Mumbai Indians will be looking to settle scores when they take on the Rising Pune Supergiant in a game billed as the local derby, at the Wankhede Stadium tonight. Mumbai Indians have lost only one game this season and that defeat was inflicted by Rising Pune Supergiant in their tournament opener. As the teams brace…
Battling bereavement
April 17, 2017The dictator of the erstwhile Soviet Union (1878-1953) is quoted having said: One death is a tragedy; One million deaths is a statistic. The currently estimated figure of average annual number of deaths per 1,000 people in India, namely 7.3, given the expression crude death rate, alongside the dictator’s quote, does little mitigate the sledge-hammer…
Maharashtra Govt. passes Media Protection Bill
April 8, 2017Up to Rs. 50,000 fine, three years in jail for attacking journalists Mumbai – In a significant development for the safety of journalists and media institutions in the State, the Maharashtra Legislature yesterday approved “Maharashtra Media Persons and Media Institutions (prevention of violence and damage or loss to property) Bill 2017.” Attack on journalist has…
Not a good start for IPL 10: Prominent players ruled out owing to injuries
April 1, 2017With just four days left for the much awaited IPL Season 10, the cricket tournament witnessed top players being ruled out or opting themselves out for the upcoming season. The most affected team would be Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) which will miss its skipper Virat Kohli and K.L. Rahul, who are both suffering shoulder injury. …
Vishnu Priyan selected for Vizzy Trophy
March 27, 2017City’s talented cricketer Vishnu Priyan, who represented University of Mysore at the All India Inter-University Cricket Tournament, has been selected to represent South Zone in the Vizzy Trophy organised by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at Mumbai. The South Zone team will be playing its three-day semi-final match against North Zone from…
IPL Season 10: RPS ropes in Imran Tahir
March 27, 2017Australia and Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) all-rounder Mitchell Marsh was ruled out of the 10th edition of IPL owing to a shoulder injury. RPS has roped in South African leg-spinner Imran Tahir into the squad as a replace for injured Marsh. Imran Tahir, who went unsold in the 2017 IPL Player Auction, is from the…
City-based writer Dr. Manik Bengeri honoured in Mumbai
March 26, 2017The Maharashtra Raajya Saahitya – Samskruti Mandal, Mumbai, had organised a programme at Gateway of India recently to honour litterateurs and writers in Maharashtra as well as outside Maharashtra. City-based writer Dr. Manik A.V. Bengeri, a music critic and an established multi-lingual writer, was among those honoured with an award and citation for her latest…
12th National ‘A’ Chess Tournament for Visually-Challenged: Shashidhar loses to Samant
March 10, 2017Mysuru’s K.M. Shashidhar taking part in the 12th National ‘A’ Chess Tournament for visually challenged at Mumbai lost his tenth round tie yesterday. Shashidhar lost to Samant Milind of Maharashtra in the tenth round. After ten rounds, Shashidhar has secured 2.5 points and is placed 13th in the rankings. Kishan Gangolli of Karnataka is in…
RPS acquires Shardul Thakur
March 7, 2017Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) have acquired the services of Kings XI Punjab’s pacer Shardul Thakur for Indian Premier League 2017. The fast bowler was bought by KXIP in the 2014 IPL Player Auction. This is the second trade done by RPS after having secured Delhi Darevdevils’ batsman Mayank Agarwal. RPS Squad: Adam Zampa, Ajinkya Rahane,…
12th National ‘A’ Chess for Visually-Impaired: City’s Shashidhar loses to Ashvin
March 7, 2017City’s visually-impaired chess player K.M. Shashidhar, representing Karnataka in the 12th National ‘A’ Chess Tournament for Visually-impaired at Mumbai yesterday lost his sixth round tie to K. Makwana Ashvin. After six rounds, Shashidhar has secured 2.5 points and is placed 10th in rankings. In first round, Shashidhar (rating 1550) lost to Karnataka’s Kishan Gangoli, while…
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