BCCI is considering felicitating Virender Sehwag, the recently-retired India opener, at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi after the fourth Test between India and South Africa, starting December 3. The cricket board had recently honoured Zaheer Khan, another recent retiree, after the India-South Africa One Day International (ODI) at the Wankhede in Mumbai. The BCCI are yet to make a formal […]
» Read moreThe 2016 edition of the Asia Cup will be hosted by Bangladesh between February 24 and March 6, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan announced late on Wednesday (October 28). The decision to let Bangladesh host the continental tournament for the third time in succession was taken in a meeting in Singapore on Tuesday. The tournament, set to be […]
» Read moreFormer champions Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday named Simon Katich as their new assistant coach for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) ninth season. The former Australian opener will be assisting Jacques Kallis who was recently announced as the head coach. Welcoming Katich on board, Kallis said: “It is great to have Simon on my management team. I have played […]
» Read moreSenior IAS officer Aruna Sundarajan was on Wednesday appointed as Secretary in Ministry of Steel as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the government. Ms. Sundarajan, a 1982 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre, is presently Administrator, Universal Service Obligation Fund under Department of Telecommunications. She has been appointed in place of Rakesh Singh, who superannuated on September […]
» Read moreWinners of MTV EMAs 2015 Best Song: Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood” Best Pop: One Direction Best Female: Rihanna Best Male: Justin Bieber Best Live Act: Ed Sheeran Best New Act: Shawn Mendes Best Video: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, “Downtown” Best Rock: Coldplay Best Alternative: Lana Del Rey Best Hip Hop: Nicki Minaj Best Electronic: Martin Garrix Best Push: […]
» Read moreEmily Blunt and Rebecca Ferguson-starrer big screen adaptation of bestselling book “The Girl on the Train” will hit theatres in the US on October 7, 2016. Actor-filmmmaker Justin Theroux is in talks to replace Chris Evans in the DreamWorks’ film, which also stars Jared Leto, Haley Bennett and Edgar Ramirez, said The Hollywood Reporter. Evans’ deal for the project did […]
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