JP Duminy, the South Africa batsman, has admitted he is still pinching himself to make sure he has been bought by an IPL franchise for US$ 950,000, and says he is now looking forward to pick up some tips this month from Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya, his Mumbai Indians team-mates, who he looked up to as a young boy. The IPL opens on April .. more »

Filling stadiums in SA would be one of the biggest challenges facing the IPL but its publicist Percy Dubash expressed confidence that a large number of fans from India and abroad will flock the country to witness the tournament which kicks off in Cape Town on April 18... more »

AHMEDABAD: Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Tuesday said both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party were shedding “crocodile tears” for the poor and the downtrodden. Ms. Mayawati said BJP’s prime ..... more »

New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram may pull out of the Indian Premier League. .. more »

The senior at the West Windsor Plainsboro North High School, Plainsboro, New Jersey, recently wielded the epee to good effect to win the gold medal in the National Fencing Tournament's North American Cup's Division II Women's epee event in Atlanta, Georgia. She beat 95 others, and raised her national rating to a creditable 'B'... more »

Gorakhpur in Eastern Uttar Pradesh is famous for the Gorakhnath temple from which it derives its name and Yogi Adityanath, the young, fire-spewing head priest of the Gorakhnath mutt and the Bharatiya Janata Party’s three-time Member of ..... more »

The four-year-old boy of a friend of ours passed away shortly before our child was born. He had been very unwell from his birth, and we were so fond of him — this boy who, despite his ill health, was always in good humour — and it affected us deeply... more »

Now here is some gossipy and sizzling news - After great performance by Imran Khan during 54th Filmfare Awards 2009, it is said that Kareena Kapoor has expressed her strong desire to work with Imran Khan. Is Kareena trying to find new Shahid in Imran Khan or Bebo wants to grab some good projects with Imran, who is said to be in great .. more »

India provides financial assistance of about INR 2.68 billion for over 260 projects in the sectors of education, health and social infrastructure all over Nepal... more »

Pakistan cricket authorities may have to spend as much as $100,000 to hire private bodyguards during the ODI series... more »

After stripping Sourav Ganguly of his team's sole captaincy role, KKR manager John Buchanan said he would talk about the issue again in two days. .. more »

Four persons, accused of raping disabled girls at a school, were today sent to 14-day judicial custoday by a local court in Shimla... more »

Indian economy is not heading towards deflation despite inflation nearing the zero-level in the past few weeks, says Montek Singh Ahluwalia. Inflation rate fell to 0.27 per cent for the second week of March from 0.44 per cent for the week ended March 7... more »

Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday ridiculed John Buchanan's idea of having "rotating captains" for the Kolkata Knight Riders' team in the second edition of IPL, saying "tomorrow I can also ask for four coaches"... more »

The league will showcase 59 matches. Eight franchises will battle over 36 days in South Africa and each franchise will play on a home and away basis with seven matches at home... more »