The sixth one-day international between the West Indies and Zimbabwe was abandoned with no result after steady rain in on Saturday.
India will start their World Cup campaign against Bangladesh on March 17
The home side won by 98 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the seven-match series against Zimbabwe.
Rediff.com's P Rajendran attends a seminar on pure science at the second day of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas event in Kochi.
INSAT-4A, India's most advanced and powerful communication satellite, has been successfully placed in near geo-synchronous orbit and its solar panels and two antennae have been deployed.
The most advanced and powerful fourth generation communication satellite INSAT 4A was now closer to its space home in geostationary orbit.
Rain is also forecast for St Lucia, the location for the fifth and sixth one-dayers, set for Saturday and Sunday.
All systems on board the satellite were functioning normally.
In an effort to allow 19 poor countries to promote growth and make progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals, the International Monetary Fund will grant 100 per cent debt relief to them amounting to $3.3 billion
The match was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to intermittent rain and a soaked outfield at the Queen's Park Oval.
INSAT-4A ready for launch on December 22
The West Indies captain will miss the first match against England after aggravating a finger injury during the fourth Test.
The West Indies opening batsman suffered a fracture to his left thumb in practice between the second and third Tests.
The MCF subsequently issued commands to the satellite to make the earth viewing face to orient towards earth. The calibration of the gyros on board the satellite was also carried out.
In Trinidad and Tobago, out of 44 people kidnapped last year, 26 were Indo-Trinidadians and the amount given as ransom was an estimated US $450,000.
A couple that got married with a unique ceremony in Kolkata speak to Aseem Chhabra about the moving experience.
Over 49 lakh phones were added in the April-June quarter this fiscal.
India will play their first match on March 17 against Bangladesh at Port of Spain.
India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Bermuda have been drawn in Pool 2.
With just over three months to go before the start of the 2007 cricket World Cup, much of Barbados is scarred by building cranes, road detours and construction sites.
England left-arm fast bowler Ryan Sidebottom entered the top 10 of the LG ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers for the first time in his career after producing a performance than earned him the Player of the Series award against New Zealand. The 30-year-old Yorkshireman jumps 14 places to 10th place after claiming 24 wickets in the series that earned Michael Vaughan's side a 2-1 win.
Bank of Baroda is slated to change its logo on June 6 as part of its brand implementation road map, a move that may require the profit making bank to spend about Rs 600 crore (Rs 6 billion).
"It's the first time we are putting the West Indies under pressure in the series," said the SA skipper.
West Indies were further depleted when Jerome Taylor was declared unfit for the first Test against South Africa.
Captain Graeme Smith says his team will be giving 100 per cent at all times on the upcoming tour.
The ace batsman also wants an assurance that the outstanding issues would be brought to the table and discussed.
The first Test starts on March 31 in Guyana but West Indies will be without Lara and six other leading players because of a contract dispute.
India on Thursday decided to write-off dues worth Rs 95.44 crore (Rs 954 million) of seven heavily indebted poor countries.
Seedings for the 2007 World Cup will be based on one-day international team standings on April 1 this year.
West Indies named their 14-man squad for the third test against Australia starting on Thursday in Barbados.
Off spinner Omari Banks and wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh -- both 20-year-olds -- are in the squad.
All eight venues selected to host matches for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 received the\n\nstamp of approval for their detailed stadium designs and operational plans.
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