A study of irrigation in Asia conducted by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the International Water Management Institute has concluded that water reform is urgently needed in the region to feed extra "1.5 billion people by 2050". "... without major reforms and innovations in the way water is used for .. more »

"The 'jail bharo' agitation will not be symbolic. You all will have to go to jail...I will court arrest in Lucknow," Yadav said at the inaugural session of the party's Special National Conference in Agra. The date of the agitation against the Uttar Pradesh government for its "all round failure" will be announced .. more »

Lahore, Aug.18 (ANI): Former Pakistan captain and batting consultant of the national team, Javed Miandad has asked the non-performing senior players of the team to take rest from international cricket. "If a senior player is not performing well, then he should himself decide to rest," The Nation quoted Miandad, as saying. Interacting .. more »

England takes on Pakistan 6th match (Group B) of the ICC World Twenty20 2009.The match is Scheduled to begin at 16.30 GMT at Oval in LondonDate: 07 Jun 2009Group BEngland v PakistanOval, LondonPakistan plays their first Game in the World Twenty20 against England. Pakistan was the finalist team in the 2008 world cup. Pakistan lost to India in the .. more »

Indian Skipper MS Dhoni is worried about the injury problems of hard-hitting batsman Virender Sehwag and pace bowler Zaheer Khan. These two are key players of Indian cricket team. No doubt, their absence in the main squad will put the captain under depression. However, Indian selectors will have to find out someone to replaces these void positions. .. more »

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This will be 54th IPL T20 match between Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab. It is a do or die match for Punjab. Its the same with Chennai. Anyone winning the match will secure a spot in Semis. Chennai have lost the last match even after scoring a huge score. Punjab won their last match in the last over.It will be very exciting match and the .. more »

IPL 2009 Points Table After Match 50 Delhi Daredevils and Chennai Super Kings have made it to the semi finals already. Four teams are still in race to capture the other two semi final spots. Teams Matches Won Lost Tie/NR Points NRR IPL Delhi 12 9 3 0 18 0.31 IPL Chennai 12 7 4 1 15 1.02 IPL Hyderabad 13 7 6 0 14 0.26 IPL .. more »

Madan Lal Sharma of the Congress defeated his nearest rival Leela Karan Sharma of the BJP by 121373 votes to retain the Jammu Lok Sabha seat... more »

Jean-Paul Duminy, Ajinkya Rahane crack unbeaten fifties.. more »

Neetu Chandra Ask Bollywood about pranksters The quick answer is Ajay Devgan and Akshay Kumar. But theres one more lady prankster added to join this bandwagon. Yup! Neetu Chandra! The Traffic Signal actress has just pulled off a prank on the sets of Jagmohan Mundhras Apartment. It seems that the actress on the fist day of shoot saw an assistant .. more »

India have been playing non-stop cricket for a long time, travelling from one corner of the world to another... more »

Scunthorpe United vs Milton Keynes Dons live streamingYou must see this Friday 8th May 2009 Scunthorpe United vs Milton Keynes Dons live free online links available in the following. Enjoy an exclusive game Scunthorpe United vs Milton Keynes Dons live free streaming here.Play Date: May 8Game Time : 19:45 gmtCompetition : English League .. more »

GUWAHATI: Suspected militants raided a village and burnt down all 14 houses there in southern Assam’s North Cachar Hills district on Friday morning, forcing the residents to flee to a nearby jungle. One resident sustained a ..... more »

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, 38, on Friday ruled out any Indian military intervention in Sri Lanka. M.R. Venkatesh reports... more »