Ireland, who plays India here next Sunday in their third world cup tie, are aiming to restrict the Indian team below a total of 350 runs to give themselves “some sort of a chance” to win the match. Considered one of the minnows of the tournament, the Irish team believes that with “little help” from their batsmen, they can upset the Indian team and record their first victory in the group stage.
February 28, 2011 | Filed under
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After Ricky Ponting allegedly broke an LCD TV in a fit of rage inside the dressing room at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera this Monday, Pepsi, one of the leading advertisers and sponsors of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, has asked the Australian captain to feature in their ongoing “change the game” campaign that currently showcases cricketing gems like “helicopter shot”, “oopar cut”, and “palti hit”.
February 26, 2011 | Filed under
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Just days after an Egyptian father named his daughter “Facebook” to acknowledge the social networking website’s vital role in overthrowing the dictatorial regime of Hosni Mubarak, a man in India has done the same to his teenaged son to acknowledge the website’s crucial contribution in spoiling the academic performance of his son. Rachit, 13, now renamed “Facebook”, scored below 40% marks in each subject in his 9th grade final exams.
February 25, 2011 | Filed under
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While watching the Pakistan vs. Kenya match last night, the evergreen Dev Anand suddenly realized that his 1990 movie “Awwal Number” starring Aamir Khan and himself was remade into “Lagaan” by Aamir without any due credits. At the hastily called press conference in the middle of the night, the immaculately dressed Dev Saab addressed the media in his own customary style.
February 24, 2011 | Filed under
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Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is rather busy drawing up strategies for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, has asked former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav to work “part-time” on the Railways Budget to be presented in parliament this Friday. Lalu Yadav, whom Mamata earlier accused of inflating profit figures of Railways, has been offered a consultancy fee of 10,000 rupees per hour if he agrees to help.
February 23, 2011 | Filed under
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Major political parties of India have agreed upon a new law that will completely unburden the parliament with all kinds of lawmaking activities and allow the honorable members more time to indulge in “other activities” that are deemed more rewarding by them. The announcement came on the heels of the UPA government agreeing upon formation of a JPC (Joint Parliamentary Committee) to probe the 2G scam.
February 22, 2011 | Filed under
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An unnamed Indian cricketer has picked up a hamstring injury and could soon be out of the Cricinfo’s 2011 World Cup Fantasy Cricket tournament, sources say. While editors and managers at Cricinfo refused to divulge the details, highly placed sources within the organization suggest it was fast bowler S Sreesanth, who got injured after the opening match between India and Bangladesh at Mirpur in Dhaka.
February 21, 2011 | Filed under
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Leading Hindi news channel India TV today beat its closest competitor Aaj Tak by three Rakhi Sawants in the opening match of ICC World Cup 2011. This is being seen as a major setback to Aaj Tak, which was looking to upset India TV and dethrone it from its long held top position. The defeat comes on heels of Aaj Tak having changed its captain earlier.
February 19, 2011 | Filed under
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In a dramatic development a day ahead of the India-Bangladesh match in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, Bangladesh has declared that it wanted to win the cup for the former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly. With Ganguly not being even a Bangladeshi refugee or an immigrant, the move is being termed as a cunning “mind game” being played by the host team to defeat the Indians.
February 18, 2011 | Filed under
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Facebook genes can be added to an embryo during pregnancy so that the child is born mutated with certain Facebook features embedded into it, giving it an edge over its peers in communicating and staying connected. Parents need to provide the name, e-mail address and Facebook ID for their fetus to sign up for the delivery, and the gene transplant is done free of cost by Facebook.
February 17, 2011 | Filed under
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