Day: May 8, 2019

Surya is one of our best players against spin: Rohit

Chennai : Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma rates Suryakumar Yadav as one of the best players of spin bowling with an ability to play the difficult shots on bad tracks, which he displayed during his match-winning 71 against CSK in the first IPL Qualifier. Surya’s 54-ball unbeaten knock on […]

Three booked for cheating people in AP’s Machilipatnam

Machilipatnam  :  People here were allegedly cheated of Rs 19 lakh by a group led by a Hyderabad-based man on the promise of providing them high returns against their investment, police said Tuesday. On the complaint by three residents of Machilipatnam town, a case was registered on Tuesday and […]

Decomposed body of woman found in Delhi’s Sabzi Mandi

New Delhi ;  A decomposed body of a woman, suspected to have been killed two months ago, was found stuffed inside a box in north Delhi’s Sabzi Mandi area Tuesday, police said. The victim, identified as Nirmala, is in her mid-30s, they said. According to a senior police officer, […]

2 held for robbing jewellery shop in Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad :  Two persons have been arrested for allegedly robbing a jewellery shop in Vijaynagar area here, police said Tuesday. The robbery was carried out on May 2. On Tuesday, during a routine checking at Hindon barrage area, two suspects were detained and on frisking them the robed jewellery […]

Shiv-Bani Mela held in J-K’s Bhadarwah

Bhaderwah :  Thousand of devotees Tuesday thronged the ancient Shiv-Bani temple to celebrate the annual fair here, marking the beginning of the sowing season in the hilly region. The devotees paid obeisance at the temple surrounded by thick coniferous forest and snow-peaked mountains in Noori-Hanga area, officials said. The […]

Sports Schedule for Wednesday, May 8

CRICKET: *IPL Eliminator between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Visakhapatnam. *Stories related to Indian and international cricket. SHOOTING: *Shotgun World Cup in Changwon, Korea. GOLF: *Indians on tour. ARCHERY: *World Cup Stage II in Shanghai.  PTI  8/5/2019

IAF aircraft overshoots runway at Mumbai airport

Mumbai :  An Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft overshot the main runway while departing from the Mumbai airport on Tuesday night, an official said. Due to the incident, aircraft movement was diverted to the secondary runway, the official of the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) said on Wednesday. “We […]

Rupee slips 21 paise to 69.64 vs USD in early trade

Mumbai ;  The rupee opened on a weak note and declined by 21 paise to 69.64 against the US dollar Wednesday, as the US-China trade related concerns weighed on investor community. Forex traders said, besides the US-China trade concerns, foreign fund outflows, heavy selling in domestic equities and rising […]

Sensex drops below 11,450

Mumbai :  The benchmark BSE Sensex extended its losing streak by falling over 250 points in early trade Wednesday, led by losses global markets amid rising US-China tension. The 30-share index was trading 205.12 points, or 0.54 per cent, lower at 38,071.51. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty was down […]

It is our home, we should have read pitch better: Dhoni

Chennai :  Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni came down hard on his batsmen for failing to read the slow Chepauk track and for poor shot selection during his side’s six-wicket loss against Mumbai Indians in the first IPL Qualifier here. CSK could score only 131 for 4 […]

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