match," the Minister had earlier said.

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  Kerala Minister's Comments Blamed For Poor Turnout At India-Lanka Match

  As the India-Sri Lanka cricket match on Sunday was played in a half-empty stadium, the Congress blamed the Kerala Sports Minister's recent controversial comment on the ticket rate for the low turnout.

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  India vs Sri Lanka: Constant Cricket Between Two Teams Can Become Boring, Says Russell Arnold

  Former Sri Lankan middle-order batsman Russel Arnold endorsed India captain Virat Kohli's view on scheduling, saying that frequent matches between the teams can lead to "boredom".

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  Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena Rubbishes India-Lanka Bridge Claims

  Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has rubbished as "baseless" claims by supporters of his predecessor Mahinda Rajapaksa that Sri Lanka had agreed to an Indian proposal to build a bridge linking the island to India.

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  Lanka Ties Moved Ahead After Maithripala Sirisena Took Over: Indian Envoy

  India-Sri Lanka relations have moved ahead from "being focussed on the past" after President Maithripala Sirisena took over from his predecessor Mahinda Rajapaksa in January 2015, the Indian envoy said today.

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  India Can't Dump Radioactive Waste in Sri Lanka: Senior Minister

  The Indo-Lanka civil nuclear agreement would not permit India to dump its radioactive waste in Sri Lankan territory, a senior minister has said.

• Police case against model Poonam Pandey

  Complying with a court order, an FIR was today lodged against model Poonam Pandey, who had reportedly said she would bare all if India win the World Cup cricket final tomorrow, on the charge of obscenity.     The FIR was registered against the model at Balrampur Dehat police station after Chief Judicial Magistrate Subhash Chandr...

• Chefs busy preparing dinner for champions

  While the nation is hanging on the edge about the outcome of the World Cup final today, the chefs at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel are busy rustling up delicacies for the winning team.From drinks of champagne to to-die-for delicacies for dinner, the management of the hotel the cricketers are staying at has planned a special celebration for the victors...

• Mumbai underworld to hear commentary on radio

  Eight hundred forty two prisoners languishing in Taloja Jail, including underworld don Abu Salem and gangster Arun Gawli, will be able to get a ball-by-ball account of the World Cup final today, courtesy a considerate prison administration. The jail authorities have decided to relay radio commentary of the match into the inmates' cells using the pu...

• We are peaking at the right time: Dhoni

  Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels his team has peaked at the right time for Saturday's World Cup final against Sri Lanka but said his boys are yet to play to their full potential in the tournament."There is plenty more to come from us. We gained momentum as the tournament went on and we are now peaking at the right time," said Dhoni on Frid...

• PM won't be at final, wishes Team Dhoni

  Sending his best wishes to the Indian cricket team for their World Cup final match against Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today hoped that the 'Men in Blue' win the trophy.    "Keep it up is all I would say. I hope India wins," Singh said when asked about his message to the Indian cricket team.    Singh, howe...

• Cricket fever affects campaigning for elections

  India's sterling performance in the cricket World Cup and the mass euphoria it generated ahead of tomorrow's final has prompted the political parties to reorder their campaign strategy for the Assembly poll.     Not only did they cancel all meetings, door-to-door campaigns, 'padayatras' et al, their candidates in some constituen...

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  No umpire review system in India-Lanka Test series

  The controversial umpire Decision Review System will not be used in the India-Sri Lanka Test series as the BCCI was not in favour of it.

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  Sporting wicket for India-Lanka 5th ODI: curator

  The Feroz Shah Kotla wicket for the fifth ODI between India and Sri Lanka on Sunday will be a sporting one, the curator said on Friday.

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  No manual scoreboard as cricket returns to Brabourne

  Cricket lovers at the Brabourne Stadium had no proper means to follow the progress of the game in the pre-lunch session of India-Lanka Test.