'Indian players were not prepared for England'
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Singapore, Aug 28: Former skipper Kapil Dev has criticised the Indian players for surrendering their No. 1 world Test rankings to England, saying the visitors were just not prepared to deal with the English attack. "They (the Indian players) were not properly prepared to deal with an England MoreBlake wins 100m crown after Bolt disqualified
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Daegu, Aug 28: Jamaica's Yohan Blake won the world championships 100m final on Sunday after red hot favourite and defending champion Usain Bolt sensationally false started. Bolt, running in lane five, went early, stunning a hugely expectant crowd in Daegu who looked on shocked as the distraught More'India, Pakistan to break deadlock at neutral venue'
Mumbai, Aug 28: Cricket will once again provide its diplomatic healing touch to India-Pakistan ties with both governments giving their go-ahead for a bilateral series at a neutral venue. Ijaz Butt, the president of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), visited India last week and a final consent More
Leicestershire, Somerset qualify for CLT20
FRIENDS LIFE T-20
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
New Delhi, Aug 28: Leicestershire and Somerset have qualified for the Champions League Twenty20 tournament after winning their respective England domestic T20 semi-finals via one-over eliminators at Edgbaston. Will Jefferson was the hero for Leicestershire in a rain-affected first semi-final More- Kashmir
Settlement assistants seek salary hike
ACCUSE AUTHORITIES OF INDIFFERENCE
MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN
Srinagar, Aug 28: The settlement assistants in the Revenue Department have accused the authorities of ‘pushing them to wall’ by not making amendments in their salary grade from the last ten years. The More
- Srinagar City
Jamia Masjid market to offer night shopping
For upcoming Eid-Ul-Fitr, shops in this Shahr-e-Khaas commercial hub will remain open till midnight
GK CITY CORRESPONDENT
Srinagar, Aug 28: Here’s some good news for Eid-ul-Fitr shoppers who during the Holy month of Ramazan find post Iftaar time convenient for the shopping but the marketplaces are mostly shut. With More
- Jammu
With no funds for renovation, MMHS goes on experiment spree
MUBARAK MANDI PALACE VANISHING HERITAGE
RAJEEV SHARMA
Jammu, Aug 28: While the renovation work on historic Mubarak Mandi Palace--once the royal residence of erstwhile Dogra rulers—has been halted due to shortage of funds, the controversial Mubarak Mandi Heritage More
- South Asia
Maoists return to power in Nepal
SUDESHNA SARKAR
Kathmandu, Aug 28: Against the backdrop of violent protests in Kathmandu and outside, Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas returned to power Sunday, two years after the fall of their first government, with More
- World
Libyan rebels tighten noose on Gaddafi bastion
Tripoli, Aug 28: Libyan rebels closed in on Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte from both east and west today, a senior military commander said, as the insurgents scrambled to restore essential services More


